Today marks the Winter Solstice, 2014
Today is the shortest and darkest day of the year. Ireland, and several other countries in the northern hemisphere, will enjoy less than seven and a half hours of daylight. In astronomical terms, the solstice …
December 2014
Anti water charge protests take place in Dublin and Donegal
Two water protests were held yesterday, one in Donegal, the other in Dublin. Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay’ organised the protest march in Dungloe, Co Donegal. Councillor Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig attended the event, and …
Cannabis haul seized in Dublin
Gardai have arrested three men in connection with an ongoing clamp down on the drugs trade. A car was stopped and searched on the Malahide Road, Artane in Dublin 5, last Friday night. Gardai discovered …
Teenager killed in road crash overnight, four others hospitalised
A 15-year-old boy has been killed and four other youngsters have been hospitalized as a result of an overnight car crash in Clondalkin, Dublin. The boy was a passenger in a car that mounted the …
Gardai searching for missing 14 year old girl from Dublin
Gardai in Dublin say they are deeply concerned for the welfare of a 14-year-old girl who has gone missing from Glencullen in Dublin 18. The young girl question is named Shannon Quaid, and she is …
Two New York police officers shot while sitting in their squad car
A lone gunman approached a police vehicle where two officers were sitting and opened fire. One of the officers died at the scene and the second one is in a critical condition in hospital. The …
Kilkenny man missing since Thursday night
A 31-year-old man from Kilkenny has gone missing. He was last seen Thursday night at 11.30pm. The Gardaí have expressed concern for Shane Drennan, who is from St. Teresa’s Terrace in Kilkenny. Mr Drennan in …
Armed man arrested after entering a shop and stealing cash in Dublin
The incident unfolded at a store on Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, at approximately 9am this morning. A 24-year-old man entered the premises armed with a bladed weapon. The man fled on foot with some …
ATM in festive mood gives out lots of money, but bank warns customers that it’ll go after them
Shoppers in Claremorris, Co. Mayo, got an unexpected cash bonus from an Ulster Bank ATM last Thursday, when the machine started spewing €50 notes instead of €20. The word spread rapidly and a queue formed …
Labour party support plunges further, Independents riding high
The Labour party is well and truly on the fast lane to extinction. Three new polls have shown that popular support for the ailing political organization is on a virtually irrecoverable tail spin, about to …