Robyn’s Life: An appeal to save a child’s life
Robyn Smith is just 10 years of age, and while most kids would be looking forward to a bright future ahead, she is facing a five percent survival rate. For you see, Robyn suffers from …
April 2015
Shocking new statistics reveal that one in five kids go to school or bed hungry
Here, now, in 21st century Ireland, 20% of children are going to school or bed hungry, according to new statistics. And it has also been revealed that the food poverty rate has risen by 13.2% …
Dublin student sadly dies following kayaking accident in Slovenia
The Department Of Foreign Affairs has sadly confirmed that a 20-year-old student from Dublin has tragically died during a kayaking trip in Slovenia. 20 year old Conor Keleghan, from Coolmine, Blanchardstown, sadly died after he got …
Limerick man to be sentenced in June for the sexual assault of an one-year-old baby girl
The sentencing of convicted paedophile Michael O’Brien has been adjourned until June 6th at the earliest after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a one-year-old baby girl who was left in his care whilst …
Love to the very end: After 73 years of married life, couple die five minutes apart from each other
Sad and heartwarming is the story of Lillian and William Wilson. The childhood sweethearts spent over seven decades married, and at the end, death took them just five minutes apart from one another. They were …
Irish technology firm Movidius set to create 100 jobs in Dublin
Technology firm Movidius has confirmed that they are to create 100 jobs in Dublin. The Irish company are known for making software and hardware to enable devices to have human level vision capabilities. The companies …
Going for Gold. Mining company thinks there could be lots of gold in Inishowen
Five new prospecting licenses have been granted to Gold and Zinc exploration firm Connemara Mining. The exploration will cover thousands of acres on the Inishowen Peninsula In Co. Donegal. Geologists said they believe the 187 …
Permanent TSB insists it will not cut variable mortgage rates -instead, it plans to boost profits from them
The lending institution has recently received severe criticism due to the high rates charged to borrowers on variable mortgage rate, which is way above the European average. The bank instead has said it intends to …
Transport minister ‘prepared to give bus drivers guarantees about jobs and conditions’
Ahead of the planned strike on May 1, Transport Minister Pascal Donohoe has urged unions to call off the industrial action, adding that he is prepared to provide bus workers legal guarantees about their …
AIB pays overdue tax relief payments to mortgage customers
The bank has now confirmed that the outstanding tax relief payments to mortgage customers have now been paid out. The payments had been due last February, but AIB said that they had not been made …
