Berkeley fund raises $400,000
A total of almost $400,000 has been donated to a fund whose goal is to provide financial assistance to the families of the students killed or injured in the recent Berkeley tragedy. The Irish J1 …
July 2015
Bray Air Display expected to draw over 80,000 people today
The main event kicks off at 2pm today in Bray, Co. Wicklow. Organizers are advising people to use public transport whenever possible, as there will be road closures and traffic restrictions in place to facilitate …
Debt at embattled Irish Water spirals to €850m
The doomed utility seems to be stumbling from one disaster to another since its very inception. After it was revealed earlier this week that only 43pc of households have actually paid their water bill, thus …
Disgraceful: 9-yr-old Diabetic boy has necessary water bottle confiscated in Drogheda’s Arc cinema “because he didn’t buy it there”
The Liberal’s office receives many stories every day from around the country, sometimes even further a field. I’m an experienced journalist, I know I must remain impartial, but I feel it must be said …
Low Pay Commission issues a recommendation to raise minimum wage to €9.15
Minimum wage in Ireland should be raised to from €8.65 to €9.15, according to the Low Pay Commission. The recommendation was made in a report put forward to Ged Nash, Minister for Business & Employment. …
Marked increase for Independent candidates according to latest poll
The latest opinion poll indicates that public support for Independent candidates has risen dramatically. Almost a third (31pc, to be precise, a full 5pc jump from the last poll) of the electorate have said that …
End of the line for the quaint telephone box
The end is nigh for the old phone boxes. These relics of a bygone era are finally being retired from public use. Crews in Dublin city centre were today busy removing these anachronistic devices, long …
Gardai renew their appeal for help in locating missing Breda Delaney
72-year-old Breda Delaney was last seen at Avondale Court, Blackrock, south Dublin, at 3.30am on Saturday last. She is described as being 5” 4’ in height, of slight build with blonde/grey hair and blue eyes. …
Kenny: “I won’t accept from anyone that rural Ireland is dead”
Enda Kenny has given a severe denouncing of anyone who says that rural Ireland isn’t doing as well as urban places. Many people are saying that Dublin and its surrounding counties are getting far more …
“I expect to win the next election,” the Taoiseach announced today
The fallen hero of a thousand budget cuts had some proud words to say this morning. Speaking in Newstalk, Enda Kenny said that he fully expects to win the next election. He also said that …
