Dry and settled weather expected for the week
After a long spell of miserable weather, the outlook is somewhat better for this week as high pressure settles in over the country. Tomorrow, Tuesday, is expected to be a fine and dry day with …
Articles by Fernando Sanchez
Ryanair warns that its website and app will be temporarily offline during upcoming systems upgrade
If you are due to travel with Ryanair in the near future, you may want to bear this in mind. The Ryanair site and app will be offline for five hours this week, which may …
Labour minister hints at possible pre-election pact with Fine Gael
Communications Minister Alex White explicitly suggested yesterday that a pre-election pact between Labour and Fine Gael is likely. He said “When you look at what we have achieved in Government over the past four-and-a-half …
Heartless scam artists pose as collectors for Pieta House to con money out of people
There have been ongoing reports of this type of con for the last two years. This summer alone, six or seven incidents have been reported to Gardai. Most cases involve one or two people …
Family drive 150km down a motorway before realising they had “forgotten” their 3-year-old daughter on a layby
The unbelievable incident happened in France. A family on their way to their holidays in the French Riviera left their 3-year-old child on a layby and kept driving for 150km before realising they had left …
Probe launched after collision between car and ambulance in Co. Louth
Gardai have launched an investigation after an ambulance carrying a child collided with another vehicle near Drogheda, Co. Louth, earlier today. The child and two paramedics were all taken to hospital along with the …
Traffic accident causes delays in Dublin’s quays
A two-car collision at O’Donovan Rossa Bridge at the junction of Inns Quay and Ormond Quay Upper is causing significant traffic delays around the quays area in Dublin this afternoon. Emergency services are at the …
“Irish Water has become an embarrassment for the Government,” according to Communications Minister Alex White
An acceptance of the truth, at last, from someone in Government quarters. Communications Minister Alex White has gathered the courage to say that the much-hated utility is an “embarrassment” for the Government, but that it …
Could it be you? Winning lotto ticket sold in Co. Wexford
Somebody is €2.5m richer today, after one single ticket scooped last night’s jackpot. The winning ticket was sold at Desmond Murphy’s at the Rosslare Harbour PO. in Co Wexford. The €4 Quick Pick ticket was …
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe marks 70th anniversary of Nagasaki bombing with commitment to a nuclear weapon-free Japan
Seven decades ago today, the city of Nagasaki became the second Japanese city to become virtually obliterated by an atomic bomb. Hiroshima had suffered the same grim fate three days earlier. Today, Japan’s Prime Minister …
