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 …
Articles by Fernando Sanchez
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% …
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 …
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 …
Ben and Jerry’s offers free ice cream today
If you fancy a freebie ice cream, well, today’s your lucky day, as Ben and Jerry’s are offering all their customers a free ice cream cone in some of their scoop shops around the country. …
Warm temperatures forecast for today
If you are out and about today, make sure to leave those heavy coats at home as temperatures are expected to reach up to 18C in places. Met Eireann have said that the day will …
Thousands of Canada work visas up for grabs today
Thinking of living and working in Canada? If so, today’s your day, as the application process to obtain a Canadian working holiday visa opens today. The International Experience Canada (IEC) permit allows Irish people under …
Dublin City councillors vote to refuse handing tenants’ details over to Irish Water
One controversy after another, the Irish Water disaster trundles on. At this point, the details of all residents of social housing in Ireland have already been passed on to the utility. Irish Water postulates …
