Another fine weather day ahead
The country has been basking in sunshine for the last few days, and it will be no different today. There will be some early morning mist an fog, but it will melt away quickly, giving …
Articles by Fernando Sanchez
Water bills begin arriving today
Watch your letterbox today, as you may get a nice little number courtesy of the Government’s latest blunt object of popular retribution, Irish Water. Those bills will begin rolling in from today, and will continue …
Toys’R’Us to open six stores in Ireland
Kids will soon have a greater choice of toys to buy from, as American toy retailer Toys’R’Us will open six brand new stores across the country within weeks. The well-known company was founded in 1948, …
Body found in the search for missing Wicklow woman Anne Shortall
The search for missing Anne Shortall has ended this evening with the discovery of a woman’s body near a home in the Killoughter area of Wicklow. Ms Shorthall was last seen at around 4pm in …
Sniffer dog finds almost a quarter of a million worth of cocaine at Shannon Airport
Ollie the dog certainly earned his chow on Sunday, as his drug-finding skills and training revealed €240,000 worth of cocaine hidden behind a panel inside an aircraft that had just arrived from the States. Ollie, …
French air traffic controllers to go on strike tomorrow
Your dream trip the French Riviera may become a logistical nightmare if you’re scheduled to fly tomorrow, as French air traffic controllers are due to strike, probably leading to the cancellation of up to 40% …
Man killed in light aircraft crash in Co. Down
One person sadly lost his life this morning after the two-seater microlight aircraft he was flying in crashed in a Co Down airfield. The incident took place just after 11am this morning at Newtownards Airfield. …
A third of teachers suffer ‘income poverty’, according to union
The Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) has stated that there is a professional crisis affecting the teaching profession here. According to the union, 30% of its members are experiencing ‘income poverty’, and that percentage rises …
Get ready for your first water bill, it’ll come through your letterbox soon
The day of reckoning is nigh. From tomorrow on, the first water bills will start sliding inconspicuously through letterboxes across the country. What you do with the bill, well, that’s up to you. The new …
HIQA report reveals ‘major deficiencies’ in the running of Portlaoise hospital
A report just published by health watchdog HIQA report has found that the HSE failed to act on previously raised concerns about safety risks at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. HIQA carried out a review after …
