Fatal victim in Co. Down house fire
A man has sadly lost his life in a house fire in Co. Down. Police examining the scene of the fire in the Ballynafern Road area of Ballynaskeagh in Banbridge discovered the body. The PSNI …
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Government took in an extra €1.2bn in taxes in 2014
The Government took in a better-than-expected €1.2bn in taxes last year. By December end, the Government had to borrow €8.2bn to make up the difference between what the country had spent compared to monies taken …
Baby abducted in California is found dead inside a bin
Police sources in California say they have found the body of the three-week-old baby abducted after a shooting last Saturday. Little Eliza Delacruz’s body was located inside a litter bin in San Diego, more than …
British nurse infected with Ebola remains critically ill
British nurse Pauline Cafferkey, who became infected with the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone, remains in a critical condition in a London hospital today. She is being treated with an experimental antiviral drug …
Permanent TSB set to reduce mortgage rates
Permanent TSB is reportedly set to reduce its mortgage rates and make them some of the most competitive in the market. Sources at the bank say the interest on variable rate mortgages for new …
Taoiseach hints at tax and USC reforms to ‘make work pay’
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has today pledged to cut income tax and the most loathsome Universal Social Charge (USC), putting forward the notion that the road to Ireland’s economic recovery should be “felt by those at …
Cavan native killed in New Zealand car crash
A 22-year-old Cavan man has sadly lost his life in a car accident in New Zealand. Martin Cadden, a native of Loughduff, Mullahoran, Cavan, died when the vehicle he was driving hit a tree. The …
Divers attempt to reach wreckage of AirAsia Flight 8501
A team of divers has been battling poor weather in an attempt to reach the final resting place of the doomed AirAsia flight that went down in the Java Sea. The divers’ efforts have so …
Icy roads and paths reported this morning
Watch your step if you are out for your morning walk today, as freezing overnight temperatures have left plenty of ice and frost behind. Motorists are also advised to take it easy on the roads, …
Injured man rescued after kayaking accident
Coast Guard and volunteers rescued a man who became injured while kayaking in the Clare Glens yesterday. The 26-year-old man broke his shoulder, and the Killaloe Coast Guard unit along with the Waterford Coast Guard …
