A County Offaly woman was lucky enough to escape after being struck by lightning while standing at the kitchen sink. Yesterday afternoon lightning struck the village of Crinkle near Birr, striking the tap outside the …
Ireland has been experiencing extreme weather in recent weeks with record temperatures and wall-to-wall sunshine, punctuated by the occasional thunderstorm. On Tuesday, the Dundalk thermometer hit 29.9C, the earliest 29C on record in Ireland. Many …
Tributes have been paid to a talented England under-18 cricketer and ice hockey player who was among the three killed in Nottingham yesterday, reports RTE. Two 19-year-old students and a man in his 50s were …
A new stretch of the N5 is to open to traffic in Co. Mayo this morning. The new 25km stretch runs from Westport to Turlough, bypassing Castlebar. Construction began back in January 2020. Tell us …
Five people accused in Ashling Murphy’s murder appear in court, reports RTE. On January 12, 2022, a 23-year-old primary school teacher was murdered in Tullamore, Co. Offaly. All five were arrested in Dublin yesterday and …
An English tourist is in hospital in a serious but stable condition after falling about 30 meters from a cliff in the Allihies area of west Cork in the early hours of the Wednesday morning, …
Gardai have launched an investigation following a stabbing incident in Cork. The incident happened in the Grand Parade area of the city at around 8pm this evening. The victim, a man in his late teens …
The Health Service Executive is warning people they were called to the home of a disabled boy after a man claimed to be an HSE worker to ask for ID when someone called their home, …
Emergency services attended the scene after two women were struck by a train in Co. Sligo. The incident happened at Ballysadare, between Sligo and Collooney, around 4pm. It’s understood that the woman in her 40s …
Met Eireann is today warning of the possibility of further heatwaves during July and August, with temperatures ‘above normal’. According to the national forecaster, average temperatures will be about 0.5-1C above the typical median for …
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