Dublin Port Tunnel closed due to fire
Both the North and South Bores at the Dublin Port Tunnel are currently closed due to a fire. An oil tanker is believed to have gone up in flames, causing a major emergency at the …
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Real summer’s gone, typical Irish summer now upon us
The few days of glorious warmth and sunshine we had are now fast becoming a distant memory in our minds, as a more typical Irish summer begins to set in. Today, Monday, will begin dull …
Man in hospital this morning after shooting incident in Dublin
A man in his 30s is in hospital this morning after a shooting incident in Dublin earlier today. Gardai were called to the scene at Monasterboice Road in Dublin at around 4am, after a man …
Minister of Social Protection Leo Varadkar confirms plans to abolish the highly insensitive €20 stillborn birth certificate charge
The new Minister for Social Protection has confirmed that he and the Government are considering abolishing the highly insensitive stillborn charge. The much criticised charge currently sees distraught parents having to pay €20 to obtain …
Bin charges set to be frozen as The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission will conduct a review into price hikes
According to reports this morning the Government are set to announce that all Bin charges will be frozen in order to clamp down on waste management companies introducing price hikes. The news comes after Minister …
Road carnage continues, as woman in her 60s is killed and four others injured in Cork
The tragic trend of road deaths continues today, with news of a 60-year-old woman dead and four others injured after serious road crash in Cork. The incident happened at the Skew Bridge in the Tivoli …
VIDEO: Watch this beautiful video of Irish fans singing lullabies to a little baby on a train in Bordeaux – it’ll make you proud to be Irish!
Well we’ve certainly proven we’re the best in world at having fun and banter – but this is above and beyond anything gone before. Perhaps the best video from France yet – watch below as …
Happy Father’s Day: Government confirm fathers will get €230 per week under new paternity bill
The new bill provides fathers with two weeks of paternity leave and two weeks of paternity benefit amounting to €230 per week. When the bill is enacted by the Dail at the end of next …
Gardaà in Athlone renew their appeal for social media sharing of missing 74-year-old Kathleen Reilly
74-year-old Kathleen Reilly has been missing since Thursday, June 17. She was last seen at Coosan Point Road in Athlone. Kathleen is described as 5ft tall, of small build, with grey hair. She was wearing …
Martin O’Neill says: “We might only have one chance with Italy, and one might just be enough”
After the absolute trouncing we got yesterday at the hands of Belgium, a dejected Irish camp are trying to get themselves up and going and ready for Wednesday’s match against Italy. Ireland manager Martin O’Neill …
