New express train service between Cork and Dublin launched
The rail link between Cork city and Dublin will get a most welcome boost today with the launch of a new express service between the two cities. The new service will depart Kent Station in …
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Gay Marriage: Polling stations open for voting nationwide. Turnout reported as steady
Referendum day has finally dawned, and polling stations are now open across the country. Just over 3.2m people are entitled to cast their ballot today. Polling stations opened at 7am and will remain open until …
Gay Marriage: MUST READ – Primary school teacher explains why she’s voting No but is afraid to say so
The Liberal received an email off a reader yesterday morning who wishes to remain anonymous: To put virtual pen to virtual paper to write this is actually making me shake. As a 31-yr-old teacher who …
Man found guilty in Australia of one punch assault that claimed the life of Irishman Thomas Keaney
A young man has been found guilty of the manslaughter which claimed the life of Irishman Thomas Keaney who died after being punched in December 2013 in Perth, Australia. 23 year old Abbas Al …
Psychiatric nurses in Galway ready for strike action unless certain conditions are met
Psychiatric nurses at a Galway unit are set to undertake industrial action unless conditions improve at the facility. Minister of State Kathleen Lynch is being requested to intervene ahead of proposed industrial action at the …
Good weather finally on the way
After a long stretch of misery, things are looking a lot better for next week. The remainder of today, Thursday, is expected to be dry for most of the country, with temperatures reaching 16-17C in …
Six year old Limerick boy becomes Ireland’s youngest member of Mensa
A six-year-old potential genius from Co Limerick has become Ireland’s youngest member of Mensa. Young John Fitzgerald from Kildimo received the news two days ago that he had been listed as the youngest person on …
For the first time in seven years the unemployment rate has fallen below 10%.
By the end of March, according to the Central Statistics Offices, the rate of unemployment rate fell to 9.9%, below 10% for the first time in seven years. Nearly 440,000 people were registered for part time …
Gay Marriage: Enda Kenny admits members of Fine Gael have campaigned for a No vote over “surrogacy concerns”
Enda Kenny has confirmed members of his own party have actively campaigned for a No vote even though he himself has campaigned for a Yes vote. The concerned Taoiseach’s comments were reiterated for Tanaiste Joan …
Six other club revellers hospitalised on the night that Dublin teenager Ana Hick collapsed
New information has emerged today revealing that six other people who attended the Twisted Pepper club in Dublin were also taken to hospital on the night that Ana Hick collapsed. The 18-year-old teenager fell ill …
