Phone charger left to overheat sparks blaze
Dublin Fire Brigade attended a fire at a property in Castleknock, Dublin 15, at around 11.30am today. The blaze is believed to have been initiated by a phone charger left to overheat. Though nobody was …
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Disgraceful: A referee has been shot at a bare knuckle boxing match in Drogheda
A referee has allegedly been shot and seriously injured during a bare knuckle boxing match at a halting site in Drogheda. The unsanctioned fight at the Cement Road in Drogheda happened this afternoon. A police …
Three rescued from house fire in Co. Westmeath
A blaze ripped through a property in Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath, at around 5:30am. Three units of the Mullingar Fire Brigade attended the scene and rescued three people uninjured. The property was completely gutted by the …
Met Eireann issues three separate weather warnings for this evening
We’re in for some rough weather over the next few hours, as three separate weather warnings have been issued for later in the day. A status orange wind alert will be in place across much …
Some parts of Ireland remain on boiled-water notice for over six years
Ireland is supposed to be a modern day country. One would expect to turn on the tap and see a clean, crystal clear, potable liquid streaming down. Think again, because nearly 24,000 people across Ireland …
18th century slavery in 21st century Ireland: Live-in au pairs paid €2 an hour
The issue of punishing childcare costs in Ireland has taken a sinister turn with the revelation that families are resorting to a form of slavery in order to reduce mounting creche expenditure. The Migrants Right …
Bad news for Labour and Fianna Fail this evening, as latest opinion polls reveal both parties have lost support
Even the staunchest of supporters will have looks of concern in their eyes, as the Red C survey shows that both Labour and Fianna Fáil sink further in the opinion scales. Labour is nearing the …
A number of jailed anti-water charge protesters have begun hunger strike
According to various sources it is believed that a number of the water charges protestors who were sent to prison this week for breaching court orders have begun a hunger strike. It is understood that …
Thousands rallied together today against the imprisonment of water charge campaigners
There was a clear and steadfast display of support today against the jailing of four anti-water charge protesters earlier in the week, and another message of resistance against the water tax was sent to the …
Universal Social Charge (USC) may be reduced again next October, but will not be abolished
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has hinted at another cut of the USC in the next Budget, but has ruled out abolishing the charge altogether, because it would be ‘too hard’ to find alternative sources …
