Figures for water bills revealed
The Irish Water affair must be one of the biggest and most shameful shambles the State has had the displeasure of enduring in living memory. New figures just released, supposedly the final ones, specify that …
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Irish Water: Bonus scheme scrapped – no workers will get bonuses
The immoral Irish Water bonus scheme has been scrapped. An independent review into the bonus structure will be carried out now and will finish in 2015. There won’t be any bonuses paid to staff. No …
Man jailed after abusing his niece
Christopher McCarthy, 50, was convicted last July for sexually abusing his niece in 1984 and 1989. McCarthy has been jailed for two years after the abuse of his niece since she was 9 years old. …
Cyclist seriously injured after being struck by bus
A 55-year-old female cyclist was rushed to St. Vincent’s hospital in Dublin, after being involved in a road collision with a bus. The woman is said to be in a ‘serious’ condition. The incident happened …
Enda Kenny: ‘Protesters show scant regard for the safety of women and children’
For a man who, along with his coalition partners, has reneged on most election promises, bowed down to his European overlords, and imposed six years of austerity on the very men, women, and children that …
Drunk drivers sentence cut to five years
James McDonagh was sentenced to seven years in prison due to the death of a father on St Patrick’s Day, 2010, has had his sentence reduced to five years. The man was hit by McDonagh …
Further protests greet the Taoiseach in Sligo
There was a heavy Garda presence around the Sligo Park hotel in Sligo this evening, as the Taoiseach arrived for an event there. A large crowd, estimated at around 400 plus, had been gathering since …
OPINION: Floundering And Deluded, It’s Time To Go, writes Jessica Donovan
It’s rare that an experienced politician makes a faux-pas like that made by Minister Michael Noonan earlier today, but to make two in one day would suggest that his time in Dáil Éireann is up. …
Man’s body found at St Conal’s hospital in Letterkenny
Gradai in Donegal say that a body of a man has been discovered in the grounds of a hospital in Letterkenny. It is reported that discovery was made by staff at St Conal’s Hospital in …
Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly receives bomb threat
Public anger against Irish Water and water charges is rising to new heights. Alan Kelly’s constituency office in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, received a bomb threat this morning. It is believed a female member of staff …
