Man shot in alleged punishment attack in Derry
A man sustained a bullet wound to his left leg after being shot by a masked assailant in Derry last night. The incident took place in the Corrib Court area of Ballymagroarty, in the …
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Two kayakers rescued in Co. Kerry after becoming stranded on a river island
Two kayakers, a man and a woman, were rescued by helicopter this morning, after spending the night on a river island in the Black Valley. The pair were kayaking in a river near Gearhameen when …
President Higgins begins his state trip to Africa today
President Michael D Higgins has begun his three-week state trip to Africa today. Mr Higgins begins his trip in Ethiopia as part of the official working visit. It is understood that Mr Higgins will hold …
Two teenagers killed in Co Kerry road crash
Two teenagers have sadly died following car crash outside Glenflesk in Co Kerry. It is believed that the crash happened overnight but the wreckage was only discovered by a passing motorist at midday today. It …
Irish Water: €400 fee for non-registered households
On a day when the booming wrath of tens of thousands of voices still echoes through the country’s streets, a flurry of threats and thinly veiled ultimatums have begun to flow from both Government and …
Disgraceful: Irish Water workers benchmarked to receive pay increases
It has emerged that Irish Water workers are to be benchmarked against similar industries and will receive pay increases in the future – regardless of the work they carry out or the results they …
View our slideshow of your images from all over the country of the 130,000 people at the water protests
View our slideshow of a mixture of our reporters images from the Dublin protest and images our readers sent us in from around the country.
Assassination attempt on gangster fails
An assassination attempted occurred in North Dublin yesterday as a gangster escaped thugs who banged into his car and opened fire. The gangster was driving in the Islandbridge area in North Dublin when he was …
Sinn Fein and Independents on top of latest opinion polls
A new survey conducted on 1,000 people over the last 10 days has revealed that Sinn Fein has now risen four points in the latest opinion poll, up to 26%. If this trends continues, the …
Mass popular revolt: Over 150,000 march nationwide against water charges
Despite torrential rain, the people of this country gathered and spoke loud and clear. The message to the Government? We will not pay The country was brought to a standstill yesterday, with masses of protesters …
