Weather warning re-issued as floods take hold of Leinster
Torrential rain has gripped much of the east coast today and especially this evening when up to 5 inches of rain fell in a two hour period. Major floods are breaking out as drains have …
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Outrage as nurses reduced to tears in A&E in Drogheda
The Lourdes hospital in Drogheda again this week had the most number of people on stretchers and waiting to be seen. Up to 60 patients were waiting in the accident and emergency department in the …
Met Éireann issue’s status orange warning, with heavy rain expected in Leinster
According to weather forecasters this weekend is set to be a wet one. Met Éireann has issued a status Orange rainfall warning for Leinster, with heavy and persistent rain expected to start late on Friday …
Three year old boy dies in a farming accident
A three-year-old boy has died following a farm accident in Gortnascreena, Drimoleague in west Cork. It is understood there was farm machinery being operated on the farm when the accident occurred at around 10.30am. The young …
Opinion – Water charges: A tax too far?
In 1944, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery conceived and planned Operation Market-Garden, whose goal was to bypass the Siegfried line and trap the German 15th Army, then cross the Rhine and swiftly advance to Berlin. In …
Man pushed in front of bus on Dublin’s Aston Quay
A man in his 30s is in a serious condition in a Dublin hospital today after he was allegedly pushed in front of a Dublin bus. The incident took place on Aston Quay yesterday evening …
Dunne calls time on his international career
QPR and Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne has officially announced his retirement from international football. Dunne (34) made his debut for his the Republic Of Ireland back in 2000, going on to win 80 …
Man jailed for four years for sexually exploiting four year old girl, whilst her mother told her to smile on camera
A man from Dublin has been sentenced to four years in prison for sexually exploiting his four-year-old daughter. A court was told of how the man who cannot be named for legal reasons engaged in …
Truck driver sentenced to three years in prison after paralyzing a cyclist
A man has been jailed for three years after hitting a cyclist with his truck, which left him paralysed in Co Cork. Tim Walsh (49) from Moneen in Glanworth has pleaded guilty to the offence …
Garda investigation underway after body is discovered in Co Meath
The body of a man who was reported missing from Drogheda, Co Louth has been found in Co Meath. The missing man is believed have sustained number of gunshot wounds. The man’s body was reportedly …
