‘Explosive Device’ Found in Police Raid in Tyrone
April 29, 2018 No Responses

‘Explosive Device’ Found in Police Raid in Tyrone

A viable explosive device has been found during a police raid linked to dissident republican activity in Co Tyrone. Ten houses in Strabane’s Drumrallagh estate had to be evacuated during the security alert which lasted for several hours today. Army...
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‘Yes’ Campaign Leads in Latest Polling
April 29, 2018 No Responses

‘Yes’ Campaign Leads in Latest Polling

The latest opinion poll out today shows a considerable lead for the ‘Yes’ campaign. However, with four weeks to go to the referendum on repeal, there is still a significant percentage of undecided voters. The Yes side still has a...
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Remains of Missing Irishman Found in Canada
April 29, 2018 No Responses

Remains of Missing Irishman Found in Canada

The remains of Irishman David Gavin have been recovered in Canada. The 26-year-old Mayo man had been missing since last June after he got into difficulty jumping from a bridge in British Columbia. Several searches were carried out last summer...
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Charity Calls on Government to Rethink Plans on Delayed Homeless Reports
April 28, 2018 No Responses

Charity Calls on Government to Rethink Plans on Delayed Homeless Reports

The Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy is being told to back away from any plan to reduce the frequency of homeless reports. The Department has announced a delay in the homeless numbers for March and it is believed there are future...
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Revenue Seize 25,000 Liters of Smuggled Beer in Dublin
April 27, 2018 No Responses

Revenue Seize 25,000 Liters of Smuggled Beer in Dublin

Revenue Officers in Dublin Port seized more than 25,000 litres of beer yesterday, it has emerged. It had a retail value of €105,000 and representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of more than €52,000 in VAT and Excise Duty....
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Government Scraps Plans for Student Loans
April 27, 2018 No Responses

Government Scraps Plans for Student Loans

It seems the government has scrapped plans for a student loan scheme. Junior Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor has told students it’s “off the table” while the current government is in place. Opponents of the “study now, pay later&#...
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Some Insecticides are Banned by EU
April 27, 2018 No Responses

Some Insecticides are Banned by EU

EU member states have voted in favor of banning the outdoor use of certain insecticides. A majority of represntatives voted at the Standing Committee for Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCOPAFF) to ban imidacloprid, clothianadin and thiamethoxam, Mairead McGui...
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Sinn Féin Launches Campaign to Repeal Eight Amendment
April 26, 2018 No Responses

Sinn Féin Launches Campaign to Repeal Eight Amendment

Sinn Féin says people have a chance to change an historic wrong – by voting yes in the abortion referendum. The party has launched its official campaign calling for a repeal of the Eighth amendment next month. Leader Mary Lou...
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Varadkar Denies Mixed Messages on Brexit
April 25, 2018 No Responses

Varadkar Denies Mixed Messages on Brexit

Ireland’s two senior politicians are on the same page over the timetable for progress on the Brexit border question, the Taoiseach has insisted. Leo Varadkar said he and Tánaiste Simon Coveney both agreed that “substantive progress” on resol...
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Tributes Paid to Higgins as He Considers Second Presidential Term
April 25, 2018 No Responses

Tributes Paid to Higgins as He Considers Second Presidential Term

Three Fine Gael Ministers have backed Michael D Higgins to continue as President after he hinted that he’ll run for a second term. Minister Eoghan Murphy said that he should stay in the role while Richard Bruton and Simon Harris...
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