Digital Tourism Campaign Targets North American Market
September 9, 2022 No Responses

Digital Tourism Campaign Targets North American Market

By Barry Coughlan A lucky Kansas couple have arrived in Ireland to begin a holiday thanks to a digital tourism marketing campaign offering a 5-day getaway break to County Clare. The campaign attracted more than 34,000 entries from across the...
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Mourners Gather In Lisburn For David Trimble’s Funeral
August 1, 2022 No Responses

Mourners Gather In Lisburn For David Trimble’s Funeral

Political leaders and other dignitaries will join family and friends of peace process architect David Trimble at his funeral service later. The 77-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner died last week following an illness. The former leader of the Ulster Unionist.....
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Legendary Irish Musician Mick Moloney Dies, Aged 77
July 28, 2022 No Responses

Legendary Irish Musician Mick Moloney Dies, Aged 77

Legendary Irish musician Mick Moloney has died, aged 77. Hailing from Limerick, Ireland, he began playing tenor banjo at 16 years of age. As a teenager he listened to American folksingers and especially enjoyed the music of the Weavers and...
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Quarter Of Children In Dublin Are Deficient In Vitamin D
July 27, 2022 No Responses

Quarter Of Children In Dublin Are Deficient In Vitamin D

One in four children in Dublin is deficient in vitamin D, a new Trinity College study has found. The research also showed the proportion of children with vitamin D deficiency increased to one in three children in disadvantaged areas. Higher...
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On Average Only 9% Of Irish Have Received Second Covid-19 Booster
July 27, 2022 No Responses

On Average Only 9% Of Irish Have Received Second Covid-19 Booster

The average percentage of people who have received a second Covid-19 booster vaccine is almost 9 per cent across the Republic’s Local Electoral Areas (LEAs), new figures show. Data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveals that the average...
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Coalition Fails To Reach Agreement On Climate Emissions Targets
July 27, 2022 No Responses

Coalition Fails To Reach Agreement On Climate Emissions Targets

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said “it is not easy” to decide what level of climate emissions targets should be imposed on each sector, after the three coalition leaders failed to reach an agreement on Tuesday night. Speaking on his way into...
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Irish Coast Guard And RNLI Respond To Over 1,100 Incidents So Far This Year
July 25, 2022 No Responses

Irish Coast Guard And RNLI Respond To Over 1,100 Incidents So Far This Year

The Irish Coast Guard and RNLI have been tasked to 1,100 incidents so far this year. The Coast Guard coordinated the response to 1,500 incidents including inland, coastal and offshore, with volunteer units attending more than 1,100 incidents. One was...
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Victims Of Claudy Bombing Have Been ‘Continually Failed’ By Justice System
July 24, 2022 No Responses

Victims Of Claudy Bombing Have Been ‘Continually Failed’ By Justice System

The family of a mother-of-eight killed in the bombing of Claudy said she and the other victims have been “continually failed” by the justice system over 50 years. No-one has ever been brought to justice for the attack which claimed...
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Twenty-Six Deaths Linked To Covid-19 In The Last Week In The North
July 22, 2022 No Responses

Twenty-Six Deaths Linked To Covid-19 In The Last Week In The North

Twenty-six deaths linked to Covid-19 have been recorded in Northern Ireland in the latest weekly update. The fatalities, in the week ending July 15th, take the total number of coronavirus-linked deaths recorded by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research A...
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Lisa Smith Sentenced To 15 Months In Prison For Membership Of Islamic State
July 22, 2022 No Responses

Lisa Smith Sentenced To 15 Months In Prison For Membership Of Islamic State

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for being a member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group. The 40-year-old ex-Defense Forces member was found guilty in May of IS membership but was...
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