Former Wales International Ieuan Evans Named As Chair Of Lions’ Board
July 27, 2022 No Responses

Former Wales International Ieuan Evans Named As Chair Of Lions’ Board

Former Wales captain Ieuan Evans will succeed Jason Leonard as chair of the British and Irish Lions board. Evans (58) takes up the post on October 1st, the Lions announced. He played in seven Lions Tests across three tours –...
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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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Alison Brittain To Take The Helm As Chair Of The Premier League
July 26, 2022 No Responses

Alison Brittain To Take The Helm As Chair Of The Premier League

The Premier League has announced Alison Brittain as its new chair after clubs “voted unanimously in favor” of her appointment. Brittain will take over from interim chairman Peter McCormick early next year. “I have been a football fan since I...
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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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The Lifts Of Moher: Electric Buggies Wheeled Out At Clare Visitor Attraction
July 25, 2022 No Responses

The Lifts Of Moher: Electric Buggies Wheeled Out At Clare Visitor Attraction

People with disabilities or reduced mobility can now fully enjoy everything the Cliffs of Moher Experience in County Clare has to offer courtesy of two electric buggies.  Operated by trained staff, the Burren Buggy and Wild Atlantic Shuttle provide visitors.....
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Ryanair Posts $173.6 Million After-Tax Profit In Second Quarter
July 25, 2022 No Responses

Ryanair Posts $173.6 Million After-Tax Profit In Second Quarter

Ryanair has posted an after-tax profit of $173.6 million (€170 million) for the three months to the end of June, its first profit in the quarter in three years but well short of pre-Covid profit levels. Europe’s largest airlines by...
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Ali’s ‘Rumble In The Jungle’ Belt Sold For Over $6 Million At Auction
July 24, 2022 No Responses

Ali’s ‘Rumble In The Jungle’ Belt Sold For Over $6 Million At Auction

Muhammad Ali’s championship belt from his 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight title fight has been sold at auction for $6.18 million (€6 million). The winner of the competition for the belt was Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, according to...
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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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