Shuttle Bus Service to Cliffs of Moher Begins This Summer
June 23, 2019 No Responses

Shuttle Bus Service to Cliffs of Moher Begins This Summer

The Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience has launched a new shuttle bus service to the famous Irish attraction. The shuttle bus will operate eight times a day between June, July and August and provide direct services between Ennistymon, Lahinch, Liscannor,...
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Civil War-Era Grenade Found and Defused in Dublin
June 22, 2019 No Responses

Civil War-Era Grenade Found and Defused in Dublin

A grenade dating back to the civil war has been found and made safe in Dublin. Buildings were evacuated in Clontarf on Saturday afternoon as the Irish Defense Forces army bomb disposal team was sent to the scene. It is...
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McAleese Calls for Tougher Approach to Social Media Giants
June 21, 2019 No Responses

McAleese Calls for Tougher Approach to Social Media Giants

Mary McAleese has called for a tougher approach to social media giants after photographs of two teenagers convicted of murder were published online. Mrs McAleese, who is a professor of children, law and religion at the University of Glasgow, said...
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Government Urged to Appoint Victims’ Commissioner to Investigate Troubles’ Killings in Ireland
June 20, 2019 No Responses

Government Urged to Appoint Victims’ Commissioner to Investigate Troubles’ Killings in Ireland

The Government has been urged to appoint a victims’ commissioner and set up a body to investigate Troubles-related killings in Ireland. A senior researcher on the legacy of Northern Ireland’s Troubles said the government should also establish a Victims For...
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Outgoing PSNI Chief Meets President Higgins in Dublin
June 20, 2019 No Responses

Outgoing PSNI Chief Meets President Higgins in Dublin

The outgoing police chief of Northern Ireland has visited President Michael D Higgins at his official residence in Dublin. Retiring chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland George Hamilton, who was awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthda...
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New National Childcare Scheme Could Force Single Parents Out of Work
June 19, 2019 No Responses

New National Childcare Scheme Could Force Single Parents Out of Work

The Government’s National Childcare Scheme will force single parents out of work, according to a representative group. Single Parents Acting For Rights of Kids (Spark) says the new scheme, launched by Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone in March this yea...
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No Changes to Brexit Deal No Matter Who Replaces May – Coveney
June 18, 2019 No Responses

No Changes to Brexit Deal No Matter Who Replaces May – Coveney

A change of British prime minister will not result in a change in the Government’s stance on Brexit, the foreign affairs minister said. Simon Coveney said the Government’s position had not changed and will not change because of Theresa May...
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Taoiseach Says Treatment of Former Garda Majella Moynihan was ‘Wrong on Every Level’
June 18, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Says Treatment of Former Garda Majella Moynihan was ‘Wrong on Every Level’

The treatment of a former garda who fell pregnant out of wedlock in the 1980s was “wrong on every level”, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar said Majella Moynihan had been made to feel shame, was pressurized to give up...
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Soldier F Expected to Appear in Derry Court in August
June 17, 2019 No Responses

Soldier F Expected to Appear in Derry Court in August

A former paratrooper facing prosecution for two murders and four attempted murders on Bloody Sunday is expected to appear in court in Derry in August. The Army veteran – a former lance corporal in the Parachute Regiment known only as...
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Mourners Pay Tribute to Philomena Lynott at Funeral
June 17, 2019 No Responses

Mourners Pay Tribute to Philomena Lynott at Funeral

Mourners at the funeral of Philomena Lynott, the mother of Thin Lizzy frontman Phil, have heard she was heartbroken and crushed when her son died as a young man. But they were told she made sure that her son’s legacy...
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