Over 300 drivers arrested on suspicion of intoxicated driving in Ireland in the last two weeks
An Garda Síochána’s Christmas Road Safety Campaign got underway on 29 November. Just over 300 people have been arrested on suspicion of intoxicated driving in Ireland since the commencement of An Garda Síochána’s Christmas Road Safety Campaign at the end of last month. In total, Gardaí say that 301 drivers have been arrested; 264 for […]
7 years ago
Joint NUIG/UCC project seeks to discover how well Irish people know their home county
“I love me county.” There’s no doubt people throughout Ireland share the same type of sentiment for their home county that former Waterford hurler John Mullane famously expressed after the Munster Final victory over Cork in 2004. But how well do Irish people really know their own county? And how do they think about other […]
7 years ago
A rare astronomical event will be visible in the skies above Ireland today
The next transit of Mercury won’t take place until 2032. Most of the time in Ireland, a glance up at the skies usually leads to an all too familiar sigh about the weather conditions, but time spent gazing upwards should be worth your while before darkness descends this evening. A rare astronomical event known as […]
7 years ago