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  • Bank of Ireland warns customers to delete latest scam text from phones immediately

    Bank of Ireland warns customers to delete latest scam text from phones immediately

    “Unfortunately, these fraudulent text messages are becoming more and more commonplace.” Bank of Ireland has warned customers affected by the latest text message scam to delete the message from their phones immediately. A number of Bank of Ireland customers alerted the bank on social media to the presence of a text message telling customers their […]

    6 years ago

  • Mary Lou McDonald calls on Government to cancel RIC commemoration next week

    Mary Lou McDonald calls on Government to cancel RIC commemoration next week

    Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has denied that the event is a commemoration of the “Black & Tans” or the “Auxiliaries”. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has called on the Government and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to cancel a planned commemoration of members who served in the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and Dublin Metropolitan Police […]

    6 years ago

  • Sale of new petrol and diesel cars set to be banned in Ireland after 2030

    Sale of new petrol and diesel cars set to be banned in Ireland after 2030

    If proposed legislation is introduced, it will not be possible to buy new petrol or diesel cars in Ireland in 10 years’ time. The sale of new petrol and diesel cars in Ireland will be stopped by 2030 under legislation outlined in the Draft General Scheme of the Climate Action (Amendment) Bill 2019, published by […]

    6 years ago

  • Man dies following road collision in Kerry

    Man dies following road collision in Kerry

    The collision occurred on the N21 Castleisland to Abbeyfeale Road. A man in his 50s has died following a collision between a truck and a van in Kerry on Monday morning. The driver of the van was pronounced dead at the scene following the collision, which occurred at approximately 9.10am. The driver of the truck, […]

    6 years ago

  • Six Irish food businesses served with closure orders in December

    Six Irish food businesses served with closure orders in December

    The affected businesses are located in Louth, Cork, Dublin and Kilkenny. Six Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation in December, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). The food businesses were issued with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, […]

    6 years ago

  • The Last Dance is already shaping up to be the best documentary series of 2020

    The Last Dance is already shaping up to be the best documentary series of 2020

    You don’t even need to be a sports fan to be excited about this. Michael Jordan. Barack Obama. Kobe Bryant. Scottie Pippen. Dennis Rodman. Carmen Electra. Magic Johnson. Justin Timberlake. All of the above and a lot more feature in the latest promo for The Last Dance and that’s just a 60-second teaser, so you […]

    6 years ago

  • Approval granted for Ireland’s first medically supervised injecting facility

    Approval granted for Ireland’s first medically supervised injecting facility

    The facility is expected to cater for up to 100 drug users per day. An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for Ireland’s first medically supervised injecting facility (MSIF) at Merchant Quay Ireland’s Riverbank Centre on Merchant’s Quay in Dublin. Merchants Quay Ireland were originally refused planning permission by Dublin City Council in July, but […]

    6 years ago

  • Three prisoners safely removed after spending the night on roof of Mountjoy Prison

    Three prisoners safely removed after spending the night on roof of Mountjoy Prison

    Four prisoners gained access to the roof of a building in the prison on Monday night. The Irish Prison Service has confirmed that three prisoners have been successfully and safely removed after spending the night on the roof of a building in Mountjoy Prison in Dublin last night. Four prisoners originally gained access to the […]

    6 years ago

  • Here are all the movies on TV today

    Here are all the movies on TV today

    One more sleep… Let’s not beat around the bush. If you’re reading this right now you are fully intent on spending most of your Christmas Eve as Santa himself surely intended, panned out on the couch watching movies. Without further ado then, for your viewing pleasure this Tuesday, 24 December… Strange Magic, RTÉ Two, 12.05pm […]

    6 years ago

  • Man hospitalised after being shot multiple times in Waterford

    Man hospitalised after being shot multiple times in Waterford

    The man’s condition has been described as critical. A man in his 30s was taken to University Hospital Waterford after being shot a number of times outside a premises in Waterford on Monday afternoon (23 December). The incident occurred at approximately 2.15pm outside a premises near the Mount Suir Apartments on the Carrickphierish Road. The […]

    6 years ago

  • Injury unit charges reduced from €100 to €75 with immediate effect

    Injury unit charges reduced from €100 to €75 with immediate effect

    There are 11 injury units located in the Republic of Ireland. Minister for Health Simon Harris has announced that the charge for attending a minor injury unit has been reduced from €100 to €75, with the new rate coming into effect as of today (23 December). That fee of €75 will apply to non-medical card […]

    6 years ago

  • Anti-drinking advertisement blocked on grounds of being too political

    Anti-drinking advertisement blocked on grounds of being too political

    “This is the second time elements of the advertising community have refused to communicate this message.” A Cork-based philanthropic foundation claims that an advertisement highlighting the dangers of underage drinking was refused space on high-profile billboard sites near Dublin on the grounds that it is too political. The foundation, TOMAR Trust, claims that its outdoor […]

    6 years ago

  • Leo Varadkar “annoyed” at Dara Murphy for refusal to partake in expenses inquiry

    Leo Varadkar “annoyed” at Dara Murphy for refusal to partake in expenses inquiry

    The Taoiseach said that the procedure for TDs claiming travel expenses was “lax” and “wide open to abuse”. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has expressed his annoyance with Dara Murphy for what he claims is an unwillingness on Murphy’s part to participate in an inquiry into expenses claimed during his time as a TD. Murphy resigned as […]

    6 years ago

  • Here are all the movies on TV today

    Here are all the movies on TV today

    The Princess Bride for the win! It’s two days before Christmas so chances are, you’re either going to spend the day: Catching up with friends and family Doing some panicked last-minute shopping (relax, there’s always tomorrow) or… Flaked on the couch watching some of the best movie options on the box If you belong in […]

    6 years ago

  • Minimum wage in Ireland to rise to €10.10 per hour next year

    Minimum wage in Ireland to rise to €10.10 per hour next year

    A rise of 30 cent per hour for the minimum wage will kick in on 1 February. The Government has confirmed that the hourly minimum wage in Ireland will increase to €10.10 per hour on 1 February next year. Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty TD announced on Thursday that the change […]

    6 years ago

  • Early forecast indicates dry, chilly and settled weather for Christmas Day

    Early forecast indicates dry, chilly and settled weather for Christmas Day

    No sign of a White Christmas just yet, but we’ll take it. In a week of multiple weather warnings and the west coast taking a pretty severe battering from Storm Elsa, it will come as welcome news that Christmas week is shaping up to be more serene on the weather front. According to the latest […]

    6 years ago

  • Status Yellow weather warning issued for all of Ireland

    Status Yellow weather warning issued for all of Ireland

    Be careful if you’re out and about on Wednesday, it’s going to be a breezy one. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow wind warning for all counties in the Republic of Ireland ahead of what is likely to be a pretty wild Wednesday on the weather front. Issued at 10am on Tuesday morning, the […]

    6 years ago

  • Met Éireann issues snow/ice weather warning for six counties

    Met Éireann issues snow/ice weather warning for six counties

    A bitter weekend lies ahead. Met Éireann has issued a status yellow snow/ice weather for six counties ahead of what is set to be a pretty bitter weekend on the weather front. The warning applies to Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo and comes into effect at a minute after midnight tonight, remaining in […]

    6 years ago

  • National Lottery apologises over missing scratch card prizes totalling €180,000

    National Lottery apologises over missing scratch card prizes totalling €180,000

    Four top prizes were excluded in three scratch card games dating back to 2014. The National Lottery has apologised after the exclusion of four top prizes totalling €180,000 from three scratch card games dating back to 2014. The National Lottery issued the apology after its operator, PLI, found that the prizes were not included for […]

    6 years ago

  • Irish Farmers’ Association stage blockade at Lidl distribution centre in Cork

    Irish Farmers’ Association stage blockade at Lidl distribution centre in Cork

    “We have 20 days to save €20 million.” The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has set up a blockade of a major retail distribution centre in Ireland for the second day running as it continues its protest over beef prices. On Friday morning, members of the IFA set up a blockade outside a Lidl distribution centre […]

    6 years ago

  • Joint NUIG/UCC project seeks to discover how well Irish people know their home county

    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 […]

    6 years ago

  • 20 Irish food businesses served with closure orders in November

    20 Irish food businesses served with closure orders in November

    Familiar with any of these places? 20 Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation in November, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). The food businesses were issued with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the EC (Official […]

    6 years ago

  • Irish mobile network GoMo to end €9.99 per month for life offer in January

    Irish mobile network GoMo to end €9.99 per month for life offer in January

    GoMo expects that 100,000 people will have signed up to the network by Christmas. New Irish mobile phone network GoMo has confirmed that it will bring an end to an introductory offer of all calls, all texts and all data for a guaranteed price of €9.99 per month early in the New Year. Launched by […]

    6 years ago

  • Shane Ross announces €1 billion investment in Ireland’s rail network over five years

    Shane Ross announces €1 billion investment in Ireland’s rail network over five years

    The government says passengers will benefit from increased service reliability and punctuality and improved journey times as a result. Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross TD has announced a new €1 billion government investment programme in Ireland’s heavy rail infrastructure over a period of five years. The funding, which will be invested into […]

    6 years ago

  • Two in five Irish professionals are dissatisfied with their salary

    Two in five Irish professionals are dissatisfied with their salary

    Just under half of Irish professionals believe that their employers are not consistently transparent about salary increases. Two in five Irish professionals are not satisfied with their salary, according to a salary and recruitment trends report released by recruiting group Hays Ireland on Monday. 40% of 2,700 employees surveyed as part of the report expressed […]

    6 years ago

  • Verona Murphy hits out at ‘character assassination’ by the media in ‘Eye of the Tiger’ campaign video

    Verona Murphy hits out at ‘character assassination’ by the media in ‘Eye of the Tiger’ campaign video

    #Fightback Verona Murphy, who is standing as a Fine Gael candidate in the Wexford by-election on Friday (29 November), has released a campaign video which describes recent media coverage of her as a ‘character assassination’. Murphy has been in the headlines recently over comments falsely linking Ireland’s migrant population to ISIS. She has subsequently apologised […]

    6 years ago

  • Code red warnings issued as bushfires rage amid hazardous weather conditions in Australia

    Code red warnings issued as bushfires rage amid hazardous weather conditions in Australia

    Parts of the state of Victoria are on high alert as bushfires continue to rage in sweltering temperatures. Officials in Victoria in Australia have issued code red warnings as bushfires continue to rage in the state and hazardous weather conditions prevail elsewhere in the country. The Victorian Country Fire Authority (CFA) saw fit to declare […]

    6 years ago

  • Infant girl sustains serious injuries during assault in Meath

    Infant girl sustains serious injuries during assault in Meath

    A female in her 20s was also injured during the incident. An infant girl received serious injuries during an assault that took place in Ashbourne in Meath on Monday morning. Gardaí are currently investigating the assault, which also resulted in a female in her 20s sustaining minor injuries. The infant girl was taken to Temple […]

    6 years ago

  • David Gray announces open-air Cork gig as part of White Ladder 20th anniversary tour

    David Gray announces open-air Cork gig as part of White Ladder 20th anniversary tour

    Please forgive David Gray fans in the Rebel County if they act a little strange at this announcement. Singer-songwriter David Gray has announced an open-air gig in Cork next summer as part of a tour marking the 20th anniversary of his seminal album, White Ladder. The Welshman will take to the stage at Irish Independent […]

    6 years ago

  • A rare astronomical event will be visible in the skies above Ireland today

    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 […]

    6 years ago

  • Another Wetherspoons bar is soon to open in Dublin city centre

    Another Wetherspoons bar is soon to open in Dublin city centre

    Wetherspoons now has 11 outlets in the Republic of Ireland, either already opened or currently in development. Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has completed the purchase of HQ Bar and Restaurant, located in Hanover Quay on Grand Canal Square in Dublin. The property has been purchased from owner Fulminis Limited for an undisclosed sum. It has […]

    6 years ago

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