One of the men arrested is a serving member of An Garda Síochána. Two men were arrested on Friday in relation to investigations into alleged wrongdoing or corruption involving Garda personnel. The two men have been charged with offences under the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018. Both men will appear before Limerick District Court […]

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Brought to you by AIB “I can imagine there are some EU nationals who are currently sitting in Northern Ireland just wondering what’s happening next for them.” The closer we get to the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, the more everyone is going to have to face up to the realities of one […]

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Very sad news. A man in his 60s has died while climbing Mweelrea mountain, near Louisburgh in west Mayo. A sudden death was reported to local Gardaí at approximately 3.40pm on Wednesday (4 September). It is understood the man is from Dublin and was with family members at the time of the incident. Emergency services […]

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Brought to you by AIB What’s the biggest reason that you stay on in your 9-5? Sure, a fat paycheque is nice and all but, according to a life-cycle manager, the flexibility to enjoy a life outside of work and the culture and values of an employer, trump salary when it comes to what people […]

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The mystery of the washed-up vessel appears to have been solved. A vessel discovered close to Inis Óirr, the smallest of the three Aran Islands, is likely to have been a remotely-operated boat used as target practise by the US Navy that drifted eastwards towards Ireland. The boat has been the source of huge local, […]

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How it got there remains something of a mystery. A vessel which is believed to belong to the United States Coast Guard has been discovered washed up close to Inis Óirr, the smallest of the three Aran Islands. The vessel was discovered on Monday afternoon by the crew of the Doolin Express, a ferry operated […]

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The affected businesses are located in Monaghan, Cork, Kilkenny, Galway and Dublin. Six Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation in August, 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 […]

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“This is wanton destruction of public property that is costing each and every one of us.” A former mayor of Donegal has criticised the “idiotic people” responsible for defacing road signs in the county in recent weeks. Speaking to the Nine til Noon Show on Highland Radio on Tuesday, former mayor of Donegal Brendan Byrne […]

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Traditionally, festival campsites on the Monday after Electric Picnic have not made for a pleasant sight. Electric Picnic organisers say there has been a “wonderful improvement” in relation to the number of discarded tents at festival campsites compared to previous years. The state of the campsites has cast something of a sour note on the […]

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They’re even coming from Gdansk outside Leitrim to buy a ticket. A small convenience store in the centre of a village in north Leitrim with approximately 1,000 inhabits is now responsible for almost €13 million in Lotto winnings in 13 years after selling a winning ticket for €1 million in Sunday’s Daily Million draw. Five […]

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The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, 24 August. Gardaí investigating a serious sexual assault in Cork have appealed to a man who made an anonymous phone call in relation to the incident to come forward. On Monday, An Garda Síochána issued an updated appeal for information in relation to the incident, saying […]

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Hart was a passenger in a vehicle that crashed near Malibu in the early hours of Sunday morning. Actor and comedian Kevin Hart is said to have suffered “major back injuries” in a car crash near Malibu shortly after midnight on Saturday night. According to a California Highway Patrol report, Hart and the driver, Jared […]

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The incident occurred at a station in the south of the country on Thursday. A member of An Garda Síochána was arrested and has subsequently been suspended after the theft of cash from a wallet handed into the Garda station he was working in on Thursday. An Garda Síochána have confirmed that they are investigating […]

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This would certainly make a splash on the landscape of Ireland’s capital city. Dublin City Council has opened consultation on a proposed white-water rafting centre in Dublin’s city centre. Consultation on the proposed facility reopened earlier this month after an initial proposal in January of this year fell by the wayside a few months later, […]

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One of the seven wonders of the world is under serious threat. The outlook for Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, a World Heritage Site and one of the seven wonders of the world, has been downgraded from “poor” to “very poor” in a report by the Australian government. Every five years, the Great Barrier Reef Marine […]

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The family of the late Laura Brennan attended the launch of the programme on Tuesday. For the first time, male first-year students in Irish secondary schools will be able to avail of the HPV vaccine following the launch of the 2019/20 schools HPV vaccine programme by the HSE on Tuesday. As a result, the HPV […]

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Keem Bay in Achill is getting a lot of attention of late, and with good reason too. For the second time in a matter of weeks, the idyllic Keem Bay in Achill Island in Mayo has been ranked among the best beaches in the world by an influential travel publication. Having been ranked by Global […]

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The M50 northbound has reopened having been closed on Thursday morning due to a vehicle fire. Dublin commuters using the M50 in both directions have been warned to expect significant delays following the closure of the M50 northbound on Thursday morning. The M50 northbound was closed for a period of time following a vehicle fire […]

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A 35-year-old female was arrested on Wednesday morning. An Garda Síochána have confirmed that a 35-year-old female has been arrested in connection with the murder of a two-year-old infant girl last month. The woman was arrested on Wednesday morning in connection with an incident that took place in the early hours of Friday, 5 July. […]

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The incident occurred at approximately 10pm on Saturday night. A man in his 30s has been arrested in relation to a public order incident involving what was believed to be a machete outside a chipper in Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday night (17 August). CCTV footage captured a number of people involved in a scuffle outside the […]

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Residents of the area have been warned. Irish Water says it would like to apologise for any odours that arise while essential maintenance works are carried out at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ringsend in Dublin this week. Maintenance works on the plant will start on Monday and will take approximately five days, during which […]

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“I am of the firm belief this was a deliberate attempt to lure police and ATO colleagues into the area to murder them.” PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Stephen Martin says the detonation of an explosive device in Fermanagh on Monday morning was a “deliberate” attempt to murder police and anti-terrorism officers attending the scene. The […]

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The dog, named Rover, was suffering from severe mange and malnutrition and is currently undergoing treatment expected to last for at least six weeks. The ISPCA are appealing for information about a dog recently discovered in “shocking condition” in Moydow in Longford. The lurcher dog was discovered in extremely poor condition and was transported to […]

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And they would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn’t for that pesky cough. In September 2001, Charles Ingram, a former British Army Major, won the maximum prize of £1 million on the wildly popular quiz show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, becoming only the third person in the history of the […]

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“This band is a huge part of our lives and while breaking up is not an easy thing to do, it’s what feels right for us.” Dublin band Otherkin have announced that they are splitting up after seven years together. The band, who have featured in JOE’s Song of the Day showcase on more than […]

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A lengthy investigation into the Public Services Card has revealed some damning findings. An investigation by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in connection with Public Services Cards (PSCs) has revealed multiple damning findings about the legality of the processing and storing of personal information of the 3.2 million Irish people who have one. On Friday, […]

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The airport was closed for approximately five hours on Thursday morning. Shannon Airport has reopened after the removal from the runway of a plane involved in an “incident” early on Thursday morning. The incident in question, involving a Boeing 763 aircraft, Omni Air International 531, occurred on the runway at approximately 6.15am on Thursday. Emergency […]

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Emergency services are in attendance at the scene. UPDATE: 9:30am Shannon Airport say they are working to remove the aircraft involved in an incident on Thursday morning from the scene so they can resume safe operations on the runway. Shannon Airport have warned that this may take some time, but they are advising passengers to […]

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Stargazers will be in for a treat, but they might have to burn the midnight oil to make the most of it. One of the highlights of the calendar for anyone with an interest in astronomy will take place on Monday night and into the early hours of Tuesday morning (12-13 August), as the Perseid […]

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This week is a big one for the Leaving Cert class of 2019. Parents of school leavers receiving Leaving Cert results and college offers this week have been urged to encourage sober curiosity amongst their children and discuss the issue of alcohol misuse. Thousands of students across the country will receive their Leaving Cert results […]

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Name a better duo, we’ll wait. As far as sentences you didn’t expect to read today go, Enda Kenny and Bear Grylls joining forces to lead a team to victory over the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in a prestigious yacht race off the Isle of Wight is probably somewhere close to the top of […]

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The incident happened in Letterkenny on Tuesday evening. A man in his 30s was arrested after attacking a number of vehicles stopped in traffic in Letterkenny on Tuesday evening. According to Highland Radio, the man attacked a number of vehicles stopped in traffic in the Oldtown area of Letterkenny at approximately 7.30pm. The man is […]

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“When I arrived at the apartment, I discovered four little Guinea pigs absolutely terrified.” Four guinea pigs and a goldfish were recently found abandoned in an apartment in Cork, the ISPCA has revealed. The ISPCA responded to a call concerning the abandoned guinea pigs and goldfish and discovered four underweight and uncared for guinea pigs […]

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25 projects in total will be funded across 13 local authorities in Ireland. Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy announced on Tuesday that €84 million in funding has been approved for a little under 1,800 affordable homes in nine counties in Ireland. As part of a commitment made in the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan, Minister Murphy […]

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“Oh my God I was out and I had lunch. It was so amazing.” Becoming a parent, as mothers and fathers everywhere will readily testify, is a life-changing experience and one that affects all aspects of life, down to the tiniest of details. While chatting about his recent departure from Munster, his insecurities as a […]

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Members of the public travelling to the festival reported massive traffic delays on social media. AA Roadwatch has warned people travelling to the All Together Now festival in Waterford to expect delays on routes approaching the festival site at Curraghmore Estate due to massive traffic tailbacks in the area. Significant numbers of people took to […]

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Stout drinkers in Ireland aren’t hit as hard in the pocket as their lager-drinking counterparts. Getting change from a €5 after buying a pint isn’t nearly as common in Ireland as it used to be, but if lager is your tipple, the average price of a pint in Ireland remained under €5 in 2018, according […]

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Three decades in the making. Teeling Whiskey’s 30-year-old single malt whiskey has claimed the honour of best Irish whiskey at the 2019 Irish Whiskey Masters. Run by The Spirits Business, the awards aim to honour the finest brands of Irish whiskey on the world stage, with the winners determined by a panel of leading specialists […]

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What does ‘home’ mean to you? RTÉ is inviting members of the public to share their experiences of what home means to them in the current housing crisis as part of a new documentary. The national broadcaster is casting the net far and wide in their search for submissions from the public and want to […]

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How he thought he’d get away with this, we’ll never know. A 65-year-old man was arrested in Barcelona Airport last month for attempting to conceal approximately half a kilogram of cocaine (503 grams) in an ill-fitting toupee. Spanish Police released images of the offender on Twitter on Tuesday morning, images which illustrated the folly of […]

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Buying a house in Ireland ain’t cheap these days. Over half of Irish people believe parents should provide financial assistance to their adult children to purchase their first home, when they can afford it. According to a survey commissioned by Lotus Investment Group, a Dublin-based investment management firm which lends money to property developers, 51% […]

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Sunday was one of the hottest days of the year so far. The PSNI are investigating an incident in which a dog passed away having been locked in a parked car in Enniskillen on Sunday. At approximately 2.05pm, police were informed that a dog was in distress whilst locked in a parked car in the […]

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The west was the best place to be out of doors on a glorious day. Fine days have been few and far between to date in Summer 2019, a very mixed bag on the weather front and certainly a far cry from the heady days of this time last year. Sunday, however, was glorious across […]

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“Anything received via text message is most definitely a scam.” Lidl Ireland has warned customers not to open any text messages purported to have been sent by the company. In posts on its official Twitter account on Friday, Lidl Ireland said that offers or information to customers are not communicated to customers via text and […]

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More than 39,000 pounds of cocaine and 933 pounds of marijuana were seized in 14 separate interventions. The US Coast Guard offloaded $569 million worth of cocaine and marijuana in San Diego on Thursday, the result of 14 separate suspected drug smuggling interventions in international waters between May and July. The crew of the Coast […]

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The perfect Christmas present for the Picture This fan in your life. Having become the fastest act ever to sell out the INEC Killarney in 2017, Picture This have been confirmed as the first band to perform at the newly rebranded The Gleneagle INEC Arena days before Christmas. The Kildare natives will perform in the […]

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A female in her 30s was arrested on Monday morning. Gardaí in Cork have arrested a female in her 30s in connection with an investigation into the murder of a two-year-old girl on Friday, 5 July. Gardaí at Anglesea Street in Cork made the arrest on Monday morning. The woman is currently detained at Gurranabraher […]

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Yes, that is The GAA Hour presenter Colm Parkinson you can see screaming above. Wooly’s opinions on The GAA Hour are often the source of much debate amongst football and hurling fans, but it’s not often they’d cause him to be chased through the streets by gun-wielding bad guys. That’s what he’s confronted with in […]

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In the event of a no-deal Brexit, UK driving licences will not be valid in Ireland after 31 October. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has confirmed that anyone living in Ireland who holds a UK (including Northern Ireland) driving licence must exchange it for an Irish driving licence, before 31 October 2019, in the event […]

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Three Gardaí were suspended from duty as part of the investigation in May. A man in his early 50s was arrested on Thursday (4 July) for suspected conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and detained at a Garda Station in Tipperary under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. He was subsequently released […]

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