The club member is one of two adult players who was recently on holiday in Italy. A GAA club in Meath have confirmed that an adult player has tested positive for Covid-19. Simonstown Gaels issued a statement on Wednesday morning confirming that the player who tested positive was one of two players who recently returned […]

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“I don’t want people to think that there won’t be a time where we’ll need more restrictions, we will.” Minister for Health Simon Harris has said that schools throughout the country may have to close and more public events will have to be cancelled in an effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 in Ireland. […]

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The suspension takes effect from midnight tonight. Ryanair has announced the suspension of all flights to, from and within Italy following the decision of the Italian government to lockdown the entire country in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus. As of first thing Wednesday morning (12am, 11 March) Ryanair will suspend all […]

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The measures come into effect from Wednesday morning. Trinity College has confirmed that all lectures will be delivered online for the rest of the semester, rather than physically in a lecture hall, due to the impact of the coronavirus. A statement issued by the college on Tuesday afternoon also confirmed that while all lectures will […]

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Incidents of fraud are expected to rise as the coronavirus continues to spread in Ireland and around the world. An Garda Síochána have warned the public to be wary of online fraudsters trying to exploit the spread of the coronavirus to facilitate various types of fraud and cyber-crime online. In a post on the Facebook […]

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Ever eaten in any of these places? Evidence of rodent activity and rodent droppings found in food storage areas, posing a risk of contamination to foodstuffs, were among the reasons for the issuing of six enforcement orders to Irish food businesses last month. According to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), out of date […]

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“It is with deep regret that Youghal 4 All has found themselves in the position of having to cancel the St. Patrick’s Day Parade due to our concerns about Covid-19.” This year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in the Cork town of Youghal has been cancelled due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. In […]

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Arsenic above safe levels was also detected in drinking water and listeria monocytogenes in poultry, dairy and fruit. The presence of metal pieces in prepared dishes, of plastic in meat products and of insects in other foods were among the reasons for the issuing of 55 food alerts in 2019, according to the Food Safety […]

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The collision occurred at around 7am on Friday morning. A male cyclist in his 60s has died as a result of a collision with a car in Cork on Friday morning. Gardaí in Fermoy are investigating a fatal road traffic collision on the R639 between Fermoy and Rathcormac at approximately 7am. A male pedal cyclist […]

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It’s very long and very impressive. Disney has announced a line-up of over 500 movies, over 350 series and a slate of 26 exclusive Disney+ originals coming to the Disney+ streaming service when it launches in Ireland on 24 March. As had been flagged, the line-up includes seasons 1-30 of The Simpsons – more than […]

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There are now 13 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland. The Department of Health has confirmed seven new cases of coronavirus in the Republic of Ireland, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 13 in total. The seven new cases were confirmed at the most recent daily briefing by the Department of Health and come […]

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Very sad news from Limerick. A man in his 60s has died after the car he was driving collided with a stationary vehicle before colliding with a wall in Limerick city on Wednesday night. Gardaí in Henry Street are investigating a fatal three vehicle road traffic collision that occurred on O’Curry Street in Limerick at […]

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“A banger.” RTÉ has announced that Ireland will be represented at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest by Leslie Roy with a song called ‘Story Of My Life’ at the competition in Rotterdam in May. Established singers and songwriters were invited to submit songs for entry for this year’s competition by the national broadcaster and after […]

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Several flights to and from Irish airports have been affected. Passengers who had booked flights with UK airline Flybe have been told not to travel to the airport after the airline confirmed it had entered administration and ceased trading with immediate effect. The news was confirmed in the early hours of Thursday morning and comes […]

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The offer is valid until 25 June. Sky has launched a new TV bundle that includes Netflix in a package that will cost new Sky customers €30 a month. Sky Ultimate TV on Sky Q will include all Sky shows (not including Sky Cinema, Sky Sports, Sky Kids, HD and Ultra HD, all of which […]

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Two Sinn Féin public rallies in Cavan and Galway this week have been postponed. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has confirmed that two planned Sinn Féin public rallies for this week will be postponed. In a video post on Twitter on Monday, McDonald said that she has had to reorganise her schedule as her children […]

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The highest number of new Irish citizens come from the UK, followed by Poland and Romania. 5,000 people from 135 countries all over the world will be granted Irish citizenship at six separate ceremonies in Killarney on Monday and Tuesday this week. The bulk of the new Irish citizens hail originally from the United Kingdom […]

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Three people died in a two-car collision that occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning. A male in his 20s has been charged in relation to a fatal road traffic collision that occurred in Dundalk in the early hours of Saturday morning (29 February). Three people – a man in his 50s and a […]

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And about time, too. Even by Ireland’s standards, it’s been a rough couple of weeks on the weather front. We’ve had Storm Ciara, Storm Dennis and Storm Jorge arrive within weeks of each other, as well as fairly severe flooding, snow, ice and a seemingly never-ending supply of rain for good measure. It would, appear, […]

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Familiar with any of these places? Four Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation in February, 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. Four closure orders – […]

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Snow, ice and flooding are causing treacherous conditions on roads across the country on Monday morning. Multiple collisions and dangerous conditions have been reported on roads across Ireland on Monday morning due to snow, ice and flooding caused by Storm Jorge in recent days. According to AA Roadwatch, the western half of the country has […]

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The country is going to experience all sorts of weather this weekend. Met Éireann has issued a status yellow snow/ice warning for the Republic of Ireland as the country braces itself for the arrival of Storm Jorge. The warning, issued at 7am on Saturday morning, is valid from 7am until 4pm on Saturday. A status […]

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Storm Jorge is going to wreak havoc this weekend. Met Éireann has issued a status red weather warning for Galway and Clare and two new weather warnings affecting 19 counties ahead of the arrival of Storm Jorge this weekend. Wind Warning associated with #StormJorgeLevel: REDFor Galway and Clare Valid from 13:00 Sat, 29-Feb-2020Valid until 16:00 […]

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Winds are expected to reach violent Storm Force 11 on Irish coastal waters on Saturday. Met Éireann has issued a status red marine warning for coastal waters on the west coast of Ireland ahead of the arrival of Storm Jorge this weekend. The warning, issued at midday on Friday, warns that Gale Force 8 to […]

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Jack and Emily top the pile yet again. For the 12th time in 13 years, Jack was the most popular name for baby boys in Ireland in 2019, while Emily was the most popular name for baby girls once more. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) revealed the stats behind the names of newborn babies in […]

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The man previously collided with a Garda car while attempting to flee the scene of arrest in 2018. A 28-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of being involved in numerous burglary offences in Cork and Waterford during a 10-day period in May 2018. On 11 May 2018, following a number of burglaries in […]

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The airline says the career opportunities will offer “outstanding earnings potential”. Ryanair says that up to 400 pilots across Europe will be hired in the next four to five years following the official launch of a major new training partnership. Friday marked the official launch of Ryanair’s partnership with Aviomar Flight Academy in Rome, in […]

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“Clearly Fine Gael’s intention is to engage in shadow boxing in the coming weeks and we’ve no intention in participating in such a charade.” The Social Democrats have accused Fine Gael of “shadow boxing” and engaging in “theatrics” after cancelling a proposed meeting between the two parties on Tuesday. The Social Democrats confirmed that a […]

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“The most enigmatic adversary AC-12 have ever faced.” Mother of God. Of all the TV events in 2020, few will be as anticipated as the sixth season of Line of Duty, the wildly successful and nigh on unmissable BBC drama series about an anti-corruption police unit determined to rid the force of bent coppers at […]

6 years ago

A number of people subject to deportation orders were under employment at the warehouses. Gardaí have arrested a total of 10 people as a result of two separate, multi-agency search operations on warehouses in Dublin and Meath where individuals subject to deportation orders and individuals in contravention of the Immigration and Employment Permits Legislation were […]

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A young man fell into the canal in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Three members of An Garda Síochána have been praised for rescuing a young man from icy waters in the Corrib canal in Galway. The man fell into the canal at O’Brien’s Bridge at approximately 2.10am on Tuesday. He was handed a […]

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Cormac Ryan had been missing from Cork city since Sunday, 9 February. UPDATE – Friday 14 February, 7.30am Gardaí have stood down the search for missing Cork man Cormac Ryan after his body was located on Thursday 13 February. UPDATE ENDS Gardaí at Anglesea Street in Cork are appealing to the public for assistance in […]

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The cold snap rumbles on. Met Éireann has extended a nationwide status yellow snow/ice weather warning into Wednesday morning ahead of further snowfall in parts of the country overnight. Initially in place until 8pm on Tuesday, Met Éireann has extended the warning to 10am on Wednesday and warned of scattered wintry showers across the country, […]

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Get checking those tickets. One lucky person in Ireland, or a group of lucky people in a syndicate, are about to wake up a whole lot richer on Wednesday morning after a ticket bought in Ireland won Tuesday night’s Euromillions jackpot of €17 million. €17 million, Ted! It is the first Euromillions jackpot won in […]

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The incident occurred in Islandbridge in Dublin 8 on Tuesday afternoon. A man in his 30s received a number of stab wounds following a serious assault in Islandbridge in Dublin 8 on Tuesday afternoon. A woman in her early 40s has been arrested in connection with the incident, which occurred at a residence in Islandbridge […]

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“You can imagine the look on my face as, one-by-one, I had every single number.” A Carlow woman who was part of the syndicate that won over €2.7 million in last weekend’s Lotto draw revealed that she, possibly sarcastically, predicted the jackpot win in advance. The National Lottery revealed on Tuesday that the winning ticket […]

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“What are the criteria for a ‘red wind warning’ for the extreme west coast of Ireland?” A national school in Mayo was forced to close for the day on Tuesday after strong winds blew the roof off part of a building. The incident occurred at Dooagh National School in Achill, a three-teacher school with 39 […]

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After a wild weekend of wind and rain, the snow has made its presence felt on Monday. With one of the most historic General Elections in recent memory taking place and Storm Ciara bringing heavy rain and wild winds to all parts of the country, it’s safe to say it was an eventful weekend in […]

6 years ago

A UK resident has been linked to seven confirmed cases of coronavirus in England, France and Spain. The UK Department of Health has declared that the coronavirus constitutes “a serious and imminent threat to public health” and has put measures in place to protect the public from the transmission of the virus. A statement issued […]

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Batten down the hatches. Having already felt the wrath of Storm Brendan in 2020 so far, Ireland is set to experience inclement conditions once again as Storm Ciara approaches this weekend. Met Éireann had already warned of “extremely disturbed” weather from Friday through to Sunday and is now forecasting stormy conditions, high seas and very […]

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19,000 TUI members across the country went on strike on Tuesday. The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has vowed to continue its campaign against what it describes as “the continuing injustice of pay discrimination” until the union is satisfied that it has been eliminated. Days out from the General Election on Saturday, 19,000 TUI members […]

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The service has been provided free of charge for the best part of two decades. Telecommunications provider eir has confirmed that users of the eircom.net email service will be charged a subscription fee of €5.99 per month from 31 March onwards. The fee is being introduced, eir says, to “invest in the maintenance and improvement […]

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Gusts of up to 100km/h are expected on Monday night and the early hours of Tuesday morning. Met Éireann has issued a status yellow weather warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo ahead of windy conditions in the west and northwest of Ireland on Monday evening and Tuesday morning. The status yellow wind warning, issued […]

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The incident, involving a single car, occurred at Three Trees in Donegal in the early hours of Monday morning. A man in his mid-30s has died as a result of a road collision in Donegal in the early hours of Monday morning. Gardaí in Muff, emergency services and the Coast Guard attended the scene of […]

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The affected businesses are located in Waterford, Cork, Louth and Laois. Five Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation in January, 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

20 new stores will bring the number of Centra stores in Ireland to just under 500. Irish convenience retailer Centra has announced plans to open 20 new stores and create 480 new jobs in Ireland this year. Centra’s plans come on the back of the announcement of a record sales figure of €1.7 billion in […]

6 years ago

“When Ireland would lose a match, I used to say I was heartbroken. I now know what that really means.” At their funeral mass in Rathcoole on Friday morning, Andrew McGinley paid tribute to his three children, Conor (9), Darragh (7) and Carla (3), who were found dead at their home in Dublin last Friday […]

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Coming to a roadside near you in the very near future. An Garda Síochána has unveiled two new speed detection devices which will begin to be rolled out in February in an effort to crack down on speeding across the country. The latest speed detection technology, An Garda Síochána says, will increase the number of […]

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The car failed to stop for Gardaí before the driver fired two shots at uniformed Gardaí in pursuit. A blue BMW has been discovered burnt out in Wexford after the driver fired two shots from a handgun at uniformed Gardaí in pursuit of the car on Wednesday morning. Shortly after 8.30am on Wednesday morning, uniformed […]

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If you don’t think this movie belongs amongst the all-time greats, then surely you can’t be serious… There’s a danger with comedy movies that they can feel dated quite quickly, but despite being 40 years old, Airplane! has aged very well and it’s no surprise that it has proved extremely popular with generations born years […]

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