Several counties hit with weather warnings over ‘strong and gusty’ winds

Around 100 customers on board were detrained and brought to a level crossing. Around 100 passengers disembarked from an Irish Rail service today (Wednesday, 8 April) after a fire broke out. The service was the 12.45 Dublin Heuston to Westport. The fire developed in the undercarriage area near the gearbox of one carriage between Athlone […]

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Several others are experiencing fuel issues Tourists in Italy are facing delays as flights have been cancelled, following the running out of fuel of a major airport in the country. According to reports, the Brindisi Airport has joined other airports in experiencing fuel supply issues, after it has run out of fuel which has led […]

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Protesters want the carbon tax to be abolished and fuel costs to be ‘brought back to an affordable level’. Both An Garda Síochána and the Dublin Fire Brigade have issued new statements regarding the fuel protests taking place across Ireland today (Wednesday, 8 April). A response to the recent, much-publicised surge in fuel prices, the […]

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