The girl was taken to hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries. A young girl has been rescued and rushed to hospital after dramatic scenes on the Irish coast on Saturday evening, in the wake of Storm Kathleen. The incident occurred off the coast of Dun Laoghaire in Dublin, when the alarm was raised just […]

2 years ago

By Fiona Frawley The lavish vessel, complete with helipad and onboard aquarium is owned by one of the richest women in the world. A 110-metre, €300 million yacht reportedly owned by billionaire Walmart heiress Nancy Walton was spotted yesterday morning moored in Scotsman’s Bay, off Dún Laoghaire. Images of the opulent interiors have been doing […]

3 years ago

Quite the honour. Dún Laoghaire has been named Europe’s “Great Town” of 2022 at the Urbanism Awards. Run by the non-profit organisation the Academy of Urbanism, the awards are designed to recognise the best, most enduring or most improved urban environments across the UK, Ireland and Europe. In a statement, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council said […]

3 years ago

Tragic news. A woman using a wheelchair has died after being pulled from the sea in Dublin on Monday (27 June). The woman was in her 50s and entered the water at Dún Laoghaire’s East Pier, an area known to be a popular walking spot. The Irish Coast Guard and Gardaí were called to the […]

4 years ago

“I knew I was goosed if he threw a punch but I just had to accept it as part and parcel with the job.” RTÉ presenter Ryan Tubridy has said he is “fed up” with receiving abuse after being verbally attacked by two young men in their twenties while out with family in Dún Laoghaire. […]

5 years ago

Thankfully, no one was injured. Dun Laoghaire lifeboat services rescued seven people over the weekend after two separate incidents of engine trouble at sea. The Dublin coastal town’s RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat was launched on Sunday, 21 March following a request from the Irish coast guard at 4.10pm. This was to assist five people on-board a […]

5 years ago