Gardai are seeking public help to trace a 42-year-old Northern Irish man who was last seen on Carrick Road, Dundalk on 20th November, 2021. Damien is described as being 5’ 5” in height with a slim build. He has grey hair and blue eyes. When last seen, Damien was wearing a grey hoodie and grey … Read more
A second case of bird flu has been confirmed in a flock in Co Monaghan. The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in a broiler flock in a farm in Co Monaghan, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine told the Irish Examiner. The first case also was in Monaghan where the … Read more
The workers’ organization in Ireland SIPTU is calling the government to reduce the capacity in public transports from 100% amid the growing number of Covid patients in the country. The organization has written to the Transport Minister Eamon Ryan regarding this, pointing out that the full capacity increases the risk of virus transmission to both … Read more
10-year-old boy receives €27,000 as compensation after he was injured from a beside lamp bulb explosion at home. Joseph Carney of Bailes, Dunleer, Co Louth sued the stores Dealz and Ikea from where the bulb and beside lamp were bought. The accident took place on December 12th, 2016 and Joseph was just six years old … Read more
Popular telecommunication company Eir records a growth in revenue by 1% to €320 million amid allegations of overcharging customers. The Commission for Communications Regulation (Comerg) had recently filed a lawsuit against Eircom alleging that the company overcharged around 71,000 customers since 2015 and earned an extra €4.7 million by this wrongdoing. Amid the allegations, Eir … Read more
NFT, short term used for non-fungible token has been made word of the year by Collins Dictionary. According to the dictionary, the use of the the abbreviation rose by more than 11,000% in 2021. It is unusual for an abbreviation to have such a popularity, Alex Beecroft from Collins Dictionary said. “Whether the NFT will … Read more
Irish rugby legend Rob Kearney has announced his retirement after Saturday’s game for the Barbarians against Samoa. The 35-year-old rugby giant said that the match at Twickenham will be his ‘last game of rugby.’ Kearney has won four Six Nations titles throughout a career spanning over three decades. That include the Grand Slams in 2009 … Read more
A 51-year-old man has been seriously injured after an assault took place on Haddington Road, Dublin on Sunday. The victim was attacked by a group of men who approached him shortly before 5pm while walking on the road. The man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries on face and head. His injuries are … Read more
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney has been voted Novel of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards 2021. Rooney’s previous novel Normal People too had won the award earlier in the same category. We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958 by Fintan O’Toole won Non-Fiction Book … Read more
Lidl has announced the success of its bottle and can deposit return scheme at Glenageary branch following its introduction 11 weeks ago. According to Lidl Ireland, its reverse vending machine has collected more than 64,000 plastic bottles and aluminium cans from customers and paid out more than €6,400 in this period. The plan was first … Read more
Gardai have renewed an appeal for information regarding the remains of an unidentified man discovered in Co Meath 30 years ago. The new appeal is with the consultation of the Garda Missing Person Unit. The man’s body was found in Bracetown, Co Meath on April 18th, 1991. It is believed the man was aged between … Read more
Met Éireann has issued a status yellow warning for counties Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford following the forecast of dense fog. The warning will be in place from midnight of Monday to 10am on Tuesday. Following the report, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has advised the road users to take extra care during … Read more
An Bord Pleanala has given permission to build a new cable car system along with other developments in Dursey Island off the Beara peninsula in west Cork. The plan was submitted by the Cork County Council back in 2019 and An Bord Pleanála has overruled the strong recommendation of its own inspector to refuse planning … Read more
The councillors have approved a construction plan to build 853 social and affordable homes in Dublin following a voting on the proposal. The plan to build homes at Oscar Traynor Road in Santry was passed with the support of 36 members while 23 councillors opposed. Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Green Party and most Labour councillors … Read more
Gardai appeal public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a 24-year -old man who has been missing from the Clondalkin area of Dublin since Tuesday, 16 November. Hasif Khan is described as being approximately 5 foot 7 inches in height with a slim build, black hair and brown eyes. Gardaí said and Hasif’s family are concerned … Read more