Vinu Devan 
The world’s most powerful passports for 2022 have been revealed. Ireland is ranked fifth on the list of most powerful passports in the world. Henley and Partners released their Passport Index revealing the Irish passport to be the fifth most useable in the world. The ranking was based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport … Read more
Gardaí in West Cork have seized approximately €220,000 of suspected cannabis herb and resin and arrested one man following an operation in Bantry yesterday. The operation started with a street stop by a mobile unit that uncovered a quantity of cannabis herb – this was followed up rapidly by searches in the area. A Garda … Read more
In an incident at a farm in Co Laois yesterday, a woman in her 60s tragically died. Gardaí have confirmed the incident happened on Monday, with emergency services being rushed to the scene. The woman was fatally injured in the workplace incident at the farm, which was located in the Portlaoise area, and was pronounced dead … Read more
The Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, signed regulations doubling the cost of a fixed charge ticket for anyone who parks on a footpath, cycle or bus lane. The new penalties will increase the fine from €40 to €80 and will come into operation from today (1 February 2022.) Minister Eamon Ryan said the measure would help … Read more
There is currently a recruitment campaign for An Garda Siochana organized by the community policing office in Pearse Street Garda Station. The campaign is targeted at migrants, travelers, and ethnic groups living in Ireland. Officials said, “The aim of this session is to give people the opportunity to meet a guard, get some information on … Read more
There was an attack on a teenage girl this afternoon in Co Kilkenny. Emergency services have attended the reported scene. When the alleged attack took place around lunchtime, the 17-year-old girl was in the Johnstown area of Co Kilkenny. A spokesperson said: “An Garda Siochana are currently responding to a report in Johnstown, Co Kilkenny, … Read more
Gardai are appealing to the public for help in tracing the whereabouts of an old man who is missing from Cork. Timothy Kelly, 59 years old, is missing from his home on Commons Road on the Northside of the city, since the 29th January 2022. He was last seen when he left his house at … Read more
Government departments have spent over €30m hiring external legal teams, HR specialists, accountancy firms, and consultants in the past year. The most sizeable portion of this was spent by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications, which racked up a €14.3m bill, including over €10m of external legal and consultancy advice on the National Broadband … Read more
Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault after a woman posted visual and audio allegations on social media of an incident. Manchester police said they had arrested a man on suspicion of rape and assault on Sunday after Manchester United suspended Mason Greenwood following allegations on social media. … Read more
Rafael Nadal won a record 21st Grand Slam men’s title in the most spectacular fashion, fighting back from two sets down to defeat Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in a classic Australian Open final. With this victory, Nadal surpassed Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the list of most men’s singles Majors and became the first-ever male … Read more
A 45-year old woman who went missing earlier this week has been found safe and well. Caroline Power was last seen in Leixlip, Co. Kildare on Thursday. An Garda Síochána issued thanks to the public and the media for their assistance. source : The journal
A man in his 40s has died following a road collision in west Dublin on Saturday night. A garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí in Clondalkin are investigating a fatal road traffic collision that occurred yesterday evening, Saturday 29th January 2022 at approximately 11 pm.” “The collision, which involved a car and a pedestrian, occurred on the … Read more
An appeal for information has been issued following the disappearance of two teenagers, Hannah O’Brien and Martin Ward. Both of them are from the Julianstown area of Co Meath and were last seen on Friday. They are aged 15. Hannah is described as being 5’3″, with long blonde hair, of slim build, and has blue … Read more
A 46-year-old man has been arrested after €3.1m worth of cocaine was seized in Dublin Port on Saturday. Some 45kg of drugs were found in a refrigeration unit inside a vehicle by officials, with the help of a detector dog The operation was made as part of ongoing investigations targeting persons suspected of involvement in … Read more
A fifth covid vaccine, US-based Novovax, has been approved by health officials for its use in Ireland. The Nuvaxovid vaccine, produced by Novavax, was approved by the European Medicine Agency in December and will now be included in Ireland’s booster vaccination program for people aged 18 years and older. The vaccine is given in two … Read more