Man arrested in connection with the murder of primary school teacher Ashling Murphy has been remanded in custody for another two weeks. The formal directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is pending. Ashling Murphy (23) was found dead near Grand Canal in Tullamore on January 12 where she went for routine running. It … Read more
The jobseekers will have to collect their allowances from post offices like before as the Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. The Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys announced the change today and it initially apply to all new jobseeker applicants, before being extended to other jobseekers over the coming months. According to the Minister, the change … Read more
There is a significant shortage of General Practitioners in the country and by 2028, there will be 1,600 less GPs available for service, the Oireachtas health committee was told. Both the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) and the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) attended the committee this morning and detailed new recruitments are compulsory in … Read more
Irish tourists traveling abroad from next month will be able to move freely anywhere in the EU with proof of vaccination, recovery, or a negative test. EU Ministers have decided to support the Council recommendations at a meeting of the General Affairs Council on Tuesday. This means anyone meeting the listed criteria will not face any … Read more
A young man in his 20s,has died after a horror single-vehicle crash in Co Meath, at around 10.30pm on Tuesday. The incident happened on the L5068 at Knockcommon, Slane. The man received treatment at the scene from paramedics but was later marked dead. His body was carried to Navan Hospital where a post mortem is set … Read more
A tragic accident happened yesterday in West Cork. A 17-month-old baby boy has died after he was struck by a car in the driveway of his home in Skibbereen in West Cork. The accident occured shortly after 5pm in Tralispean in Skibbereen. An investigation is being launched by gardaí. However, the incident is being treated … Read more
A man was taken to the hospital following a knife attack in Cork city center last night. Gardaí and Emergency Services were attended to the scene in an apartment building on John Redmond Street shortly before 9pm. According to the gardaí, the teenager had suffered multiple stab wounds. He was taken from the scene by … Read more
An Indian-origin professor Subrata Ghosh, a Cork-based global leader in research into Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, has been awarded €5.6 million in funding to establish a world-leading research lab at University College Cork (UCC). Prof. Subrata Ghosh has received €5.6m through Science Foundation Ireland’s (SFI) professorship award, to establish a new laboratory in University … Read more
The wait for driving tests in the country still continue without much improvement, a new report says. According to the RSA report seen by RTE News, the learner drivers are facing an average wait of 10 weeks for a driving test. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has confirmed that eight of its 60 test centres … Read more
Revenue officers have seized cocaine worth an estimated €210,000 at Dublin Airport. 3 kilos of the drug was discovered during a routine search of the baggage of passenger who had arrived on a flight from Lisbon on Monday. A woman in her 20s was arrested at the scene and she is being held at Ballymun … Read more
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD, today published details of a new law which will give employees the right to request remote working, as part of his plans to make better terms and conditions for workers a legacy of the pandemic. The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and … Read more
Gardaí are appealing to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 47-year-old William O’Toole who they say has been missing from the Churchfield area of Cork since the morning of Monday, January 17. William is described as being approximately 5 foot 9 inches in height with a stocky build, brown hair and green … Read more
Abraham Ayendi (47), an asylum seeker and volunteer pastor, was caught with a fake passport after gardai investigated a road crash. The Dublin District Court has banned the pastor from driving for four years. District Court Judge Bryan Smyth also fined him a total of €800. Ayendi, with an address at Balseskin Reception Centre, St … Read more
Graham Daly aged 37, a teacher who raped and sexually abused his little brother when they were children has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years. Graham was “a big brother who should have protected his younger brother”, Ms Justice Karen O’Connor said. Instead, Daly abused his brother Thomas over a four-year period from when the boy … Read more
GARDAÍ are looking for the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old Ronan Quinn who went missing from Co Donegal, since last Friday evening, 21 January 2022. The boy has been missing from Manorcunningham in County Donegal. Ronan Quinn is described as being approximately 5 foot 8 inches in height with blue eyes and … Read more