Gardai have confirmed that the missing 13-year-old girl from Wexford has been located and she is safe. An Garda Síochána would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance in this matter, a press release said.
46 cases of spiking incidents have been reported to gardai so far in Ireland, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has revealed. Among them, 25 of the incidents involved needles or syringes. “There were 46 incidents reported under the heading ‘spiking’ to our (garda) Pulse system from January to November of this year. Twenty-five of those … Read more
People aged 40 and above can book for their Covid vaccine booster shots from next week, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has confirmed. The 15-minute waiting time for booster shots at the vaccination centres will also be waived off to allow more to receive it, the Minister has added. The decision to waive off the waiting … Read more
Toll charges on eight of the State’s 11 toll-motorways, bridges and tunnels are set to rise next year, the Irish Times reports. The increases to come into force in January and this is for the first time in nine years a toll increase is happening for private cars. Under the latest increases tolls for private … Read more
A new road safety strategy is seeking to cut the number of deaths on Irish roads by 50% over the next ten years. According to a report by The Journal, The Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 is a new plan from the Department of Transport that aims to halve the number of deaths and serious injuries … Read more
A woman from Donegal has been sentenced for 20 months in prison for helping her boyfriend and his brother for the assault and robbery of a taxi driver in Dublin. Nikkita Brogan (24) was arrested for helping her boyfriend Peter Collins (26) and brother Jason Collins (18) who assaulted a 60-year-old taxi driver during a … Read more
A Covid walk-in vaccination centre for booster shots has started operation in Cork City Hall for healthcare. The centre will be operational today (December 15) and tomorrow (December 16) where healthcare workers can approach and have the booster inoculation without an appointment. The timing is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. On December 17th, a … Read more
Covid vaccination for children under 12 will begin from 20th December, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has confirmed. The inoculation will begin with the vulnerable children and continue in the priority order. He has also said that the major cohort vaccinations in children will begin from 10 January onwards. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) had given green … Read more
Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a recall notice to the below batch of Marcel Urechi Snacks due to the presence of infectious bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batch. Product: Marcel Urechi Snacks; pack size: 200g Batch Code: Lot no.: 076181121; Best before … Read more
A man and a woman have been arrested following a search operation by gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) targeting ‘smishing’ attacks on bank account holders. The operation took place in Tallaght this morning and the woman arrested was later released without charges. Account holders received a text, believing it was … Read more
Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 21 year old Grainne Burke, who is missing from her home in Seamount, Malahide, Co. Dublin since Saturday morning 4th December, 2021. Grainne is described as being 5’ 6” in height, of slim build with brown hair and blue eyes. It is unknown was … Read more
Huge traffic disruptions were occurred during a demonstration staged by hauliers yesterday over fuel price hike at Dublin port. The Port Tunnel was closed southbound for several hours and the traffic congestion continued even later on the day. Multiple streets in the city were closed due to the protest, with Dublin City Council announcing the … Read more
Gardai appeal public’s help in tracing the whereabouts of 30-year-old Evgheni Guzun, who is missing from the Clonsilla area, Dublin 15 since Friday 8 December 2021. Evgheni is described as being 6’ 0” in height, of thin build with dark brown hair. Gardaí and Evgheni’s family are concerned for his welfare. Anyone with information on … Read more
Met Eireann have issued a Status Yellow fog warning for the entire country this afternoon. The warning will be in place from 7 p.m. this evening and will last until 9 a.m. tomorrow morning. There will be fog developing in some areas causing reduced visibility and drivers are advised to take extra care. Fog lights … Read more
Gardaí in Ballinasloe are appealing for witnesses in relation to a serious assault that occurred in Mountbellew, Co. Galway in the early hours of Sunday 12th December 2021 at 1.15am. It is understood a male, aged in his 20s, was seriously injured during an altercation with a second male in The Square, Mountbellew. He is … Read more