Gardai appeal public help in tracing the whereabouts of missing teenager from Limerick. Shane Griffin (16) was last seen in Limerick city at approximately 11.30pm on Saturday 27 November. He is described as being approximately 6ft in height with a medium build. He has dark brown hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information on Shane’s … Read more
The €19 million lotto jackpot didn’t find a winner even at the 48th draw took place on Saturday. Many including Fine Gael TD Bernard Durkan had called for an investigation on the ‘unwinnable lottery’ which Taoiseach Micheal Martin also has backed. Amid the criticisms, a new report suggests that the National Lottery has over €85 … Read more
Travel for Ireland’s (TFI) 90 minute fare scheme has started rolling out in Dublin on Sunday. It allows passengers to transfer between Dublin Bus, Luas, and most Dart, commuter train and Go-Ahead Ireland services for just a single fare charge if the transfers are made within 90 minutes of the initial payment. The fare for … Read more
A woman has been rescued while drowning off the Black Rock at Spanish Point on Co Clare. The incident happened around 11.30 on Sunday morning where a woman in her 60s got into difficulty while swimming. A man who has been walking on the beach immediately responded and helped her get ashore before the emergency … Read more
A man who exposed himself to a female garda officer has been jailed for three months. A Letterkenny District Court sentenced Michael Strain (33) for his indecent behavior after an arrest which took place on November 15 this year. According to the Irish Mirror, Strain was first arrested for attacking a man on Main Street … Read more
Ireland has introduced travel restrictions to and from seven Southern African countries after the emergence of highly transmissible variant of concern, recently named Omicron. Legislation will be brought through the Dail early next week which will allow the re-introduction of mandatory hotel quarantining as part of measures to stop the spread of the new variant. … Read more
The number of homeless people in the country has increased for the fifth time in a row. According to the latest report, there are 8,830 people in Ireland who are in need of emergency accommodation. 2,513 among them are children. From September to October, 355 more people became homeless, which is a dramatic surge in … Read more
Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) have seized a number of designer items along with a car during search operations in Dublin and Meath. The search was took place on Friday morning at 24 properties including houses, offices and business premises. 72 CAB officials in the operation were assisted by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB), the … Read more
Anyone aged 16 and above in Ireland will get a Covid vaccine booster shot. The recommendation by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has been accepted by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly today. Pregnant women aged 16 and older are prioritised for the booster roll out plan, followed by everyone aged … Read more
Gardai appeal witnesses to an alleged attack on the staff of a store, who asked a customer to wear mask. The incident took place at a business premises on Grafton Street in Dublin on Thursday, 18th November 2021. According to the reports, a man entered the store without a mask and the staff asked him … Read more
A man has been arrested for brothel keeping as part of gardai operation targeting human trafficking. The gardai operation consisted 45 visits nationally to individuals within the sex trade, aiming to identify those who are potentially being sexually exploited or trafficked, reports the Journal. In the operation, one female victim of sexual exploitation was identified, … Read more
A Dublin man has been remanded on bail for defrauding four potential tenants by getting deposits for an apartment he did not have permission to rent out. The man identified as Anthony Byrne, had carried out renovation at the apartment to which he had access. He allegedly took €12,000 as deposits by showing interested parties … Read more
Gardai are appealing the public to help them find the whereabouts of a man who was gone missing from his Tallaght home since 22nd November 2021 John is described as being approximately 5’ 8” in height, of medium build and bald. He is understood to have access to a Grey Vauxhall Astra with a 132D … Read more
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