A second male juvenile has been arrested on Thursday morning as part of an investigation into a serious assault of a 17-year-old girl and her friend that took place in Ballyfermot in late December. “He is presently being held at a Garda Station in West Dublin under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984,” … Read more
The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today (Thursday 3 February) confirmed the waiving of the fees for the 2022 Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle examinations. Students will not have to pay the fees which would usually be €116 and €109 for the Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle examinations respectively. Minister Foley said: “We … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 6,061 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Wednesday 2 February, 6,814 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. As of 8 am today, 610 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of whom 63 are in ICU.
Former Ireland and Lions captain Tom Kiernan has died at the age of 83. The legendary former full-back was Munster’s coach when they beat the All Blacks in 1978, he was at the helm when Ireland won the 1982 Triple Crown. Kiernan won 54 caps for Ireland and was the country’s most capped player at … Read more
A man and woman have been arrested following the seizure of two suspected firearms in Co Kildare. A Garda statement said: “Gardaí have seized two shotguns and arrested two persons following an incident in County Kildare on the evening of Monday, 31st January 2022. “At approximately 10:30 pm, uniform Gardaí on patrol on the N7 … Read more
Gardaí arrested a young male yesterday while investigating an alleged assault of a 17-year-old girl and her friend in Ballyfermot in December. He has been detained and investigations are still ongoing. The alleged incident was happened in the vacinity of the Civic Office on Ballyfermot Road on Thursday around 9.35 pm on 30 December. A … Read more
A man has lost a fight against extradition from England to Ireland after being accused of raping a woman 21 years ago. Lawyers representing the man mounted a High Court challenge after a judge at Westminster Magistrates’ Court had ruled that he should be extradited. They said the man had mental and physical health difficulties … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been notified of 5,940 positive PCR cases of COVID-19 Ireland today. In addition, on Tuesday 1 February, 6,620 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. That’s a total of 12,560 new cases of the virus. A total of 92 deaths related to Covid-19 have been newly notified … Read more
Gardaí are looking for the public’s help in finding a 15-year-old Arab Al-Mesto who is missing from the Dublin 2 area since 3 weeks. The teenager is described as being approximately 5ft 10in tall, of medium build, with short black hair and brown eyes. When last seen on Wednesday 12 January, Arab was wearing a … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden has approved the deployment of about 3,000 additional American troops to Eastern Europe, administration officials said on Wednesday, as Washington reinforces its allies against what it describes as a Russian threat to invade Ukraine. One of the officials said about 2,000 American troops would deploy from the United States to Poland … Read more
Veteran Indian hockey goalkeeper PR Srejeesh, who was part of the men’s team that claimed a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics, won the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year for his 2021 performances, becoming only the second Indian to receive the accolade. Indian women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal became the first Indian to … Read more
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