Following an accident on the busy motorway, there are significant delays on the M1 southbound. The collision happened way between Junction 4 Donabate and Junction 5 Balbriggan. There are considerable tailbacks from the incident. M50 Dublin tweeted: “M1: collision inbound between J5 Balbriggan South and J4 Donabate. Emergency services are en route. Traffic is building on approach.” There … Read more
An Indian nurse was found dead at her home in Swaston in Cambridge. Cardiac arrest is suspected. Pratibha Keshavan, a 38-year-old nurse from Kerala who had lived in the UK for two and a half years, was employed by Cambridge’s Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Pratibha was supposed to have taken a flight to Kerala this week. The … Read more
During the summer, Cork Airport will offer more services with the addition of a new route to Seville, Spain, and more flights to the UK’s East Midlands. Ryanair will run the new Seville service, with flights on Mondays and Thursdays every two weeks. The capital of Andalusia is the tenth Spanish location reached from Cork. … Read more
The NCT, the well-known mandatory vehicle inspection programme in Ireland for everybody who owns a car, has undergone a number of changes. Three fresh elements are being tested on cars as part of the national car test, which began on Friday, May 20. One of these components is to check if new cars have an … Read more
According to recent figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), there were more than 848 assaults against nurses and midwives in the first three months of 2023. Nurses and midwives were the targets of more than 62% of all attacks recorded to the HSE in the first quarter of this year.. INMO general … Read more
A well-known Dublin pub that shuttered a few years ago is again available for rent. Dominic Street Upper’s T O’Brennan’s was put up for sale in September of last year for little under €800,000. The 600 square foot pub also held the title of Ireland’s tiniest craft beer bar. An advertisement on Daft.i.e states that the … Read more
A high-rise building in Dublin’s Blanchardstown has caught fire. The building houses apartments and is situated close to Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, next to the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Dublin Fire Brigade said that seven units are currently attending the scene. It added: “Smoke is visible but we have firefighters on scene dealing with the incident.” The … Read more
The Dublin city centre could soon get a new 500-seat theatre. To address the dearth of large venues in the city, the new theatre could be constructed. Dublin City Council is now considering the region in the city centre between the two canals as the site. A consultancy firm has identified College Green, the Guinness Quarter … Read more
Ava Barry, a little girl with an unusual form of epilepsy, passed away. Her mother had fought fiercely to get her a permission to use cannabis for medical purposes. She was 13 years old. Vera Twomey, Ava’s mother, caught the attention of the country with her two-and-a-half year fight to get medical cannabis for her … Read more
The Indians’ own band, Kumbalam North, has become increasingly popular in Ireland. Kumbalam North, an Ireland-based music band founded by a group of friends who immigrated to Ireland from Kerala in 2000 or 2001, has gained fans all around Ireland because of its improvisational nature. The band formed in 2018. At this period, a few … Read more
The first aircraft to the windy city departing from Shannon Airport’s new Chicago service with United Airlines took off on Friday.Excited passengers boarded the Boeing 757-200 at 8:50 yesterday morning in preparation for the 9.30am departure of the first daily seasonal Chicago service from Shannon to O’Hare International Airport. Shannon Airport Group CEO Mary Considine … Read more
A brave Dublin mother will participate in her 19th Women’s Mini Marathon in support of a charity that assisted her daughter with a rare disease. The 55-year-old Liz Collins will participate in the 10k race to raise money for the national organisation that supports her daughter’s fight against a terrible skin condition. Claudia Scanlon, a … Read more
A military plane from France made an emergency landing after being rerouted at Cork Airport this morning. The twin-prop ATR-type aircraft made a midflight emergency declaration and diverted to Cork, triggering a significant emergency response at the airport, according to the Irish Examiner. A total of 23 people were aboard the military aircraft. The crew … Read more
In a stabbing incident at a home in Co. Wexford, a man lost his life. Last night at a property in Enniscorthy’s Westbury Woods, the incident took place just before 9 o’clock. Emergency services were rushed to the residence where they discovered a guy in his 40s who had died from his injuries. At the … Read more
H&MV Engineering, working in the energy market, is opening a new global headquarters in Limerick and will create 700 jobs in its Irish and international operations over the next five years. With 5GW of projects presently in the design and construction phases, H&MV Engineering, a design firm that specialised in projects like data centres, claims … Read more