Month: August 2015

SINN FEIN COULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THE NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY Detectives investigating the murder of Kevin McGuigan in Belfast last week have arrested a 60-year-old man in the east of…

NORTH KOREA ORDERS ITS MILITARY TO BE ‘READY FOR WAR’ North Korea has ordered its military to prepare for war. The country’s leader Kim Jong-un has demanded forces are ready…

CONCERNS EXPRESSED OVER CHOICE-BASED LETTINGS SYSTEM A leading social justice campaigner says he would have serious concerns about a rural resettlement scheme based on a choice-based lettings system. It is…

NEW MOBILE PHONE PROVIDER LAUNCHES TODAY Ireland’s newest mobile phone operator says it hopes to create 50 jobs over the course of the next five years. iD, which is operated…

NO LINK TO INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IN BANGKOK ATTACK Thailand’s police chief says a bomb attack which killed 20 people in Bangkok on Monday had been planned for at least a…

NO PLANS TO CHANGE WATER CONSERVATION GRANT The Department of the Environment says there are to be no changes to the water conservation grant scheme. It says in a statement:…

AIB CONTACTING THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS OVER CARD PROTECTION INSURANCE AIB is contacting around 110,000 of its customers, who are due compensation after a review of their card protection insurance policies….

CHILDREN OF JASON CORBETT PLACED UNDER GUARDIANSHIP OF THEIR AUNT AND UNCLE Relatives of Jason Corbett have been granted guardianship of his two children. His son and daughter had been…

NEW STUDY LINKS CANCER RISK TO ALCOHOL FOR WOMEN WITH FAMILY HISTORY OF DISEASE New research is raising concerns about the cancer risk posed by having just one drink a…

FAMILY OF MISSING WEXFORD WOMAN BEGIN NEW SEARCH FOR REMAINS The family of missing South Wexford woman Fiona Sinnott have begun a new search to establish her remains. Fiona went…

TWO CO. WEXFORD TOWNS AMOUNG WORST IN THE COUNTRY FOR AIR QUALITY The towns of Enniscorthy and New Ross have some of the worst air quality in the country. Four…

RENUA HITS OUT AT FIANNA FAIL OVER CLAIMS OF ‘PLAGERISM’ OF POLICY DOCUMENTS Renua is hitting out at Fianna Fail over claims the newer party has been ‘ripping off’ policy…

CO. WEXFORD RECORDS ONE OF THE HIGHEST SUCCESS RATES FOR STUDENT GRANTS Counties Wexford and Carlow have recored the highest success rates for students applying for college grants. Both counties…

FIRST WOMAN IN CO. WEXFORD DECLARES CANDIDATURE FOR GENERAL ELECTION The first Wexford woman has declared her candidature for the upcoming general election. She is Caroline Foxe, Postmistress in Foulksmills,…

WEXFORD MAN NOMINATED IRISHMAN OF THE YEAR IN L.A A Wexford man has been nominated Irishman of the Year in Los Angeles. Walter O’Brien, orginally from Ballymackessy, Clonroche, got the…

HOUSING CRISIS NOW NATIONWIDE ACCORDING TO THE SIMON COMMUNITY The Simon Community of Ireland says the latest report by Daft.ie survey shows the housing crisis is now nationwide. New figures…

MORE INDUSTRIAL ACTION NOT BEING RULED OUT AT IRISH RAIL Union figures are not ruling out more industrial action at Irish Rail, as driver frustration reaches ‘fever pitch’. It is…

LANSDOWNE ROAD AGREEMENT DOESN’T DO ENOUGH ACCORDING TO UNITE UNITE members are to start voting on proposals on the restoration of public pay from today. The Lansdowne Road Agreement could…

CALLS FOR BROADER SCOPE BY COLLEGES AS CAO PLACES OFFERED The head of the Higher Education Authority says they want to see third level institutions broaden out the scope of…

10 AREAS IN CO. WEXFORD AT SERIOUS RISK OF FLOODING Ten areas in County Wexford are at serious risk of flooding according to the OPW. The areas are highlighted under…