Month: June 2016

Over 62 percent of rank-and-file gardai face pay freezes from tomorrow. GARDA STRIKE Members of the Garda Representative Association have been protesting outside the Dail, calling for the Government to…

A new survey shows 86 per-cent of Irish people see health as a top priority investment for the future. HEALTH SURVEY That’s according to the latest figures from the 11th…

The High Court has granted orders preventing Paul Kelly, founder of national suicide charity Console, from accessing its bank accounts and credit cards. CONSOLE HIGH COURT The same injunction was…

BINS CONTROVERSY The Housing and Planning Minister says he’s “not happy” that one waste collection company is telling customers that they must opt out of the pay by weight service….

NEW ROSS FESTIVAL The Irish American Festival kicks off in New Ross this weekend It begins on Friday and continues through Sunday to celebrate the towns links with the US…

DRINK DRIVING The Transport Minister says there’s anecdotal evidence that there’s not enough Garda checkpoints to catch drink drivers. Shane Ross has also told an Oireachtas committee that the level…

CONSOLE REVELATIONS One of the people tasked with reviewing governance problems at Console says those responsible are no longer with the charity. Details from an HSE audit of Console have…

ABORTION BILL The Tanaiste says a bill to allow abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality would give “false hope” to women. Frances Fitzgerald says she’d be “very concerned” if…

EU SUMMIT Enda Kenny has vowed to make the case ‘for Ireland’s national interest’ as EU leaders meet in Brussels. The European Council is meeting tonight to discuss the British…

RENT SUPPLEMENT The Government has approved an increase in rent supplement and housing assistance payments by as much as 35%. It’ll cost up to 55 million euro extra in a…

LOWRY WITHDRAWS FROM OLYMPICS Irish golfer Shane Lowry has withdrawn from the Olympics due to the Zika virus. He becomes the second Irish participant – after Rory McIlroy – to…

ABORTION DEBATE The Cabinet is expected to meet again before Thursday to agree a position on legislation proposals on abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities. The proposal has come…

AMBULANCE STRIKE Ambulance drivers have voted in favour of industrial action. SIPTU conducted a ballot in relation to their conditions of employment. The union says 92 per cent of its…

The Labour Leader says Ireland is now in a difficult political position in relation to water charges: HOWLIN WATER Earlier, the European Commission said Ireland can’t legally abolish its system…

HOUSING SHORTAGE A new report has found that demand for houses will far outstrip supply this year. The Property Industry Ireland report estimates that just 11-thousand new houses will be…

OYLEGATE BYPASS Work on the bypass for Oylgate village is set to commence as soon as the M11 motorway from Clough to Enniscorthy is complete Wexford County manager Tom Enright…

BRITISH MP DIES AFTER STABBING British Labour MP, Jo Cox, has died after being shot and stabbed in her West Yorkshire constituency. The 41-year-old mother of two – who was…

FALL OFF IN PRIESTS The Bishop of Ferns has expressed concern for the future of the church due to lack of vocations to the prioesthood Bishop Denis Brennan said the…

HOUSING APPEAL A leading charity has made an urgent appeal for the social housing strategy to be altered. The current plan is for the government to meet 70% of social…

NEW NAVAL VESSEL The government is to buy another ship for the naval service The new vessel will cost over fifty million euro and will be built by Babcock International…

SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTANTS The government has announced 25 new Special Needs Assistants for County Wexford. These positions will come on stream from September of this year. Nationally 860 new SNA…

ILLEGAL CIGARETTES 8 million contraband cigarettes have been seized in Wexford. The “Aroma” brand cigarettes are worth more than 4.2 million euro, with a potential loss to the Exchequer of…

BUDGET TRANSPARENCY The Finance Minister’s promising there will be no more surprises in Budgets – as all TDs will have the same information as him. Michael Noonan’s promising to share…

Gardai believe people who were children when Philip Cairns disappeared in October 1986 may have information on his schoolbag. GARDA APPEAL Gardai believe people who were children when Philip Cairns…

DEAR IRELAND Alcohol costs 175 percent more in Ireland than the EU average, while tobacco costs 189 percent of the average across the member states. New research from Eurostat says…

HOUSE BUILDING FUNDING Local authorities are to be given a 200 million euro fund in the latest effort to kickstart the construction industry. The so-called ‘Local Infrastructure Fund’ will pay…

WATER CHARGES SUSPENDED The Cabinet has approved the legislation to suspend water charges. The legislation is expected to go before the Dáil next week and onwards then to the Seanad….

SOUTH EAST UNIVERSITY The controvertial South East Tchnological University Project took a step closer to fruition with the announcement of an investment of one point five million euro. This follows…

WEXFORD RENTAL PRICES Average house rents in county Wexford have gone up by just under four and a half per cent Thias is according to the latest figures relating ot…