Month: November 2016

SIPTU says workers in commercial and semi-state bodies should share in the success of the companies they work for. Members of union’s Transport, Energy, Aviation and Construction Division are meeting…

The besieged Syrian city of Aleppo is coming under heavy fire for a fifth day running. Dozens of people – including children – have been killed in rebel held areas….

SIPTU denies that it’s backing down in its pay row with the Government. The union has agreed to give Ministers another two weeks to set a timeline for public salary…

A British girl has been cryogenic-ally frozen after she won an historic legal fight, before her death from a rare form of cancer. The ruling was made after the 14…

Job searches by American workers wanting to live in Ireland have almost trebled since Trump won the election. Figures from the website Indeed.com show that Ireland has become the third…

Ten staff have lost thier jobs with the closure of the Centra Foodstore on Main Street in Gorey today The oultlet held a prominent postion in the town and had…

The Government’s rejected a call for the NAMA board and senior executives to be suspended, pending a Commission of Investigation into the sale of NAMA’s northern Ireland loanbook. Independent TD…

The Government has proposed a committee of 20 TDs and Senators to examine the expert commission report on the future of water charges. The newly established committee will have three…

The chief executive of Bank of Ireland says there will be a significant increase in repossessions. Richie Boucher’s told the finance committee that 90% of customers given a deal by…

A Wexford man has got the top job in the Irish Farmers AssociationDamian McDonald from Crossabeg is to be the new Director General of the organisation. The elevation of the…

A major operation is underway off the the Arklow coast to locate a missing fisherman. The search follows following unconfirmed reports that a man is in the water. It’s believed…

Gardai have made more than a dozen arrests across the Enniscorthy district following a major crackdown on drug pushers and petty criminals Following yesterdays daylong operation further raids are planned…

Irish consumers are being encouraged to shop local this Christmas. The latest Retail Ireland monitor reveals that sales have dropped in the last quarter – as more people head online…

The Gorey to Rosslare railine is under threat of closure following the publication of Irish Rails latest review It is one of four lines around the country where the cost…

Rural TDs will launch a Dáil motion aimed at safeguarding the post office network today. The technical group is giving the Government three months to implement a new action plan…

Nursing Homes are appealing to the Department of Health to let them help ease hospital overcrowding. The body that represents facilities across the country says they’ve 1,000 beds lying empty…

But Enda Kenny says he sticks by the Lansdowne Road Pay Agreement – despite some unions and opposition parties saying it’s finished. In the Dáil this afternoon he hinted the…

Broadband speeds in County Wexford are slightly below average for the country According to data published today by Switcher.ie average broadband speed in the county is 14.2 megabytes per second…

The Government may borrow the money for the Garda pay rise from the international markets. Economist Colm McCarthy says the ‘unspoken intention’ is to raise the money outside the country….

Security at Rosslare Europort has been stepped up as monitoring of possible Islamic State terrorists intensifies Operation Mutiny has been ongoing for the past number of weeks The operation follows…

Sky-gazers have enjoyed the rare sight of a supermoon, after it came closer to Earth than it has in almost 70 years. The moon appeared bigger and brighter than usual…

COPD is Ireland’s fourth biggest killer after heart disease, lung cancer and stroke. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease better known as bronchitis or emphysema, is a progressive lung disease where the…

Public pay talks to replace the Lansdowne Road Agreement could take place in April. The Irish Examiner quotes a ‘senior Government source’ who says they’re considering the move. It follows…

Wexford Festival Opera is set its extend its run to eighteen days duration from next year The decision follows record ticket sales for the event this year The Festival had…

The moon will be the closest to earth it has been in 69 years tonight, resulting in a rare ‘super moon’. As a result it will appear 7 percent bigger…

New Zealand’s South Island has been rocked by a second strong earthquake. It comes hours after two people died in a stonger tremor measuring 7-point-8. The epicentre was north-east of…

The Policing Authority has found garda whistleblower policy does not encourage members of the force to make complaints. It’s also criticised the gardaí for allowing whistleblowers to be punished for…

New research could make blood banks for eyes – allowing for regular transplants. Scientists fighting blindness have been able to grow a human retina from a petri dish. It could…

Further hikes in health insurance are on the cards because of an increase in a government tax. The health insurance levy is to rise by 10 percent next year –…