Planning permission has been granted to build the new National Maternity Hospital on the campus of St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin. The decision means work on the 300 million euro…
RUSSIA WARNS AGAINST FURTHER SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned his U.S. counterpart that any new sanctions against North Korea would be dangerous. Mr Lavrov and Rex Tillerson spoke by phone several hours…
NEW STATE BODY WILL TAKE CHILDREN OUT OF HOMELESSNESS – TAOISEACH
The Taoiseach has been repeating his promise to lift children out of homelessness as a new state body is suggested to tackle housing. Modeled on Irish Water it would take…
ALMOST A QUARTER OF MEDICAL CARD HOLDERS ARE ON ANTI-DEPRESSANTS
New figures from the HSE show that nearly a quarter of all medical card holders are on anti-depressants. 400 thousand people were prescribed medications for depression last year – up…
AUGHBOY RIVER IN COURTOWN ONE OF THE MOST POLLUTED IN THE COUNTRY
One of the worst polluted rivers in the country is in County Wexford. According to the EPAs latest water quality report that river is the small Aughboy River which flows…
NEW WEXFORD GARDA STATION WILL OPEN FRIDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER
A date has been fixed for the opening of the new Wexford Garda Divisional Headquarters. It will be on Friday 22nd September when the new €25 million facility will come…
ANTI VAX GROUPS ACCUSED OF EMOTIONAL TERRORISM OVER HPV VACCINE
Anti-vaccination groups are being accused of emotional terrorism by health professionals. The take-up of the HPV vaccine has fallen as low as 50 percent recently, but is showing some signs…
MISSILE TEST OVER JAPAN WAS A “MERE CURTAIN-RAISER” – NORTH KOREA
North Korea’s promising its recent missile launch over Japan – which has been condemned by the United Nations – was a “mere curtain-raiser”. It says more rockets will be fired…
EXPERTS SAY PUBLIC TALKS NEEDED BEFORE PUBLIC SERVICES CARD IS ROLLED OUT
The Minister for Justice is being asked to intervene in the dispute over the new Public Services Card. A group of privacy law experts want Charlie Flanagan to delay their…
GOREY TO ROSSLARE RAIL LINE CLOSURE WOULD BE MADNESS – BROWNE
It would be utter madness to close the Gorey to Rosslare rail line at this time. That’s according to Enniscorthy Fianna Fail TD James Browne who is demanding action from…
7 SETS OF TWINS START SCHOOL IN CARNEW
Its a big day in Carnew today when seven sets of twins begin secondary school in Colaiste Bhride. The Bolger, Callaghan, Farrell, Kenny, Rodney and Stafford twins are from Wexford…
WATERFORD’S MOBILE CATH LAB WILL BE OPERATIONAL WITHIN WEEKS
The mobile cath lab promised for Waterford University Hospital will be in operation within weeks. It follows huge political pressure to improve out of hours service for emergency cardiac patients…
PETER MCVERRY TRUST HITS OUT AT GOVERNMENT PLANS ON HOMELESSNESS
The Government’s housing strategy isn’t working and parts are useless, according to a leading campaigner. The Peter McVerry Trust launched its pre-budget submission this morning. It’s calling for a vacant…
NEW CONTRACT FOR GPS WILL BE READY BY CHRISTMAS – HARRIS
The Health Minister says parts of the new GP contract should be finalised by Christmas. Simon Harris wants to start phasing in the deal next year which means doctors will…
WEXFORD FC ANNOUNCE NEW FAN BASED OWNERSHIP TRUST
Wexford FC has announced the launch of the Wexford Supporters Trust (WST), a supporter-run co-operative which will soon take ownership of the team, a member of the SSE Airtricity League….
GOREY-ROSSLARE RAIL LINE COULD BE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK FOR IRISH RAIL
The Gorey to Rosslare rail line is under threat following revelations this morning about Irish Rail’s finances. According to the Irish independent it is one of four rail lines being…
FURTHER CALLS FOR WATERFORD CATHLAB AFTER 2 CLOSE CALLS
There have been two further cases in the past week of patients needing urgent heart treatment and presenting out of hours at Waterford University Hospital. As the cathlab was not…
NEW ROSS GARDAI LEVELS AT A CRISIS POINT – CAMPION
The staffing situation in the New Ross Garda District has reached crisis levels. That’s according to local GRA representative Derek Campion in an interview in today’s New Ross Standard. The…
CARLOW TEEN BATTLING CANCER CAUGHT UP IN HURRICANE HARVEY IN TEXAS
A Carlow teenager who is battling a rare form of cancer has been caught up in Hurricane Harvey in the US. 19 year old Shauntelle Tynan from Graiguecullen in Carlow…
A FRAUDULENT INSURANCE CLAIM MAY LAND YOU IN JAIL
People who make fraudulent insurance claims could face a prison sentence. According to a new report from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland, as many as 1 in every 8…
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VERDICT DAY FOR IBRAHIM HALAWA IN EGYPT TODAY
Ibrahim Halawa is expected to discover his fate today after being imprisoned in Egypt for the past four years. The 21 year old Dubliner was arrested during a political protest…
OVER 40% OF CHILDCARE PROVIDERS NOT SIGNED UP TO AFFORDABLE CARE SCHEME
Thousands of parents could miss out on a childcare grant of just over €1,000 It’s emerged that more than 40% of childcare providers have not signed up to the new…
NEW DRUG COULD LEAD TO A ‘NEW ERA OF TREATMENT’
US doctors think an anti-inflammatory drug represents a potential new era of treatment. It has the potential to reduce the risk of heart attacks by 15 percent and cut deaths…
KILDARE AND LEIGHLIN DIOCESE TO INTRODUCE ROMANIAN PRIESTS
A diocese in the South East has moved to address the problem of a lack of priests. The diocese of Kildare and Leighlin is introducing Romanian priests to assist in…
IRISH FANS DESCEND ON LAS VEGAS FOR MAYWEATHER MCGREGOR FIGHT
Irish expats and sporting fanatics are expend to descend on Las Vegas in their droves this weekend for the much anticipated Floyd Mayweather – Conor McGregor fight. It’s the first…
MACRON SPENT €26,000 ON MAKEUP SINCE BECOMING FRENCH PRESIDENT
President Emmanuel Macron’s office has confirmed reports the French leader spent €26,000 on makeup during his first three months in power. It said the cost includes the pay of a…
FIANNA FAIL HIT OUT AT HUGE UNDERSPEND IN LEADER PROGRAMME
Only .6 percent or €100,000 of a 200 million euro allocation has been spent halfway into the Leader programme. Deputy Eamon O’Cuiv who’s warning there will be another substantial underspend…
NO ONE IS FORCED TO GET THE PUBLIC SERVICES CARD – DOHERTY
The Social Protection Minister says no one is being forced to get the new public services card. The government’s faced backlash after some people claimed money and services were being…
MEMBERS OF THE DEFENCE FORCES HELP CLEAN UP FLOOD DAMAGE IN DONEGAL
30 members of the Defence Force are joining the clean up operation in Donegal this morning. They’ve been deployed to Inishowen to assist the County Council while they continue to…