In the UK, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s intervened AGAIN over Brexit – setting out a series of red lines. They include his demand that a transition period lasts ‘not a…
ROBBERY IN NEW ROSS
Gardai are investigating a robbery which took place in a fast food outlet in New Ross last night A man got way from the scene with a small amount of…
GOREY GARDAI HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING CRASH
Two Gorey based gardai are in hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries following a road accident on the Ferns to The Harrow /Boolavogue road The accident occured…
WEXFORD SETS LOCAL PROPERTY TAX RATE
Wexford County Council has set an increase to the Local Property Tax for next year The increase amounts to a 4.76 per cent hike on the current rate It…
ACTING GARDA COMMISSIONER BEFORE OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE
The Acting Garda Commissioner has apologised for not providing a report into the controversial re-opening of Stepaside Garda Station. Donall Ó Cualáin says he shouldn’t have promised the report as…
TALKS BREAKDOWN AT IRISH RAIL
Irish Rail says its hopes all sides will re-engage in further talks to avoid potential strike action at the company. Talks to try and solve the dispute broke down…
HILARY CLINTON CONCERNED OVER NORTH STALEMATE
Former US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she’s ‘worried’ about the ongoing political stalemate in the North. The DUP and Sinn Fein have been unable to agree on restoring…
RYANAIR CANCELS DUBLIN FLIGHTS
Ryanair is to cancel twenty-two flights into and out of Dublin airport each week between November and March. The airline said today that only individual flights are being cancelled,…
WICKLOW PLANT SOLD
The former Merck Sharp & Dohme plant in Rathdrum in Co Wicklow has been sold. Its been confirmed a major veterinary supplies company has bought the facility. MSD announced…
ENNISCORTHY SCHOOL TO GO AHEAD NEXT YEAR
Minister Of State Paul Kehoe has been defending the delay in construction of the new St. Patricks Special Schoool in Enniscorthy. The school currently operates from portacabins at two seperate…
MOVEMENT ON ZERO HOUR CONTRACTS
Laws outlawing Zero hours contracts will be introduced by Christmas if the Social Protection Minister gets her way. Under the contracts, workers can get different rosters week to week, and…
NEW GARDA COMMMISSIONER MAY NOT BE APPOINTED FOR SOME TIME
The chair of the Policing Authority says she’s troubled by the idea of waiting until 2019 to appoint a new Garda Commissioner, but there is merit to the idea….
ISLAND SYNDICATE COLLECT LOTTO WINNINGS
A syndicate from Bere Island off the Cork Coast have picked up their EuroMillions Plus cheque for half-a-million euro at lotto headquarters in Dublin. The winning Quick Pick ticket…
The death has taken place of former Ireland rugby international Neville Furlong. The forty nine year old was a native of Wexford and son of the late Ronan Furlong Crosstown…
FATAL ACCIDENT ON CURRACLOE ROAD
One man has died and a second is in a serios condition following the single vehicle accident on the Curracloe to Blackwater road this morning The dead man is in…
Cost OF CANCER DRUGS PROHIBITIVE
A leading cancer specialist says the cost of drugs used to fight the disease are unsustainable. Around 40-thousand people this year will be told that they have cancer. Professor John…
TAOISEACH SAYS SOME MOVEMENT MADE ON BREXIT
The Taoiseach says the British have made some progress on Brexit but it’s too soon to say if negotiations can move to the next stage. Leo Varadkar was speaking…
KERRY TD ON DRINK DRIVING
Danny Healy Rae says people should be allowed to drive after drinking a pint and a half of beer. The Kerry TD was reacting to claims that 11 per cent…
HOUSING COSTS SOAR
The average cost of a three bed semi detached home is rising by 500 euro a week. An Irish Independent – REA survey shows the weekly increase is more than…
MINISTER HAS TO PAY MONEY BACK TO EXCHEQUER
The Social Protection Minister says she is happy to pay back more than 15,000 euro to the exchequer after she was overpaid while she was Chief Whip. She will hand…
BUS EIREANN SHORT NOTICE ON BUS CANCELLATIONS
There’s been outrage on social media over Bus Eireann cancelling a number of routes today. The bus company announced the cancellations on Twitter at 7am this morning. This gave…
DOUBTS OVER PLANS FOR SUGAR TAX
Potential funds expected from the sugar tax have been widely over estimated while the Government have yet to inform the EU of their plans to introduce the tax. Controversy…
GERMANS GO TO THE POLLS
Angela Merkel is expected to win a fourth term as German chancellor when the country goes to the polls today. Opinion polls project Mrs Merkel’s CDU party along with…
CALL FOR WORK ON ENNISCORTHY SCHOOL TO BEGIN
The Principal of Saint Patricks Special School in Enniscorthy has made a plea for work to commence on thier new school Building of the new school in Drumgoold was due…
MANDATORY PENSIONS ON THE WAY
More than one million workers, who do not have a pension, will be signed up to a savings plan in just over three-years time. The government has confirmed the establishment…
DAYS NUMBERED FOR ZERO HOUR CONTRACTS
Restaurant owners want an ‘impact assessment’ before zero hours contracts are scrapped. The Taoiseach has promised a law change to end the practice within the next few months. Leo Varadkar…
NEW WEXFORD GARDA STATION OPENING
Wexfords new divisional Garda headquarters is officially opening this evening Staff at the old station on Roches Road are vacating and march to the new state of the art building…
MAY MENTIONS IRELAND IN FLORENCE BREXIT SPEECH
The British Prime-Minister says she still believes a hard Brexit is better than a bad deal, however she now thinks a great deal is possible. Theresa May has given…
HOMELESS MAN DIES IN WICKLOW
It’s emerged a homeless man had died sleeping rough in Bray, Co. Wicklow at the weekend. Gardai have confirmed that the body of the man in his 40s was…
EU OFFICIAL ADDRESSES BREXIT IN DUBLIN
The Oireachtas has been given a commitment that Ireland will not be used as a bargaining chip in the EU/UK Brexit negotiations. The comment came from the European Parliament’s…