A woman who claims she was raped by Ireland rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding has begun giving evidence at their trial. Jackson and Olding deny raping her at…
I’M IN FOR THE LONG HAUL – MAY
The British prime minister insists she is in the job for the long run. Theresa May’s visiting China to promote trade links with the UK. In recent days there’s been…
ANTI VIOLENCE NOTE LEFT AT THE SCENE OF LATEST GANGLAND SHOOTING
A note has been left at the scene of Dublin’s latest gangland shooting calling for an end to the violence. 27 year old Jason ‘Buda’ Molyneaux was shot dead at…
JUSTICE OFFICIAL SAYS THERE WAS NO DECISION TO HIDE MCCABE EMAIL
A Department of Justice official has told the Disclosures Tribunal there was no decision to hide an email outlining a garda strategy to discredit Maurice McCabe at the O’Higgins inquiry….
YATES HAS ENNISCORTHY LAND CASE FAST-TRACKED IN COMMERCIAL COURT
A legal challenge by the broadcaster and former Fine Gael minister Ivan Yates and his wife over the sale by his bankruptcy trustees of lands in Enniscorthy to AIB is…
RECORD NUMBER ON HOSPITAL TROLLEYS
The number of patients waiting on trolleys in hospitals across the country today has shot up to 644. The INMO says University Hospital Galway is worst affected with 55 people…
STATE TO PAY UP INSURANCE SHORTFALL
The government is going to pay the shortfall owed to people hit by the collapse of Setanta Insurance. It’ll cost the taxpayer around 40 million euro. Roughly 1,600 people were…
PENSION ANOMALY HIGHLIGHTED AT WEXFORD MEETING
The recent announcement by the government on changes to the calculation method for entitlement to the contributory state pension will not help all those effected Two hundred people turned up…
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES LEGAL ADVICE ON ABORTION
The government has published a summary of the legal advice it got on the 8th amendment referendum. The Attorney General believes it would be legally safer to insert a new…
LOW LEVEL OF FITNESS REVEALED
It’s claimed that parents are selling their children short when it comes to their physical wellbeing. A new survey of over 30 thousand students found those in exam years tend…
TAOISEACH REVEALS ABORTION STANCE ON BBC
The Health Minister says he believes most people don’t care if Leo Varadkar revealed his stance on abortion to international media, rather than addressing an Irish audience. Simon Harris says…
CALLS FOR RAISING ENTRY RATE TO HIGHER INCOME TAX
Raising the entry rate to the higher income tax bracket is a ‘no-brainer’ according to IBEC. The group’s Head of Tax and Fiscal Policy is backing calls by Fine Gael…
RAPE TRIAL UNDERWAY
The trial of two Irish international rugby players accused of rape is due to get underway tomorrow after a jury was sworn in earlier. A young woman claims she was…
IRISH TIMES POLL SHOWS 56% WANT TO REPEAL THE 8TH AMENDMENT
More than half of people want to change Ireland’s abortion laws according to a new poll. The Irish Times/MRBI survey shows that 56% of those polled were for changing the…
IRELAND EXPERIENCING A CELTIC PHOENIX – CENTRAL BANK
New Central Bank figures show Ireland is experiencing the rise of the ‘Celtic Phoenix’. Its latest forecast says economic growth will be stronger than expected in 2018 – with a…
BILL KENNEALLY IS TO APPEAL AGAINST THE SEVERITY OF HIS SENTENCE
A former basketball coach is to appeal the severity of his sentence for sexual abuse today. Bill Kenneally of Summerville Avenue in Waterford city pleaded guilty to 10 sample counts…
GREAT ISLAND POWER STATION NOW PRODUCING 40% MORE ELECTRICITY – SSE
There has been a huge increase in the amount of electricity produced at the Great Island power station in Campile. According to figures from SSE, owners the plant, electricity exported…
WEXFORD GENERAL’S DR KEN MEALLY RESPONDS TO THIRD MISDIAGNOSES REPORT
Health professionals have learned from the outcome of the misdiagnosis of at least 13 bowel cancers at Wexford General Hospital. That’s according to the clinic head of the hospital Dr…
CAR WITH WEXFORD REG SOUGHT AFTER TYRONE BURGLARY
A car with a Wexford registration is wanted in connection with a burglary in county Tyrone. An elderly woman remains in a coma as a result of her ordeal. The…
FORMER GARDA COMMISSIONER COULD BE CALLED BACK TO DISCLOSURES TRIBUNAL
Noirin O’Sullivan may be called back to the Disclosures Tribunal after new documentation was received by counsel for Maurice McCabe. The Tribunal has heard that an internal Garda review referred…
WE’RE BUILDING TOO MANY OFFICES IN DUBLIN – O’BRIEN
Businessman Denis O’Brien has warned that we’re building too many offices in Dublin. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos he said there won’t be enough people to work…
3 YEAR OLD DIES IN WEXFORD AFTER FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS
A three year old boy has died suddenly in Co. Wexford after displaying flu like symptoms. It’s understood that the toddler passed away in hospital on Tuesday after collapsing at…
LORETO COLLEGE IN WEXFORD WON’T OPEN FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS
It could take two weeks or more before the new Loreto College open it doors following the collapse of the Global building firm Carillion. The UK based Company went in…
WEXFORD MISSED OPPORTUNITIES TO RESPOND TO 13 CASES OF BOWEL CANCER EARLY
A review into how 13 cases of bowel cancer were missed following routine screening at Wexford General Hospital has found there were a number of missed opportunities in responding to…
REGION GEARS UP FOR IT’S BIGGEST RACE – GOFF’S THYESTES CHASE
The biggest race meeting in the region the annual Goff’s Thyestes Chase takes place this afternoon. Racegoers from all over the country are descending on the Kilkenny venue with the…
1,500 DRIVERS OVERCHARGED BY M1 TOLLS TO GET REFUNDS
1,500 motorists overcharged on the M1 motorway are to get a refund by the end of the month. Transport Infrastucture Ireland says electronic tag customers were overcharged around 6,000 after…
PUBLIC ASKED ON THEIR OPINIONS FOR CAP UPDATE AFTER 2020
We’re being asked for our opinions on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy after 2020. The Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed is launching a public consultation process on CAP…
LEO SUFFERS BACKLASH OVER “BANK OF MUM AND DAD” COMMENTS
The Taoiseach’s been criticised for suggesting people should get their parents to give them a deposit for a house. Leo Varadkar says moving back in with family, or emigrating to…
MIXED REACTION AS GOVERNMENT TRY TO OVERTURN PENSION CUTS
There’s has been mixed reaction to the changes in pension entitlements which were announced yesterday by the Government. The changes are an attempt to reverse the cuts that were made…
NEW WEXFORD SCHOOL DELAYED AS CARILLON COLLAPSE
The opening of the new Loreto College today in Wexford has been delayed This is due to the collapse of the schools main building contractor Carillion. The Wexford school is…