GOVERNMENT WOULD BE ‘NUTS’ TO PASS UP OPPORTUNITY FOR AER LINGUS A senior official at Cityjet is warning of the future impact on Aer Lingus if the IAG bid is…
CENTRAL BANK EXPECTS GROWTH TO BE STRONGER THAN ORIGINALLY PREDICTED The Central Bank has revised upwards its prediction for growth in the Irish economy this year. It expects GDP to…
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN NUMBERS ON RENT ALLOWANCE IN CO. WEXFORD Wexford has one of the largest number of people in the country on rent allowance. The facts were outlined at…
2 WEXFORD MEN ACCUSED OF FORGING WILL ACQUITTED Two Wexford businessmen accused of forging a will have been acquitted at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. 61 year-old Noel Hayes and 51…
HSE GIVES LONG TERM COMMITMENT TO GOREY DISTRICT HOSPITAL The HSE are fully committed to the future of Gorey District Hospital. That’s according to the Area Manager for Primary, Community…
CEANN COMHAIRLE ACCEPTS OPPOSITION TDS QUESTIONING HIM BUT WON’T WITHDRAW COMMENTS The Dáil’s Ceann Comhairle says he accepts that opposition TDs are allowed to question his decisions. But he’s defended…
WEXFORD AUTHOR CONTRIBUTES TO BONO’S BOOK FOR CHARITY Wexford writer Colm Tóibín has joined the likes of Bono and Bill Clinton in contributing to a charitable book of pictures and…
HEALTH MINISTER WOULD WELCOME MORE FAMILIES INTO MATERNITY REVIEW The health minister says he would welcome the addition of more families’ cases into the review of maternity services at Galway’s…
NEW SURVEY SHOWS HOUSEHOLDS IN THE SOUTH EAST THE RICHEST The richest households in the country are in the south east. That’s according to the latest Household and Finance Consumption…
VARADKAR: CEANN COMHAIRLE SHOULDN’T WITHDRAW REMARKS ABOUT OPPOSITION The Health Minister Leo Varadkar says the Ceann Comhairle should not withdraw his remarks in which he accused the opposition of trying…
FORMER IFA PRESIDENT TO SEEK NOMINATION TO RUN IN BYELECTION Former IFA President John Bryan has confirmed he will seek a Fine Gael nomination to run in the Dáil byelection…
NEW BILL CALLS FOR SAME BANS ON E-CIGS AS TOBACCO PRODUCTS A new bill has been published proposing to regulate e-cigarettes. Senators Averil Power and John Crown want to see…
WEXFORD MAN LEFT IN HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF LACK OF HOME CARE FUNDING A County Wexford woman says her husband is being forced to stay in hospital because of a lack…
MICK WALLACE SAYS INDISCIPLINE IS RAMPANT WITHIN THE GARDAI There’s poor management in the top echelons of the gardai with widespread indiscipline. That’s according to Wexford Independent TD Mick Wallace…
US POLICE SEEK TWO MEN AFTER GARDA WAS SHOT ON HOLIDAY A New Orleans judge has said he is embarrassed, outraged and mortified at the shooting of Garda Brian Hanrahan…
FF TO WRITE TO CEANN COMHAIRLE OVER SHATTER REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION FROM INVESTIGATION The Fianna Fáil leader says he will be formally writing to the Dáil Ceann Comhairle in relation…
INQUEST FINDS ONE AUSTRALIAN SIEGE VICTIM DIED FROM POLICE BULLET FRAGMENTS An inquest’s heard one of the victims of the Lindt cafe siege in Sydney last month was killed by…
FLIGHT MH370 OFFICIALLY DECLARED AN ACCIDENT A Malaysian government spokesperson has officially declared the loss of flight MH370 as an accident. The plane disappeared on March the 8th last year….
OVER HALF OF HOUSEHOLDS IN IRELAND HAVE DEBT Over half of all households in the country, 57 per cent, have some sort of debt – with one third of households…
TAOISEACH SAYS DECISIONS ON SPENDING OR TAXES NONE OF IMF’S BUSINESS The Taoiseach says the International Monetary Fund needs to butt out regarding child benefit. The IMF last night suggested…
GARDA IN CRITICAL CONDITION FOLLOWING NEW ORLEANS SHOOTING A garda is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in New Orleans. The Independent.ie has named him as Garda…
NEW MORTGAGE RULES ANNOUNCED The Central Bank has confirmed it will ease it’s mortgage limits for first-time buyers. As originally proposed, most mortgages will require a 20 per cent deposit….
ENNISCORTHY ENTERTAINMENT VENUE SOLD One of Enniscorthy’s best known entertainment venues has been sold. The Bailey was developed from old grain stores and opened nine years ago. The business has…
KILMORE QUAY ONE OF THE BUSIEST LIFEBOAT STATIONS IN THE COUNTRY The good summer weather last year resulted in an increase in the number of people rescued by Lifeboats. The…
A controlled explosion has been carried out this evening on a device found at Rosslare strand. The army bomb disposal team were called in after an old grenade – possibly…
The International Monetary Fund says there is very little room for wage hikes for public sector workers. In its latest end of mission assessment of Ireland the fund says it…
The Garda Commissioner says the penalty points system is much stronger since new measures were brought in last June. Since then, just 3 senior gardai are allowed to make a…
Auschwitz survivors have urged the world not to allow a repeat of the crimes of the Holocaust as they mark 70 years since the camp’s liberation. Around 300 Auschwitz survivors…
Meanwhile, Sean St. Ledger has moved a step closer to finding a permanent club. The former Republic of Ireland defender has joined M-L-S side D-C United on trial. ======= In…
Graham Dwyer’s murder trial has heard a dog trainer found bones, tracksuit bottoms and a rusty knife blade while out walking at Killakee in September 2013. The 42 year old…
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