Irish Rail has launched a new recruitment drive and is looking to take on 100 new drivers. They are particularly keen to hire more women as just four drivers out…
House prices are expected to creep up again, after stabilising in the last three months of 2018. A report from property website MyHome.ie and Davy predicts the cost of a…
New domestic abuse legislation doesn’t cover all that needs to be addressed, according to Safe Ireland. The laws come into effect today and includes a new offence of coercive control….
Two men have been released without charge in connection with the investigation into Criminal Damage at a house in Strokestown in Co Roscommon. The men were questioned by Gardai after…
Knee-jerk reactions to the housing crisis need to be avoided in the future. That’s the view of the newly appointed Chair of the Land Development Agency. It was set up…
The government’s advisor on the rollout of abortion services says there are still serious issues around staffing and infrastructure. The President signed the bill legalising terminations into law yesterday and…
Independant TD for Wexford has lambasted the Government and the opposition parties for what he says is the deliberate neglect of Wexford and the South. Deputy Wallace was speaking in…
Two viable explosive devices have been recovered in Co. Louth. They were found in a house in Drogheda yesterday evening. Stephen Murphy reports: At around 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon two…
Irish businesses are appealing to UK MPs to accept the Brexit withdrawal agreement. It’s after the Irish government published its contingency plans for a no-deal Brexit. They include warnings of…
Met Eireann says it was the actual bad weather and not the forecast that put people off shopping last weekend. Retail Excellence Ireland has hit out at Met Eireann for…
Six Wexford schools will undergo major improvement works over the summer months following the announcement of Government funding through the Summer Works Scheme. Schools from Ballymurn, Marshalstown, Monamolin, Danescastle, Galbally…
Irish businesses have lost out on tens of millions of euro so far this month because of “alarmist” weather warnings from Met Eireann. That’s according to industry group Retail Excellence…
CEO of Wexford County Council Tom Enright is scathing in his criticism of McCaulys Pharmacy Group to move its Headquarters from Ardcavan in Wexford to Dublin. McCaulys claim to have…
The Justice Minister says the suspected involvement of dissident republicans in the eviction of a Roscommon family from their home last week is a “very sinister development”. A group stormed…
There is widespread criticism of the announcement that Irish Ferries says its unlikely the company will be sailing from Rosslare to France next year. The company says that this is…
The British cabinet’s expected to vote today on whether to step up preparations for a no-deal Brexit. It’s predicted ministers will back the idea – partly because Theresa May’s withdrawal…
Gorey Fianna Fail Councillor Malcolm Byrne has declared his interest in seeking his party nomination to contest the European Elections next May. Councillor Byrne say next years elections are important…
Concerns have been raised over the length of time it took for an ambulance to attend to a sick man in Wexford recently. The incident happened when an elderly gentleman…
There are fears the rising cost of the new national children’s hospital could mean other major infrastructure projects are delayed or scrapped. The project is now expected to cost 1.4…
A record breaking amount of vehicles have been imported into the country this year. The Society of Irish Motor Industry says around 100 thousand cars will have been brought in…
Efforts to revive the sugar industry in the South East were discussed at a specially convened meeting in Ballinaboola during the week. Beat Ireland were the guests at the meeting…
The victim of an alleged assault in County Waterford has been named locally as John Lowe. The 53 year-old was discovered by Gardai yesterday afternoon at a house in Portlaw….
A draft paper being drawn up by the EU reportedly says it’s ready to provide further assurances to the UK over the Irish border. The six-point document is designed to…
3,000 homeless people are being hidden from official figures. That’s according to Sinn Féin, which says rough sleepers as well as some people placed in accommodation by councils, Tusla, and…
A growing number of carers and people with disabilities are at risk of homelessness. That’s one of the main findings of a new study by Family Carers Ireland. The group…
Labour leader Brendan Howlin has strongly criticised the renewal of the confidence and supply agreement. It’s after Fianna Fáil agreed to renew the confidence and supply deal and back this…
Police are continuing to search for a suspected terrorist after a fatal shooting in Strasbourg last night. 3 people were shot dead and 12 others were injured at the French…
Scouting Ireland says there is evidence that alleged child abusers were moved around scouting organisations. 317 alleged victims and 212 alleged perpetrators spanning over a 70 year period have now…
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