Take note. Passengers on several Irish flights face disruption today after British Airways cancelled almost all services from UK airports. Several flights into and out of Dublin Airport are among those affected today, as are a couple of flights to and from Shannon Airport. This is the first day of strike action by British Airways […]
We thought this would go without saying but… A primary school in Wicklow has banned the use of smartphones on their grounds. St Cronan’s in Bray said they carried out a survey in June with parents who voted overwhelmingly in favour of banning smartphones. More than 91% of parents voted in favour of the ban. […]
Alright, alright, alright. Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey has officially joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin. McConaughey, who graduated from UT in 1993, will be a “professor of practice” at the Moody College of Communication as faculty in the Department of Radio-Television-Film, according to a university news release. He has been a […]
You’re going to need a jacket. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rainfall warning for 10 counties. The warning affects Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Donegal, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick and is active from 6am on Friday until 6am on Saturday morning. Met Éireann warned that rain in these areas will turn persistent […]
Anyone with information is urged to come forward. Gardaí in Cork are appealing for witnesses following an alleged sexual assault on a woman. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning, 24 August. Gardaí investigating the incident said it occurred in the vicinity of Connolly Rd/ Vicars Rd, Ballyphehane, Cork. Gardaí in Togher […]
Anyone interested in taking these in? The ISPCA, responding to a call about a large number of dogs, removed 19 dogs from a property in Meath. 13 adult pointer dogs and six puppies were surrendered into the care of the ISPCA following the inspection. The dogs were in mostly good health but had been breeding […]
Very sad news. A boy has died after becoming ill at Center Parcs in Longleat Forest in the UK on Saturday afternoon. It is reported the boy became unwell while playing in the sub-tropical indoor pool area at the Longleat Forest complex. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic news that a young guest passed away […]
WHAT A WIN! There was one winner of tonight’s Lotto jackpot worth an eye-watering €11,225,280. The winning numbers were 10, 13, 23, 24, 25, 44 and the bonus number was 12. One other player managed to match five plus the bonus number to take home €134,412. At the time of writing there is no information on where the […]
Take note. Bank of Ireland has warned customers to be aware of a fraudulent text message being sent to customers purporting to be from the bank. The bank sent a push notification to customers shortly after 5pm on Friday reminding people they would never ask for them to update personal details by text. “We are […]
Significant changes. Changes in the rules around granting Irish exemptions for school pupils are to be introduced in the new school year. Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh announced new criteria for schools to grant students an exemption from studying Irish. Following an extensive public consultation earlier this year on draft revisions to the […]
I felt bad when I lost some change down the back of my couch this morning. Uber has released its second quarterly earnings ever as a public company, and reported a loss of $5.2 billion in three months. Yes, you’re reading that correctly. It says billion. The latest losses were worse than analysts had expected and the […]
Ryanair said it is “disappointed” with the planned industrial action. The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has announced its UK-based Ryanair pilots have voted for two days of strike action. Members of the BALPA pilots’ union backed walkouts by a majority of 80% on a turnout of 72%. The union said “decades of Ryanair refusing to deal […]