The warnings come into effect on Wednesday. Two Status Yellow weather warnings have been issued for nine counties on Wednesday (9 February). The first of the warnings to come into effect is a snow and ice alert issued by Met Éireann for Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo. Warning of “wintry showers and icy conditions”, it will […]
The cervical cancer campaigner is set to undergo radiotherapy. Cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has said she will not be able to join Charlie Bird as he climbs Croagh Patrick as part of his Climb with Charlie campaign. The veteran broadcaster – who was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease last year – is set to climb the […]
The body was found in Ballinode. Gardaí have launched an investigation after the body of a woman in her late teens was found in Sligo. In a statement to JOE, a Garda spokesperson said the discovery was made in Ballinode on Thursday (3 February). The woman’s body has since been moved from the scene and […]
Bernadette Connolly disappeared a month ago. The daughter of missing woman Bernadette Connolly has issued an emotional appeal to the public a month after her mother’s disappearance. Bernadette’s daughter Jade appeared on The Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk on Friday (4 February) and provided an update on the ongoing search for her mother. Bernadette, 45, […]
The man is in his 30s. A man has been arrested in connection with an assault on a woman that occurred in St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin on Tuesday (1 February). At around 4.15pm, a woman in her 50s was assaulted and was taken to St James’s Hospital for treatment of her injuries. In a statement […]
Minister Simon Harris said some of the findings are “deeply troubling”. A newly published survey has found that over 34.2% of female students have experienced “non-consensual vaginal penetration through coercion, incapacitation, force, or threat of force”. In April of 2021, at the request of the Further and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris, the Higher Education […]
It comes after emergency services were alerted to an incident in an apartment building last night. A man in his late teens was hospitalised with “apparent stab wounds” in Cork on Tuesday (25 January). Shortly before 9pm, emergency services were alerted to an incident in an apartment building on John Redmond Street. On arrival at […]
Tragic news. At least eight people have died and around 50 have been injured following a crush outside a football stadium in Cameroon on Monday (24 January), according to reports. It is said the incident occurred as fans attempted to enter the 60,000 capacity Olembe stadium in the capital Yaoundé. This was before the country […]
President Michael D Higgins called Fahy “one of Ireland’s finest broadcasters” and “RTÉ’s voice of the west of Ireland”. Tributes have poured in for former RTÉ western editor Jim Fahy following his passing at 75 after a short illness. Born in Galway in 1946, Fahy started working in 1965 for the Tuam Herald before joining […]
A number of updates have been announced. As expected, Cabinet on Wednesday (12 January) signed off on a number of changes to Covid-19 measures in Ireland. Coming into effect from midnight tomorrow, the updates will see an easing of isolation requirements for close contacts and confirmed cases, as well as testing requirements. Here’s everything you […]
Changes could be on the way. The Government is set to discuss the possibility of easing restrictions for close contacts of Covid-19 cases, according to multiple reports. It has been said that Cabinet is expected to receive updated public health guidance on the matter when it meets on Wednesday (12 January). Last week, the European […]
The series will arrive on the streamer very soon. Last year, Netflix revealed details of a number of documentaries that would arrive on the streaming giant in 2022 as part of efforts to cement itself as the home of true crime content. Among these titles was The Puppet Master: Hunting The Ultimate Conman, a new […]