The incident took place last night. Several people have been injured after a large truck hit multiple cars and a bus on the Terminal 1 departures road of Dublin Airport. This was before it came to a stop near the Circle K garage exiting the airport. Emergency services attended the scene of the incident which occurred […]
“Keep your contacts as low as possible in order to protect those around you.” Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Tony Holohan has urged the public to try and only meet people this week who they will spend Christmas Day with. The CMO made the comment as 5,279 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Ireland. […]
Seven counties have been issued wind warnings. Met Éireann has issued Status Yellow wind warnings to more counties, stating that power outages are “possible” over the weekend. The first applies to Clare and Kerry and is valid from 3pm to 8pm on Sunday. “Southerly winds veering westerly will reach mean speeds of 50 to 65km/h […]
Very sad news. A 12-year-old boy has died following a road crash in Antrim on Friday afternoon (10 December). The collision occurred on the Lisburn Road outside Glenavy at around 3.30pm. It involved a van and the 12-year-old boy, who was a pedestrian and has been named as Aaron Webb. Aaron was from the Greater Lisburn […]
New smoking-related restrictions would be rolled out in stages from 2024 under the plans. New Zealand has announced plans to ban the sale of cigarettes to future generations as part of its Government’s plan to make the country “smoke-free”. Speaking at the launch of the Smokefree 2025 Action Plan, New Zealand Associate Minister of Health […]
Multiple red and orange warnings have already been issued. Met Éireann has issued two further Status Orange wind warnings for the counties of Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo following the arrival of Storm Barra to Ireland. The first of the new warnings to come into effect is for Leitrim and Sligo and will be valid from 8pm […]
Donegal was the county most affected on Tuesday morning. Thousands of homes have been left without electricity as Storm Barra continues to batter the country. ESB Networks has recorded faults throughout Ireland, with the majority occurring in coastal counties. The most heavily impacted area on Tuesday morning was Donegal, where nearly 15,000 customers have been […]
The public is advised to be “extremely cautious” of the storm. Education Minister Norma Foley has said schools affected by Storm Barra are expected to reopen on Wednesday (8 December). It comes after the Department of Education advised that schools should not open on Tuesday in areas covered by Met Éireann’s red and orange wind […]
Many stars have paid tribute to the composer and lyricist. Musical theatre legend Stephen Sondheim has died at the age of 91. The American composer and lyricist passed away on Friday (26 November) at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, his lawyer told the New York Times. Regarded as one of the most important figures in […]
Met Éireann has said it will be staying cold over the weekend. A Status Yellow weather warning has been issued for Donegal, while Met Éireann has said that the country may see snow later in the week. The wind warning for the county will be in effect from 3pm on Friday to 6am on Saturday. […]
Truly awful news. At least 45 people have died after a bus crashed in flames on a motorway in western Bulgaria, according to the country’s officials. The incident occurred at around 2am on Tuesday on the Struma motorway about 45km from the capital Sofia. The coach was reportedly registered to North Macedonia and it is […]
Winter is coming. After a number of rain and wind warnings over the weekend, Met Éireann is now predicting that temperatures will dip below zero in parts of Ireland this week. According to the national forecaster, Wednesday night saw lowest temperatures of -1 to 4 degrees, with conditions coldest in the midlands with localised frost. […]