THE community of Castlemaine has rallied around the grief-stricken family of 13-year-old Ryan Nagle following his tragic death on Monday after a quad-bike accident last week. His death has rocked the close-knit community of Castlemaine, where Ryan and his family are well-known and well-liked. Ryan was the son of Brian and Irene Nagle, from the […]
While there was double digit declines in the area under wheat, winter barley and oats last year, there has been a big swing back from spring barley to winter barley this year. The latest figures from the CSO show that the total tillage area dropped by 4pc – 10,800 hectares to 261,0000ha in the year […]
Yew Grove real estate investment trust (Reit) has reported a profit of €2.3m in respect of 2018. In completing its €75m IPO last June the group became the first new company to trade on the Irish stock exchange since it became Euronext Dublin. The group, which has 14 properties around Ireland, had total assets of […]
Data released by Eurostat, the statistics arm of the EU, shows that Government spending here as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) is the lowest in the eurozone by a long way. At 25.7pc, it comes in well below the 19-country bloc average of 46.8pc and far less than France, the biggest spender at […]
The drugstore chain Walgreens will stop selling tobacco products to customers under 21, the company announced on Tuesday. The decision came weeks after the Food and Drug Administration accused the company of repeatedly selling tobacco products to minors — and amid similar moves by competitors and lawmakers around the country to curb teenage vaping. About […]
Samsung has indefinitely delayed the release of its troubled new folding phone as it looks for a technical fix to the misfiring screen. The tech giant has begun a targeted recall of all Galaxy Fold devices currently under review from industry and media sources. The folding phone has suffered breaks, bulges and blinking screens since […]
Gardai have issued an appeal for witnesses amidst local speculation that yesterday’s huge wildfires in Co Donegal may have been started deliberately. Hundreds of acres of land around the villages of Loughanure and Annagry were destroyed following the blaze which started at 6am. Up to 15 units of the Donegal Fire Service, supported by the […]
Boots has just announced that its huge, long-awaited baby sale will go live tomorrow (24 April), much to the excitement of parents all over Britain. Alongside the news, the hight street store also unveiled a sneak peek at some of the bargains that are set to launch in its branches, as well as on the […]
Dublin-based travel software company Datalex will temporarily suspend the trading of its shares from the 1st of May. The shares are being suspended after the group said it would not be able to publish its accounts by 30 April 2019, as required by the Transparency Regulations. Datalex is currently undertaking a detailed review of its […]
Samantha Flores was having a tough time getting through the airport. The signs were hard to see, the announcements were hard to hear and the people rushing by made her feel unsteady on her stiffened knees. Finally, with relief, she made her way to a bench to sit down, catch her breath and take off […]