The army bomb disposal team has been called by gardai to Drogheda, Co Louth after a suspicious device was found at a house. Mary Street in Drogheda has now been sealed off and evacuated. It is not yet known if this is related to an ongoing feud between criminal gangs. “Gardaí in Drogheda are investigating […]
FORMER Workers’ Party President Sean Garland was not the ‘man of steel’ he was often believed to be but a ‘flesh and blood, social being’, mourners at his funeral have heard. His enemies were “bankers who brought this country into need, those at the top of the rich list and those who were ‘mean-minded enough […]
BRUSSELS (REUTERS) – The European Union is investigating a cyber hack of its diplomatic communications, allegedly by Chinese hackers, that revealed EU concern about US Donald Trump, Russia and Iran, the bloc said on Wednesday (Dec 19). “The Council Secretariat is aware of allegations regarding a potential leak of sensitive information and is actively investigating […]
A young family on holiday, a chef from Chile and two workers crushed by falling debris were among the victims of the motorway bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy. A total of 43 people lost their lives when the Morandi Bridge gave way on 14 August. Here are details of some of the victims. The family […]
Averof Panteli, 57, admitted hurling the item on to the pitch at the Emirates Stadium as the striker celebrated his opening goal in the heated Premier League fixture on 2 December, which the Gunners won 4-2. The van driver told Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday that he picked up and threw the discarded peel […]
China is flexing its muscles. As the second richest economy in the world, its businessmen and politicians are involved just about everywhere in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Now, though, China is taking a big interest in a very different part of the world: the Arctic. It has started calling itself a “near-Arctic” power, even […]
The new general secretary of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) is John Boyle. He will replace Sheila Nunan, who stands down next summer after 10 years at the helm of the 43,000-strong primary teachers’ union. Mr Boyle, was elected on the first count, with 53pc support in a ballot of 18,147 members, north and […]
Two Dublin women were told by a judge Tuesday that they had pushed the boat out far too hard with regard to injuries they suffered when a bus “wobbled” as it crossed a half open manhole. Circuit Court President Mr Justice Raymond Groarke told Jennifer Byrne (36) and her friend, Michelle Dwyer, who will be […]
A fanatical Neo Nazi couple who named their baby son after Adolf Hitler have been jailed for membership of a terrorist group that wants to use “serious violence and murder” to “overthrow democracy” in the UK, a judge warned. Adam Thomas (22) and Claudia Patatas (38) were found guilty of being members of the extreme […]
With around 100 days until Britain leaves the European Union and no sign of its Parliament agreeing to an exit deal, the British government said on Tuesday that it would ramp up contingency plans for a disorderly or chaotic departure, including measures to put 3,500 troops on standby. The government says it still expects to […]