People have to watch out for themselves and exercise caution in everyday circumstances, a judge told a 67-year-old woman when dismissing her €60,000 damages claim against Dublin Bus. Judge Sinead Ni Chulachain said it was accepted by all that Elvyra Gaizauskiene had undoubtedly suffered nasty injuries when she fell while exiting a bus where the […]
NEW ALRESFORD, ENGLAND (AFP) – With climate change pushing up temperatures, English winemakers are rubbing their hands as their sparkling wines start to give top champagnes a run for their money. Strolling through the Pinglestone vineyard in Hampshire, southern England, under a pale autumn sun, winemaker James Bowerman is smiling broadly. “The (Pinot) Meunier really […]
Gardaí are “certain” a dog shot dead by an officer during a heated confrontation was buried at a location nearby. A specialist Garda team searched an area in Co Longford yesterday after receiving information that led to a “definite line of enquiry” in relation to where the remains of the Alsatian-type dog had allegedly been […]
An Irishman has been stabbed to death in Paris in France. John Dowling, 66, was attacked at about 12:00 local time on Wednesday outside the city’s Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci in the business district of La Défense. Mr Dowling was an English language teacher at the private school and had worked there since 1999. […]
A drink-driver who killed two women after a booze and drugs binge said he would do anything to take back what he had done. Kiara Baird (19) and Maria Wallace (38) died when Dermot Dowd lost control of his car outside Ballybofey, Co Donegal, on September 21, 2016. Dowd initially tried to claim that Ms […]
BERLIN — Some words can’t be translated easily. But they can cross national borders, lose their original context along the journey, assume different meanings and crop up in unlikely places. This week, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany proved that point — memorably. Speaking at a technology conference on Tuesday, Ms. Merkel, known as a staid, […]
The “shocking” speed camera image, posted by Plymouth PC Jane Bickley, showed the tree almost dragging along the road behind the silver vehicle. The van had been travelling on the A38 towards Plymouth and was spotted on 1 December. PC Bickley, the safety camera unit investigator for the Peninsula Road Safety Partnership, tweeted: “Shocking image […]
As the number of people attending Mass falls, charities relying on church-gate donations have said individual donors are becoming more generous. The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) runs regular church-gate fundraisers in parishes across the country. In some parishes it makes up to half of the available funding that goes back into the […]
PARIS (REUTERS) – France, reeling from violent protests over the cost of living, said on Wednesday (Dec 5) it will delay until early next year minimum food price rises, incurring the wrath of the main farmers group which called on its members to take to the streets next week. Agriculture Minister Didier Guillaume blamed the […]
However one church is encouraging its congregation to make the most of new technology by trialling a new interactive app. Worshippers at Aylsham Parish Church in Norfolk have been asked to bring in their smartphones and take part in live voting, with the results displayed on a large projector screen behind the vicar. People are […]