More than 110 incidents of tram or train ‘surfing’ have been recorded by Irish Rail and on Luas services over the past four years. The potentially lethal activity involves a person holding on to the outside of a carriage as it moves. It came to prominence in October when 20-year-old Rebecca Kelly received €550,000 in […]
Frost, ice and possibly snow – it’s beginning to look a lot like winter. Met Éireann is warning of an unsettled and “rather cold” week ahead, with temperatures tumbling below zero by night leading to frost and icy patches for motorists to contend with. Today will begin dry in northern and western areas with any […]
The world is at a crossroads on climate change, a major conference featuring delegates from 200 nations was warned yesterday. Two weeks of talks began yesterday in Poland to tackle deep political divisions at the most important UN meeting on global warming since the landmark 2015 Paris deal to shift away from fossil fuels. Expectations […]
Public awareness of the growing number of people who feel isolated and alone is rising, but for those with multiple sclerosis (MS), perhaps it’s not growing quickly enough. New MS Society research released on Monday to coincide with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, claims that three in five people with MS feel lonely […]
A far-right party has won seats in a Spanish regional election for the first time since the country’s military dictatorship ended in 1975. The Vox party took 12 parliamentary seats in Andalusia on Sunday, beating expectations that it would win five. Tough on immigration and Catalan separatism, Vox could be a kingmaker in a future […]
Eleven migrants rescued by a trawler last week have been handed over to the Maltese coast guard and will soon reach port in Malta, a Spanish aid group said. Proactiva Open Arms said the Spanish trawler Nuestra Senora de Loreto radioed them to say the migrants had been transferred. Earlier, the Spanish government told the […]
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron returned to France on Sunday from a summit meeting in Argentina to find his country in turmoil after a day of violent protests, surveying the destruction for himself even as his government weighed declaring a state of emergency. A third weekend of nationwide protests by the “Yellow Vests” movement, largely […]
Amy Louise Gerard, 28, was last seen standing outside Irish Molly Malone’s in Puerto de la Cruz at around 12.20am on Friday. Originally from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, Ms Gerard works as an animal trainer at Tenerife’s Loro Parque theme park. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has confirmed it is assisting the family of a British woman […]
PARIS (REUTERS) – President Emmanuel Macron rushed to the Arc de Triomphe on Sunday (Dec 2) after one of France’s most revered monuments was vandalised by rioters, with the government considering a state of emergency after the worst bout of unrest for years. Masked, black-clad groups ran amok across central Paris on Saturday, torching dozens […]
Every rider, from academy to elite level, will have an annual electrocardiogram (ECG) and heart scan to determine if they are at increased risk of suffering sudden cardiac arrest. In some cases athletes could be advised to retire if it is determined they would risk death by continuing to compete. Some experts think athletes are […]