The new data released by Environment Secretary Michael Gove – the first major update of climate forecasts in almost 10 years – shows sea levels in London could rise by up to 1.15m by 2100 if emissions continue to rise. By 2070, average summer rainfall could decrease by 47% and there could be up to […]
Gardaí have confirmed that missing three year old Jake Jordan has been found safe and well. Jake was reported missing from Bunclody, Co Wexford, this morning and gardaí issued an urgent CRI alert appealing for help. He was last seen at his home at 1.15am. “We believe there is an immediate and serious risk to […]
A new harbour is set to be part of an ambitious €20m investment to rejuvenate a Dublin town. Plans are afoot for a major rejuvenation project in Balbriggan to give it an economic and social facelift. Balbriggan is the youngest town in Ireland, according to the 2016 Census, and has seen population growth of 94pc […]
Ukraine’s parliament is to decide whether to bring in martial law as anger over the capture of three of its naval vessels by Russia spilled into the streets overnight. Protesters gathered outside the Russian embassy in the capital Kiev and an embassy car was set on fire. The incident in waters off the Crimean Peninsula […]
BRUSSELS • European Union leaders formally agreed on a Brexit deal yesterday and urged Britons to back Prime Minister Theresa May’s package in the face of furious opposition in the British Parliament. The 27 leaders took barely half an hour at a summit in Brussels to rubber-stamp a 600-page treaty setting the terms of Britain’s […]
Of 1,125 nursery owners, managers and staff surveyed, 13% said they had seen a general increase in the number of children swearing, and 12% highlighted that they often hear children using profanities. Sue Learner, of daynurseries.co.uk, which conducted the poll, said: “These findings are not a surprise as swearing seems to have become more socially […]
They came in their tens of thousands, for a second weekend running, demanding change and demonstrating against escalating costs of living and rising inequalities. “We just want our government to listen to us,” said Laetitia Dewalle, an organiser of the “yellow vest” protests which brought cities across France to a standstill on Saturday. As the […]
The people of a Co Donegal town yesterday came together to show their support for asylum seekers after an arson attack on the hotel where they were due to be housed. The Caiseal Mara Hotel in the small Inishowen town of Moville was set on fire in the early hours of yesterday. The arson has […]
One in five women experience some form of domestic violence in Ireland, Women’s Aid has said. A global 16-day campaign has been kicked off with a Women’s Aid purple ribbon awareness campaign, which encourages people to believe survivors of domestic violence. The campaign challenges pervasive myths in society which minimises women’s experience of abuse and […]
There was a definite “battle of the tones” at the seal-the-deal Brexit summit with Theresa May. EU leaders were determinedly sombre, while the UK prime minister had to sound upbeat and positive about her country’s Brussels-free future. It shouldn’t be under-estimated. Sunday was a huge day for the EU, signing off on the divorce papers […]