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Public representatives from all over Ireland attend Tipperary training conference
AILG national training conference Over 250 public representatives from all over Ireland attended a national training conference in Clonmel this week. The AILG (Association of Irish Local Government) annual training conference was held in Clonmel on Wednesday and Thursday. It was held in Tippe...
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Public representatives from all over Ireland attend Tipperary training conference
AILG national training conference Over 250 public representatives from all over Ireland attended a national training conference in Clonmel this week. The AILG (Association of Irish Local Government) annual training conference was held in Clonmel on Wednesday and Thursday. It was held in Tippe...
‘Get a job’: Judge advises young man caught with drugs in Limerick city
Judge Patricia Harney said: 'For a donation to the poor box, he’ll have to get a job' A young man was admonished for not having a job when he appeared before her at Limerick District Court. Robert Hickey, 23, with a home address at Star Court, John Carew Park, Limerick was approached by garda...
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Hundreds of learner drivers caught breaking the law by Limerick gardaí in 2025
Driving unaccompanied can lead to fines of up to €1,000 and four penalty points HUNDREDS of learner drivers were caught driving unaccompanied by gardaí in Limerick in 2025. A total of 307 learner drivers were issued a fixed penalty notice by gardaí in the Limerick Garda division for driving w...
91 year old lady walking to Dáíl welcomes Laois supporters
Lelia Doolan marching from Shannon Airport through Mountrath and Portlaoise Film director and peace activist Lelia Doolan has set out on a two week trek, from Shannon Airport, crossing Ireland to arrive at the Dáil in mid April. She will be walking from Roscrea to Mountrath on Tuesday, April ...
Motorway toll barriers must be scrapped in Laois and other counties -demands Government rep
Irish MEP claims toll booths cost money, fuel, time, increase emissions and are unsafe The Irish Government should remove 'outdated' toll booths such as the M7/M8 plaza in Laois because they cause delays, accidents and increase pollution, according to EU Transport Committee MEP, Cynthia Ní Mh...
Judge accepts jurisdiction in case of Ballyliffin man accused of assaulting a woman
Defendant (35) also faces a criminal damage charge, after allegedly destroying a full-length mirror An Inishowen District Court judge has accepted jurisdiction in the case of a Ballyliffin man accused of assaulting a woman and damaging her property last year. Jacob Dinan, of 4 Lana House, Bal...
Letterkenny woman pleads guilty to drug dealing offences
She faces two charges of being in possession of a controlled drug, namely cocaine, at Glencar Shopping Centre car park for the purposes of selling or otherwise supplying to others A Letterkenny woman who has admitted drug dealing will be sentenced in the circuit court. Susan Orr, who appeared...
How to treat adult acne
Acne is often seen as something we leave behind in our teenage years – but for many, breakouts persist well into adulthood, often becoming even more frustrating in the process. Unlike adolescent acne, which tends to follow a more predictable pattern, adult acne can feel erratic, reactive and harde...
Letterkenny woman pleads guilty to drug dealing offences
She faces two charges of being in possession of a controlled drug, namely cocaine, at Glencar Shopping Centre car park for the purposes of selling or otherwise supplying to others A Letterkenny woman who has admitted drug dealing will be sentenced in the circuit court. Susan Orr, who appeared...
Motorway toll barriers must be scrapped in Laois and other counties -demands Government rep
Irish MEP claims toll booths cost money, fuel, time, increase emissions and are unsafe The Irish Government should remove 'outdated' toll booths such as the M7/M8 plaza in Laois because they cause delays, accidents and increase pollution, according to EU Transport Committee MEP, Cynthia Ní Mh...
Public representatives from all over Ireland attend Tipperary training conference
AILG national training conference Over 250 public representatives from all over Ireland attended a national training conference in Clonmel this week. The AILG (Association of Irish Local Government) annual training conference was held in Clonmel on Wednesday and Thursday. It was held in Tippe...
Judge accepts jurisdiction in case of Ballyliffin man accused of assaulting a woman
Defendant (35) also faces a criminal damage charge, after allegedly destroying a full-length mirror An Inishowen District Court judge has accepted jurisdiction in the case of a Ballyliffin man accused of assaulting a woman and damaging her property last year. Jacob Dinan, of 4 Lana House, Bal...
Louth Weather: Dry and sunny today
Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 or 19 degrees Dry and sunny today. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 or 19 degrees, but a little cooler near coasts, in light to moderate southeasterly winds. Dry and clear for most. Cloudier in the southwest, and possibly the west, with showers, some heavy wit...
North Devon Hockey Club round off season in style with cracking away win
North Devon travel to Truro and come home from Cornwall with victory North Devon travelled to second-placed Truro for their final fixture of the season, with nothing other than pride riding on the game for both teams. North Devon called up father-and-son duo Matt and Micah Upward, who played ...
‘Get a job’: Judge advises young man caught with drugs in Limerick city
Judge Patricia Harney said: 'For a donation to the poor box, he’ll have to get a job' A young man was admonished for not having a job when he appeared before her at Limerick District Court. Robert Hickey, 23, with a home address at Star Court, John Carew Park, Limerick was approached by garda...
Hundreds of learner drivers caught breaking the law by Limerick gardaí in 2025
Driving unaccompanied can lead to fines of up to €1,000 and four penalty points HUNDREDS of learner drivers were caught driving unaccompanied by gardaí in Limerick in 2025. A total of 307 learner drivers were issued a fixed penalty notice by gardaí in the Limerick Garda division for driving w...
Trump threatens ‘big tariff’ on UK over digital tax on US tech firms
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on American social media firms. The digital services tax, introduced in 2020, imposes a 2% levy on the revenues of several major US tech companies. Speaking to reporters from the Oval Of...
Mother ‘so incredibly grateful’ to medics for saving daughter’s life
A mother has said she is “so incredibly grateful” to medics who saved her daughter’s life and helped her learn to move and speak again after she suffered a brain tumour. Four-year-old Jessica Macrae, from Bearsden in East Dunbartonshire, underwent surgery at the Royal Hospital for Children (RH...
Homes under threat, as firefighters rush to major wildfire outbreak in Clonmany
Firefighters from across Inishowen are currently on the scene, desperately battling the flames, which can be seen from miles away A major wildfire has broken out in Clonmany tonight, with the flames understood to be threatening a number of homes in the area. Firefighters from across Inishowen...