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Providers for emergency accommodation sought in Leitrim amid shortage
Leitrim County Council is seeking expressions of interest from guest accommodation proprietors who can provide emergency lodging, with applications open until December 12. Leitrim County Council is seeking expressions of interest from proprietors of guest accommodation who wish to provide eme...
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Kildare mother - 'My daughter was diagnosed with brain cancer at three years old'
Kildare mother Michelle Kelly is encouraging people to support the Irish Cancer Society’s Children’s Christmas Appeal after they helped her family through her daughter's multiple cancer diagnoses A Kildare mother has spoken out and encouraged people to support the Irish Cancer Society's Chris...
Classic car specialist says new EV road tax could be ‘chaotic’ to administer
The classic car valuer argues that without a reliable system for tracking annual mileage, the new policy risks confusion and disputes between owners It comes as no surprise that in the budget, electric vehicles are to be charged annual road tax. No one in the motor trade was in the least bit ...
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Classic car specialist says new EV road tax could be ‘chaotic’ to administer
The classic car valuer argues that without a reliable system for tracking annual mileage, the new policy risks confusion and disputes between owners It comes as no surprise that in the budget, electric vehicles are to be charged annual road tax. No one in the motor trade was in the least bit ...
Classic car specialist says new EV road tax could be ‘chaotic’ to administer
The classic car valuer argues that without a reliable system for tracking annual mileage, the new policy risks confusion and disputes between owners It comes as no surprise that in the budget, electric vehicles are to be charged annual road tax. No one in the motor trade was in the least bit ...
Pictures: Combe Christmas gets nautical with traditional lantern parade
Ilfracombe’s annual Lighting of the Lights aka Combe Christmas has been hailed a great success for 2025 A giant gull, a conger eel and a seahorse were among the brightly lit sea creatures that led the traditional withy lantern parade to open Ilfracombe’s magical Combe Christmas celebrations. ...
Pictures: Combe Christmas gets nautical with traditional lantern parade
Ilfracombe’s annual Lighting of the Lights aka Combe Christmas has been hailed a great success for 2025 A giant gull, a conger eel and a seahorse were among the brightly lit sea creatures that led the traditional withy lantern parade to open Ilfracombe’s magical Combe Christmas celebrations. ...
Pictures: Combe Christmas gets nautical with traditional lantern parade
Ilfracombe’s annual Lighting of the Lights aka Combe Christmas has been hailed a great success for 2025 A giant gull, a conger eel and a seahorse were among the brightly lit sea creatures that led the traditional withy lantern parade to open Ilfracombe’s magical Combe Christmas celebrations. ...
REACTION: Family ties and fierce spirit drive Upperchurch to Munster glory, according to captain!
Upperchurch Drombane defeated O'Callaghan's Mills of Clare in Saturday's Munster final There was disbelief and pure delight in Keith Ryan’s voice as he tried to make sense of what his club had just achieved. Munster champions. A sentence few inside the parish would have dared to imagine last ...
REACTION: Family ties and fierce spirit drive Upperchurch to Munster glory, according to captain!
Upperchurch Drombane defeated O'Callaghan's Mills of Clare in Saturday's Munster final There was disbelief and pure delight in Keith Ryan’s voice as he tried to make sense of what his club had just achieved. Munster champions. A sentence few inside the parish would have dared to imagine last ...
Tipperary hotelier sells two horses for more than three quarters of a million euro
Minella Academy and Minella Yoga sold by John Nallen Clonmel hotelier and horse trainer John Nallen sold two horses for over €760,000 in November. Trainer Willie Mullins, represented by his bloodstock agent Harold Kirk, paid £370,000 for Minella Academy, an impressive winner at Cork the previ...
Launch event of 'The Annals of Arra' Volume 7 at Reidy’s Newtown December 4
Event showcases local history hurling stories wartime recollections and rare photos The latest edition of The Annals of Arra will be officially launched on Thursday, 4 December at 8.30pm at Reidy’s in Newtown. The event promises an evening dedicated to history, heritage, and the stories that ...
Weekly Longford choir in Lus na Gréine Family Resource Centre
Participation in free and rehearsals are weekly in the evenings One town one voice meets weekly. Singing fosters connection, collaboration, self-expression and a strong sense of community and belonging, all welcome. Read more: A Longford Christmas: Edgeworthstown to shimmer for the arrival of...
PICTURES: Mary Immaculate College Limerick Awards Ceremony
The annual MIC College Awards Ceremony, held in the Lime Tree Theatre, recognised 94 students from MIC Limerick for their academic and other notable achievements. USE ARROWS OR NEXT BUTTON TO SEE MORE PICTURES We want your photos to feature on the website via our Camera Club. Do you have a gr...
'Ban heavy goods vehicles from this Kildare town'
It's claimed that noise pollution is an issue Heavy goods vehicles should by banned from driving through Sallins. Local councillor Anne Breen wants Kildare County Council to consider restrict HGVs in the town. READ NEXT Huge shock as RTE star dies 'suddenly' at home at the age of 68 Cllr Bree...
Portlaoise team supports older Laois residents in their homes
Laois Services to the Elderly team making a difference A team of local men has stepped in to fill a gap that helps older Laois people continue to live comfortably in their own homes. Supported by Laois Partnership, the Laois Services to Elderly People (LSTEP) programme's mission promotes inde...
Ministerial hospice promise for Laois and other counties 'not honoured' insists Offaly group
Offaly Hospice Foundation issues statement on saga involving hospice for Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath A hospice for Laois and other Midlands counties is not being blocked, but a ministerial commitment that an alternative location in Tullamore should be pursued 'has not been honoured'...
Minister provides update on long-awaited Kilkenny road project
The Ring Road extension has come closer to becoming a reality this year Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien reaffirmed that €200,000 has been allocated to the Kilkenny Northern Transport Project, formerly known as the Northern Ring Road extension, to move the development forward to the ‘Op...
'Ban heavy goods vehicles from this Kildare town'
It's claimed that noise pollution is an issue Heavy goods vehicles should by banned from driving through Sallins. Local councillor Anne Breen wants Kildare County Council to consider restrict HGVs in the town. READ NEXT Huge shock as RTE star dies 'suddenly' at home at the age of 68 Cllr Bree...
In pictures: Celebrations at retirement bash for Lifford Credit Union's Mark McClay
The Mount Errigal Hotel in Letterkenny recently hosted celebrations for Mark McClay as he retired from Lifford Credit Union after 41 years of service Lifford Credit Union recently honoured Mark McClay's 41 years of service with a retirement party at the Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny. Pleas...