3 h. ago ‘Worrying’ number of drink/drug driving arrests in one weekend

Gardaí in Donegal have expressed concern following a significant number of arrests for suspected drink/drug driving over the past weekend.… The post ‘Worrying’ number of drink/drug driving arrests in one weekend appeared first on Donegal Daily.

Events

6 h. ago Social welfare Ireland payment schedule change happening this week

Social welfare Ireland payment schedule change happening this week  Dublin Live

Economics

7 h. ago ‘Wrong on so many levels’: are we paying too much for our drugs to be dispensed?

A reader wonders if pharmacies’ reluctance to dispense more than a month of a longer prescription at a time is down to maximising prescription fees

Events

11 h. ago ‘Model young man’ who turned to drug dealing in ‘scourge’ on flats complex jailed for nine months

‘Model young man’ who turned to drug dealing in ‘scourge’ on flats complex jailed for nine months  The Irish Independent

Events

23 h. ago Major power cut reported across Spain and Portugal knocking out transport and payments

Spanish generator Red Electrica said the incident had affected the Iberian peninsula, and there were reports that parts of France were also hit.

Politics

26 h. ago Irish woman living legally in the US detained after returning back from Ireland

Ms Ward was detained and questioned by customs at the San Francisco airport over her past criminal record, which stretched between 2003 to 2008 and included some charges pertaining to the possession of drugs.

Politics

28 h. ago Man (20s) charged after €720k of cannabis seized from Dublin Port

A truck was searched as part of an operation by Revenue and Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) North Central Divisional Drugs Unit.

Politics

31 h. ago Increase in number of drinking water supply samples exceeding legal limits for pesticides

The pesticide levels detected in the monitoring programmes do not pose a risk to health, Uisce Éireann said.

Politics

31 h. ago Was Bono morally wrong to accept a US medal of freedom? It’s not that simple

Unthinkable: There may be lessons from Northern Ireland in responding to the horrors of the Middle East

Politics

31 h. ago The idea that immigration fuels our housing crisis might seem intuitive, but it’s wrong

What this argument misses is that immigrants are overwhelmingly victims of the housing crisis. By any measure, immigrants come out much worse than Irish-born households

Events

41 h. ago Three busloads of Cardinals arrive to pay respects at tomb of Pope Francis and cause media frenzy

Today is the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis.

Transport

46 h. ago Three busloads of cardinals arrive to pay respects at tomb of Pope Francis

Today is the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis.

Transport

50 h. ago How accurate is Conclave? What does the film get right, and wrong?

Pope Francis' death has drawn renewed attention to the recently released film Conclave

Politics

50 h. ago Gardaí seize €432,000 in Cannabis plants at growhouses in Ballinasloe and Athlone

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Gardaí in County Galway and County Westmeath have seized over approximately €432,000 worth of Cannabis Plants in Ballinasloe and Athlone following searches on Friday. During an initial search at a house in Ballinasloe, the Divisional Drugs Unit discovered a sophisticated growhouse operation and seized 160 suspected cannabis […] The post Gardaí seize €432,000 in Cannabis plants at growhouses in Ballinasloe and Athlone appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

Economics

54 h. ago Analysis: The best way to reduce the gender pay gap is for fathers to have more paternity leave

It may take time, but it’s about changing societal expectations about childcare.

Politics

67 h. ago Social welfare Ireland: Recipients warned of payment date change next week due to schedule shake up

Social welfare Ireland: Recipients warned of payment date change next week due to schedule shake up  MSN

Events

3 d. ago School pays tribute to 'kind' Leaving Cert student who died after car entered river in Co Tipperary

The 18-year-old was fatally injured in the incident, which occurred at Kilmoyler in Cahir.

Economics

3 d. ago Reimbursing weight loss drugs for all who could benefit would push State’s annual medicines bill to €10bn, doctors told

Clinical pharmacoeconomics lead says one million people could benefit from weight loss drugs, but cost would be ‘unaffordable’

Science

3 d. ago Fáilte Ireland pays digital consultants €17.5m over four years

Shannon-based Core Optimisation hired to boost online sales at tourist attractions across the State

Economics

3 d. ago Man (40s) and woman (50s) arrested after seizure of cannabis worth €224k

As part of intelligence-led operations, Revenue officers and Gardaí seized 11.2kgs of the drug in a joint operation.

Events