5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (357+ words) To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Think Before You Flush campaign is launching a nationwide competition for primary school children aged from eight to 10 – and in anticipation of Halloween, pupils are being challenged to create something truly frightening! Fatbergs are large…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (659+ words) New figures from the Courts Service show a dramatic reduction in the number of criminal legal aid certificates being granted by the Ballina and Castlebar District Court offices following the introduction of the new Criminal Legal Aid Scheme in July....

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (98+ words) Gardaí are continuing to investigate an incident of violent disorder that occurred in Leopardstown, Dublin 18, on August 29. The male (aged in his 20s) who was seriously injured during the course of this incident, was pronounced deceased on September 1. Gardaí arrested a…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (154+ words) Gardaí are continuing to investigate an alleged assault in Whitegate, County Cork, last Friday. A male, aged in his 30’s, has been arrested in connection with the investigation and is detained pursuant to Section 30 of the Offences Against the State…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (251+ words) Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision that occurred on Abbey Court, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick, yesterday. The collision involving a jeep and a pedestrian occurred shortly after 3:50 p.m. The pedestrian, a two-year-old boy, was conveyed…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (658+ words) WANTED immediately for the tobacco and snuff manufacturing trade in Castlebar, an apprentice of exceptional character; security will be required; apply at the office of this paper’, was an advertisement we find in The Telegraph or Connaught Ranger of March…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (296+ words) Social media star GK Barry has said she was raped when she was 17. The 27-year-old media personality, whose real name is Grace Keeling, said in a post shared on Saturday that she felt unable to talk about the assault out…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (262+ words) A MAN accused of harassing and threatening to kill his partner sent her more than 700 voice note messages over a 48-hour period, a court heard. Galway District Court was told that the Mayo man twice threatened to kill or cause…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (247+ words) The population of the Republic of Ireland has increased to 5.52 million, figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show. This is an increase of 66,900 people in the 12 months to the end of April. Of the population, 4.94 million are Irish citizens,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (171+ words) A MAN damaged his ex-partner’s car when she did not answer the door, a court heard. John McDonagh, aged 34, of The Old Schoolhouse, Callow, Foxford, appeared before Ballina District Court where he pleaded guilty to criminal damage. He also offered…...