IRELAND expects the EU to be in a position to engage in “substantive, calm, measured dialogue” with the US over planned tariffs on goods being imported into the country. Earlier this month President Donald Trump confirmed import taxes of 20 per cent would be imposed on all good entering the US from the EU. Those tariffs were due to take effect on April 9, although President … [Read more...] about Further ‘engagement and negotiation’ between EU and US on Trump’s tariffs looks ‘likely’
Driver doing 134kmh in 100kph zone among hundreds caught speeding across Ireland
A DRIVER who was clocked doing 134kph in a 100kph zone in Westmeath is among hundreds of people who were caught speeding across Ireland yesterday. April 9 marked Ireland’s second National Slow Down Day of 2025, a national speed enforcement operation conducted by An Garda Síochána, in partnership with Ireland’s Road Safety Authority (RSA. Over the course of the 24-hour … [Read more...] about Driver doing 134kmh in 100kph zone among hundreds caught speeding across Ireland
Public thanked after burglar who stole high-value tools from garages and sheds jailed
POLICE have thanked the public for their help catching a burglar who ransacked sheds and garages in Belfast. Stephen McIlwaine, of HMP Maghaberry, was sentenced to four years in prison following a hearing at Laganside Crown Court yesterday (April 9) after pleading guilty to a series of burglaries in the Newtownabbey area of the city. The court heard that the 52-year-old … [Read more...] about Public thanked after burglar who stole high-value tools from garages and sheds jailed
President Trump’s pause on tariffs ‘welcome relief’ for Irish businesses, Tánaiste says
TÁNAISTE Simon Harris has welcomed President Trump’s announcement of a 90-day suspension of higher tariffs on good entering the US. The news was shared yesterday while Mr Harris was in Washington DC meeting with the US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. The US president confirmed he would delay imposing tariffs on most nations for 90 days, while raising his tax rate on … [Read more...] about President Trump’s pause on tariffs ‘welcome relief’ for Irish businesses, Tánaiste says
Driver fled scene of collision which left two women hospitalised in Offaly
TWO women were hospitalised after the jeep they were passengers in was involved in a single vehicle collision in Co. Offaly. The incident happened at around 11.50pm in Main Street, Daingean on April 3. The driver fled the scene of the incident, but the women, who are both aged in their 20s, were taken to Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore. Their injuries are described as … [Read more...] about Driver fled scene of collision which left two women hospitalised in Offaly