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Airlines and airports sign zero tolerance pact on unruly passengers following rise in incidents

June 13, 2024 by

AIRLINES and airports in Ireland have signed a joint declaration confirming a zero tolerance approach to unruly passengers as the busy summer season gets underway. Figures from 2109 to 2023 show a three-fold increase in incidents where passengers have disrupted flights to and from Ireland with ‘unruly behaviour’, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has confirmed today. “Unruly … [Read more...] about Airlines and airports sign zero tolerance pact on unruly passengers following rise in incidents

Clothing firm wins multi-million-pound contract to make new uniforms for Dublin firefighters

June 13, 2024 by

A NORTHERN IRISH company has won a lucrative contract to create new uniforms for the Dublin Frie Brigade. Derry-based Hunter Apparel Solutions has secured the £3.5million, four-year contract with the fire service. It follows a recent £1million investment by the firm in new machinery which allows it to offer a unique PPE decontamination service which will fully neutralise the … [Read more...] about Clothing firm wins multi-million-pound contract to make new uniforms for Dublin firefighters

MDMA worth €120k seized at property in Co. Mayo

June 13, 2024 by

TWO kilograms of MDMA with an estimated street value of €120k have been seized in Co. Mayo. A search by Gardaí with Revenue officers saw the drugs haul discovered at a property in Mayo earlier this week. “As part of intelligence-led operations, Revenue officers seized approximately 2kgs of MDMA with an estimated value of €120,000 following the search, under warrant, of a … [Read more...] about MDMA worth €120k seized at property in Co. Mayo

Sports in the News

IA Newsletter, June 15, 2024

June 13, 2024 by

The Walter O’Malley Archive Goes to the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum Walter O'Malley is remembered for taking the NY Dodgers out west, to Los Angeles, and more importantly, for being part of the the team's leadership that integrated Major League Baseball. (COOPERSTOWN, NY) – The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on June 12, 2024, announced the … [Read more...] about Sports in the News

Appeal after man stabbed in neck in Belfast city centre

June 12, 2024 by

POLICE have appealed for information after a man was stabbed in the neck during an altercation in Belfast city centre. The incident occurred at College Square East on Wednesday afternoon. It is believed that an altercation involving three men occurred in the area shortly before 4.30pm, which resulted in one of the men sustaining a stab wound to his neck. He was taken to … [Read more...] about Appeal after man stabbed in neck in Belfast city centre

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Irish American author of “Angela’s Ashes” and Pulitzer Prize winner Frank McCourt passed away on July 19, 2009 in New York after battling melanoma cancer. Originally born in Brooklyn to Malachy and Angela McCourt, his parents moved the family back to Limerick after the death of his younger sister Margaret. The McCourts sunk very deep into poverty and this became the influence behind his autobiography “Angela’s Ashes.” In addition to writing, Frank McCourt had a successful career as a teacher.

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