FREE contraception will be extended to women aged between 32 and 35 in Ireland. The move, which takes effect next month, was announced by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly today. It means all women aged 17 to 35 can now avail of free contraception across the country. "Gender should not be a barrier to healthcare, and I firmly believe that the Free Contraception Scheme is a … [Read more...] about Free contraception extended to women aged 32-35 in Ireland
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Grandmother found dead at home named as murder investigation launched
AN 81-YEAR-OLD woman who was found dead in her home in Co. Down has been named as a murder investigation is launched. Patricia ‘Patsy’ Aust’s body was found in the living room of her house in the Hawthorne Court area of Bangor on the evening of June 2. “Officers responded to a report of the death of a woman in a house, just off the Clandeboye Road, on the evening of Sunday 2 … [Read more...] about Grandmother found dead at home named as murder investigation launched
Man tripped up and racially abused by group of children
A MAN was left with minor injuries after being racially abused and tripped up by a group of children in Belfast. The incident happened in the Donegall Road area at around 11.15pm on May 31. Police were called after the man, who is aged in his 20s, was targeted by a man with a group of children. He was “reportedly verbally racially abused by a man and a group of children” the … [Read more...] about Man tripped up and racially abused by group of children
Passengers face higher airfares to return home to Ireland for Christmas, Ryanair warns
RYANAIR has warned that passengers will face higher airfares for travel to and from Ireland at the end of this year due to passenger caps imposed by the Irish government. The Irish no frills airline claims more than one million of its planned flights to and from Dublin Airport have been blocked by new limits imposed on the number of passengers allowed to fly in and out of the … [Read more...] about Passengers face higher airfares to return home to Ireland for Christmas, Ryanair warns
Taoiseach confirms attendance at Stardust commemoration event later this month
TAOISEACH Simon Harris has confirmed that an event to commemorate the lives lost in the Stardust nightclub tragedy will be held this month. Some 48 people died when a fire broke out at the nightclub in Artane, Dublin in the early hours of February 14, 1981. A remembrance ceremony held in their honour will take place on Sunday, June 23, Mr Harris said. The event follows … [Read more...] about Taoiseach confirms attendance at Stardust commemoration event later this month