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RYANAIR has cancelled more than 300 flights today as a strike by French air traffic controllers gets underway. CEO Michael O’Leary said most of the passengers disrupted by the industrial action would be those flying in French airspace, between European destinations, rather than on flights going to or from France. Ryanair estimates 50,000 of its passengers would be affected … [Read more...] about Ryanair cancels 300 flights as strike gets underway in France

PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins has confirmed that his hospitalisation earlier this year was due to having experienced a ‘mild form of stroke’. The 83-year-old was admitted to St James’s Hospital in Dublin on February 29 after he became unwell. At the time his office made a public statement, confirming that medical tests had determined he “experienced a mild transient weakness from … [Read more...] about President confirms recent hospitalisation was due to a ‘mild form of stroke’

DERRY GIRLS star Tara Lynne O'Neill is set to join the cast of BBC crime series, Hope Street. Filming of the fourth series of the daytime drama is due to get underway this month, with O'Neill joining the cast as Police Inspector Eve Dunlop. The character left Port Devine many years ago but has now returned with her family to build bridges and to investigate a mysterious … [Read more...] about Derry Girls star to join cast of BBC crime drama Hope Street

TWO people have died following separate road traffic collisions in Dublin and Cork today. In Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, a female cyclist died following a collision involving a bicycle and a truck at around 8am. At around the same time, a male motorcyclist died after a collision involving a motorcycle and a truck at Toureenfineen, Co. Cork. The latter incident is the third since … [Read more...] about Two die in separate collisions in Dublin and Cork

GARDAÍ involved in the fatal shooting of a man in Dublin more than three years ago will not face prosecution, it has been revealed. George Nkencho, 27, was shot by a member of An Garda Síochána Armed Support Unit outside his family home in Clonee, West Dublin on December 30, 2020. Mr Nkencho was armed with a knife when he was shot, which followed an earlier report of an assault … [Read more...] about Gardaí will not face prosecution over 2020 George Nkencho shooting