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Ireland faces ‘treacherous’ conditions as Arctic air mass brings severe snow, frost and ice

January 2, 2025 by

TEMPERATURES will plummet across Ireland from tonight as an Arctic air mass is set to bring significant snow as well as severe frost and ice to the nation. In a forecast issued today, Met Éireann warned of the possibility of significant snowfall over the weekend followed by the arrival of “an arctic air mass” which “will bring bitterly cold conditions next week”. Met Éireann … [Read more...] about Ireland faces ‘treacherous’ conditions as Arctic air mass brings severe snow, frost and ice

Urgent missing person appeal for teen last seen three days ago

January 2, 2025 by

GARDAÍ have issued an urgent missing person appeal for a teenager who was last seen on Monday. James Kerrigan is reported missing from his home in Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan, since December 30. Missing Cavan teenager James Kerrigan The 16-year-old was last seen in Ashbourne, Co. Meath, at approximately 3pm on that day. He is described as being 5 foot 2 inches in height, with a … [Read more...] about Urgent missing person appeal for teen last seen three days ago

Search for missing Cavan man called off after body found

January 2, 2025 by

GARDAÍ have called off a search for a man missing from his home in Cavan after a body was found. Brendan Gilsenan was reported missing from his home in Tullyco on Monday, December 30. The 51-year-old ‘s body was found after the force issued their missing person’s alert. Brendan Gilsenan (Pic: Gilsenan family) “No further media action is required and no further information is … [Read more...] about Search for missing Cavan man called off after body found

Search called off after missing Cavan’s man’s body found

January 2, 2025 by

GARDAÍ have called off a search for a man missing from his home in Cavan after a body was found. Brendan Gilsenan was reported missing from his home in Tullyco on Monday, December 30. The 51-year-old ‘s body was found after the force issued their missing person’s alert. Brendan Gilsenan (Pic: Brendan Gilsenan) “No further media action is required and no further information is … [Read more...] about Search called off after missing Cavan’s man’s body found

Extra daily ferry service added to route connecting Ireland and Wales

January 2, 2025 by

AN extra daily ferry service linking Ireland and Wales will be launched this week. The news comes as Holyhead Port remains closed due to damage caused by Storm Darragh to two if its berths. Repairs are underway and the port is due to party reopen on January 16. Hundreds of sailings have been cancelled because of the storm damage at Holyhead, with Irish Ferries and Stena Line, … [Read more...] about Extra daily ferry service added to route connecting Ireland and Wales

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December 15, 1930

Edna O’Brien, Irish novelist and short story writer, was born on this day in County Clare in 1930. Born to strictly religious parents, O’Brien described her childhood as suffocating. She was educated from 1941 to 1946 by the Sisters of Mercy. She then went on to receive a license in pharmacy in 1950. O’Brien turned to writing and published “The County Girls” in 1960. It was the first in a trilogy that was banned from Ireland. In 2009, she received the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award at the Irish Book Awards in Dublin.

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