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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

A CHARGE of €100 per death notice posted on RIP.ie will take effect this month. The fee has been imposed by new owners, The Irish Times Group, who acquired the online death notice platform in May 2024. Founded in 2005, by the Co. Louth-based company Gradam Communications, owned by siblings Jay and Dympna Coleman, RIP.ie has become one of Ireland’s most popular websites. It … [Read more...] about €100 fee for popular Irish obituary website takes effect this month

THE funeral details have been confirmed for a couple who died after being struck by a car on St Stephen’s Day. Dubliners Anto and Georgina Hogg (née Moore) died after being involved in the hit-and-run collision in Blanchardstown. The pair, who have two children, were hit while crossing a road at around 5.45pm on December 26. Mrs Hogg, who was aged in her 30s, was pronounced … [Read more...] about Funeral confirmed for couple killed in St Stephen’s Day collision

MORE than 1800 Irish citizens needed consular assistance while abroad last year newly released figures reveal. In its Consular Assistance Overview for 2024, the Irish Government has confirmed that the number of consular cases dealt with by the Department of Foreign Affairs has increased for the third consecutive year The Department provided consular assistance to 1,858 new … [Read more...] about Number of Irish citizens needing consular assistance abroad increases for third year

DRIVERS in Northern Ireland have been urged to ‘wise up’ on the roads this year to prevent ‘avoidable deaths’. PSNI figures reveal 68 people were killed in collisions in the North in 2024, including one child. Among those who died, eight were pedestrians, 12 were passengers and 38 were drivers. One cyclist and seven motorcyclists were also killed. “Sadly, we have witnessed … [Read more...] about Drivers urged to ‘wise up’ after 68 deaths on Northern Ireland’s roads