TWO new average speed cameras installed at accident blackspots on Irish roads will go live this week. Installed earlier this month, the cameras on the N5 and the N3, will go operational this Friday, October 25, it was confirmed today. One camera is in place between Kilduff and BIllis, Cavan on the N3, while the other has been installed between Lislackagh and Cuilmore in … [Read more...] about New average speed cameras go live in Ireland this week – with fine and penalty points for offenders
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Gardaí issue appeal for information as concerns grow for missing Irishman
GARDAÍ have issued a missing person’s appeal to try and locate an Irishman who was last seen on Friday. Jamie O’Keefe was reported missing from his home in Naas, Co. Kildare yesterday. The 32-year-old was last seen at around 5.30pm on Friday, October 18 in the Naas area. “Gardaí and Jamie's family are concerned for his well-being,” the police force said in a statement issued … [Read more...] about Gardaí issue appeal for information as concerns grow for missing Irishman
Áedh Mac Breic: Patron of Headache Sufferers
By Rosemary Rogers
He was a descendant of the Uí Néill dynasty and often served as a peacemaker for that contentious tribe, who even accused St. Patrick of putting a curse on them. Before he rose to prominence, Àedh was an illiterate farmer, a bumpkin of sorts who was bilked of his inheritance by his brothers. Seeking revenge, the future Saint abducted their maid and headed south. A local bishop, … [Read more...] about Áedh Mac Breic: Patron of Headache Sufferers
Officers injured after patrol car rammed in cross-border police chase
TWO police officers were injured when their patrol car was rammed by a suspected drink-driver. The PSNI officers were responding to reports of an alleged drink-driver in a silver Mercedes in Derry city in the early hours of October 21. “Shortly after midnight, police received a report of a suspected drink-driver in a silver-coloured Mercedes on Shipquay Street,” the PSNI … [Read more...] about Officers injured after patrol car rammed in cross-border police chase
Hen house targeted in second arson attack in a week
A COMMERCIAL hen house has been targeted twice in a week by arsonists. Police have appealed for information after the site in Co. Down was set alight for a second time over the weekend. “Just before 7.40am on October 19, police received a report from our colleagues at Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service that they were attending a fire at Letalian Road,” the PSNI’s Sergeant … [Read more...] about Hen house targeted in second arson attack in a week