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Refurbished garda building will accommodate ‘highly specialist unit’

July 21, 2025 by

AN historic garda building has reopened after undergoing an extensive refurbishment project to make it fit for the future purpose. Ireland’s Justice Minister, Jim O’Callaghan and Minister of State for the Office of Public Works Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran attended the official reopening of J Block at Garda Headquarters in Dublin. Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan officially reopened the … [Read more...] about Refurbished garda building will accommodate ‘highly specialist unit’

Hundreds of billions set for Irish infastructure and development plan

July 21, 2025 by

THE Irish Government is set to approve a revised National Development Plan (NDP), unlocking €200 billion in infrastructure investment over the next decade. The new strategy, which outlines €100 billion in spending from 2026 to 2030 and a further €100 billion from 2031 to 2035, is being positioned as a cornerstone of Ireland’s long-term economic prosperity. At the heart of the … [Read more...] about Hundreds of billions set for Irish infastructure and development plan

Irish scientist appointed to UN panel examining nuclear war

July 21, 2025 by

AN IRISH scientist has been appointed to a UN panel studying the effects of nuclear war. Dr Neil Rowan, of the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, will sit on the newly established United Nations Scientific Panel on the Effects of Nuclear War. “I am humbled to contribute to the assembled panel of internationally-leading scientists where we will advise on … [Read more...] about Irish scientist appointed to UN panel examining nuclear war

Holyhead Port fully operational again following storm damage repair work

July 21, 2025 by

HOLYHEAD port is fully operational once again after extensive repair work was undertaken due to the impacts of Storm Darragh. All sailings were cancelled at the port from December 7, 2024 after the storm caused significant damage to two of its berths. In January access to the Terminal 5 ferry berth was restored. Ferry services have been back in operation from Terminal 5 since … [Read more...] about Holyhead Port fully operational again following storm damage repair work

Hundreds of drivers have speeding fines revoked due to ‘human error’

July 21, 2025 by

HUNDREDS of drivers in Ireland will have speeding fines revoked due to “human error”, gardai have confirmed. The police force is in the process of writing to motorists to inform them that fines and penalty points issued to them for speeding offences on the N25 in Kilkenny will be revoked. Some 914 fixed charge notices issued from a static speed safety camera between May 30 to … [Read more...] about Hundreds of drivers have speeding fines revoked due to ‘human error’

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May 5, 1867

Nellie Bly, American journalist, was born Elizabeth Jane Cochran to Irish immigrants in Pennsylvania. Born in Cochran Mill’s, an area named for her father Michael who began as a mill laborer and ended up owning the mill. Bly once faked insanity to expose inhumane practices in the Women’s Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island. In doing so she spawned a new form of “investigative” journalism. It was custom at the time for female writers to use pen names and Cochran’s first editor suggested Nelly Bly from the Stephen Foster song. At age 25, she took a trip around the world in 72 days, beating Phileas Fogg, the fictional hero of Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days. She also was the first female war reporter in WWI.

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