A NORTHERN IRISH company has won a lucrative contract to create new uniforms for the Dublin Frie Brigade. Derry-based Hunter Apparel Solutions has secured the £3.5million, four-year contract with the fire service. It follows a recent £1million investment by the firm in new machinery which allows it to offer a unique PPE decontamination service which will fully neutralise the … [Read more...] about Clothing firm wins multi-million-pound contract to make new uniforms for Dublin firefighters
Clothing firm wins multi-million-pound contract to make new uniforms for Dublin firefighters
MDMA worth €120k seized at property in Co. Mayo
TWO kilograms of MDMA with an estimated street value of €120k have been seized in Co. Mayo. A search by Gardaí with Revenue officers saw the drugs haul discovered at a property in Mayo earlier this week. “As part of intelligence-led operations, Revenue officers seized approximately 2kgs of MDMA with an estimated value of €120,000 following the search, under warrant, of a … [Read more...] about MDMA worth €120k seized at property in Co. Mayo
Sports in the News
IA Newsletter, June 15, 2024
The Walter O’Malley Archive Goes to the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum Walter O'Malley is remembered for taking the NY Dodgers out west, to Los Angeles, and more importantly, for being part of the the team's leadership that integrated Major League Baseball. (COOPERSTOWN, NY) – The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on June 12, 2024, announced the … [Read more...] about Sports in the News
But Always Meeting Ourselves
By Colum McCann
IA Newsletter, June 15, 2024
IA Newsletter, June 15, 2024
A LONDON nursing home. The shape of a figure beneath the sheets. My grandfather could just about whisper. He wanted a cigarette and a glass of whiskey. “Come up on the bed here, young fella,” he said, gruffly. It was 1975 and I was 10 years old and it would be the first — and probably last — time I’d ever see him. Gangrene was taking him away. He reached for the bottle and … [Read more...] about But Always Meeting Ourselves
Appeal after man stabbed in neck in Belfast city centre
POLICE have appealed for information after a man was stabbed in the neck during an altercation in Belfast city centre. The incident occurred at College Square East on Wednesday afternoon. It is believed that an altercation involving three men occurred in the area shortly before 4.30pm, which resulted in one of the men sustaining a stab wound to his neck. He was taken to … [Read more...] about Appeal after man stabbed in neck in Belfast city centre