Celebrations mark one year since opening of Grand Central Station

CELEBRATIONS got underway this month to mark the one-year anniversary of the opening of Grand Central Station in Belfast. Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins joined Translink staff at the site to mark its first birthday. Opened in September 2024, the £340m station has 26 bus stands and eight rail platforms. As such it is now the main terminus for Belfast and … [Read more...] about Celebrations mark one year since opening of Grand Central Station

GARDAÍ have issued an urgent appeal for information on the whereabouts of a pensioner who last seen in a seaside town in Galway. Denis Slyne was reported missing by his family after last being seen in Salthill yesterday morning. The 80-year-old was last seen in the Knocknacarra area at approximately 11.30am on Monday, September 8 the police force confirmed in a statement issued … [Read more...] about Appeal for information on missing Galway pensioner last seen in seaside town

THE IRISH Government has announced the launch of the National Artificial Intelligence Office (NAIO). The initiative, unveiled by Enterprise Minister Peter Burke, marks what he described as a “decisive step in Ireland’s digital future.” The new office is designed to coordinate AI policy and align Ireland’s efforts with key EU initiatives such as AI Factories and the AI … [Read more...] about Ireland launches national office for artificial intelligence

POLICE have arrested two teenagers after wing mirrors were reportedly kicked of a number of cars in Belfast in the early hours of yesterday morning. “It was reported to police that young people were seen kicking wing mirrors off a number of cars parked in the Penrose Street area in the early hours of Monday morning, 8th September, at around 1.15am,” a PSNI spokesperson … [Read more...] about Teenagers arrested after wing mirrors ‘kicked off cars’

A MAN has died following a collision between two motorcycles on the Conor Pass in Co. Kerry. The vehicles collided at An Clochán on the R560 An Chonair (Conor Pass) at around 4.45pm on September 7. One of the motorcyclists, a man in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The man driving the second motorcycle, who is aged in his 60s, and a female passenger were both brought … [Read more...] about Man dies after motorcycles collide on Conor Pass in Co. Kerry