APPROVAL has been granted for a ring road in Galway city some 20 years after it was first applied for. Galway County Council confirmed this morning that An Coimisiún Pleanála has now granted approval for the N6 Galway City Ring Road (GCRR) project, which has been held up for two decades due to objections and legal challenges to the plans. In a statement made today, Galway City … [Read more...] about Approval granted for Galway City Ring Road following ‘prolonged planning process’
Approval granted for Galway City Ring Road following ‘prolonged planning process’
Police Ombudsman finds ‘no evidence’ of criminal wrongdoing by officer in Katie Simpson murder investigation
A REPORT by the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland has found “no evidence’ of criminal wrongdoing by a police officer involved in the investigation into the murder of Katie Simpson. Ms Simpson, a 21-year-old showjumper from Tynan in Co. Armagh, died in Altnagelvin hospital in Derry in August 2020. Her death came almost a week after an incident in Gortnessy Meadows, … [Read more...] about Police Ombudsman finds ‘no evidence’ of criminal wrongdoing by officer in Katie Simpson murder investigation
Lidl to open its first pub in Northern Ireland
IN the 1970s, pubs accounted for roughly 90% of beer sales in Britain and Northern Ireland; that has steadily given way to supermarket beer, especially since the pandemic when supermarkets briefly sold 100%. Why would a supermarket chain want to reverse that trend? Lidl has just broken ground on its very first pub in Northern Ireland at a site beside its store in Dundonald. But … [Read more...] about Lidl to open its first pub in Northern Ireland
Taoiseach holds ‘positive and constructive’ meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten
TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has met with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten in The Hague. Mr Martin is in the Netherlands this week to discuss preparations for Ireland’s taking over the presidency of the EU Council this summer. He described his meeting with Mr Jetten, who was sworn in as the Netherlands’ prime minister in February, as “positive and constructive”. Taoiseach Micheál … [Read more...] about Taoiseach holds ‘positive and constructive’ meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten
Army called in as fuel protests across Ireland cause ‘significant disruption’
FUEL protests across Ireland are causing “significant disruption” to the public, Gardaí said in a statement issued today. Slow-moving tractors, buses and heavy goods vehicles have been impacting traffic in cities across the country since Tuesday. The protests, against rising fuel prices in Ireland, have been peaceful but are obstructing some people as they attempt to go about … [Read more...] about Army called in as fuel protests across Ireland cause ‘significant disruption’