Europe experiences its hottest March on record, according to climate report

THE weather may have been enjoyable for some in recent weeks, though a new report from The EU Copernicus Climate Change Service has delivered a stark warning that last month was the second warmest global March on record. The climate crisis continues apace as March also marked the 20th time in as many months that the average global surface air temperature was more than 1.5 … [Read more...] about Europe experiences its hottest March on record, according to climate report

A PUBLIC ceremony will be held in Ireland this month to mark the 113th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. On April 14, 1912 the Belfast-built RMS Titanic sank after crashing into an iceberg while on its maiden voyage. The tragedy happened just four days after the ocean liner had led Southampton in England on April 10 on route to New York. Roughly 1500 of the 2200 people … [Read more...] about Titanic tragedy to be marked in Irish town where ill-fated liner made final port of call

FUNERAL details have been confirmed for a motorcyclist who died in a collision in Co. Galway over the weekend. Patrick De la Ruelle died after his motorcycle collided with a car in Oranmore on April 4. The incident happened at around 4pm on the N67 at Tonroe, Gardaí have confirmed. In a statement confirming the 29-year-old’s death, his family said they were “heartbroken”. They … [Read more...] about Funeral details confirmed following motorcyclist’s ‘heartbreaking’ death

A KILDARE man has been given a life sentence today after ‘brutally’ beating his best friend to death with a baseball bat. It is understood that the man in question had been motivated by a desire to kill. Robert Broughan, 30, of Rathangan in Co Kildare, brutally assaulted 34-year-old Roy Hopkins on the Grand Canal on 31st July 2020 after the two men had gone fishing together. Mr … [Read more...] about Kildare man given life sentence following the murder of his friend

A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl who died after being hit by a truck while riding her bike in Galway has been named locally. Ula Grigaityte collided with a heavy goods vehicle at the junction of Headford Road and Sandyvale Lawn in Salthill shortly after midday on Saturday, April 5. She was cycling alongside her father during a day out at the picturesque seaside town at the time of the … [Read more...] about School principal pays tribute to student killed in horror Galway collision