Ireland on course for hefty fine if climate targets missed

IRELAND could be facing a bill of between €8 billion and €26 billion if it misses its 2030 climate targets, according to two government advisory councils. The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and the Climate Change Advisory Council produced a joint report today which describes the potential financial impact of such a miss as ‘staggering’. If things stay the way they are, Ireland … [Read more...] about Ireland on course for hefty fine if climate targets missed

DRUGS worth an estimated £6.5m have been seized in Northern Ireland following a cross-border operation involving the PSNI and Garda officers. Suspected cannabis, cocaine and ketamine were discovered concealed within food packaging following the search of property in the Mallusk area of Newtownabbey, Co Antrim yesterday. Some of the drugs found in the joint agency operation A … [Read more...] about Cannabis, cocaine and ketamine worth £6.5m found hidden in food packaging

TRIBUTES have been paid to a woman who was killed when she was hit by an SUV while out jogging in Co. Kerry. Anila Mucaj, of Mounthawk in Tralee, was one of three pedestrians injured in the collision on the N86, Canal Road at 10am on March 2. The mother-of-two, who was aged in her 40s, was treated at the scene before being taken by ambulance to University Hospital Kerry, where … [Read more...] about Tributes as funeral confirmed for woman killed in collision with SUV

POLICE have appealed for witnesses after two men were targeted in a violent attack in Belfast. The men, both aged in their 20s, were assaulted in the Donegal Square West area of the city on the evening of March 1. The attack happened in the Donegall Square West area of Belfast city “It was reported that at around 11.20pm, the two men were assaulted by two unknown males, with … [Read more...] about Appeal for witnesses after two men targeted in violent attack

THE family of a woman found dead at a home in Merseyside have paid an emotional tribute to her. Cathy Doherty was found dead at a property in Southport last Wednesday, February 28. The 52-year-old’s body was found at a house in Meols Cop Road at around 6pm that evening. Cathy Doherty was found dead at a home in Southport “We are all devastated by the loss of our sister Cathy,” … [Read more...] about ‘She will be greatly missed’: Family pays tribute after woman found dead