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Women urged to sign up as three-week Garda recruitment campaign gets underway

Women urged to sign up as three-week Garda recruitment campaign gets underway

February 6, 2025 by

A GARDA recruitment campaign which opened today will be live for applications for just three weeks. Anyone planning on applying for a place will need to do so by 3pm on Thursday, February 27. The police force has urged women and people from underrepresented groups to sign up in order to ensure it is “fully representative of the people we serve”. Garda trainees are paid €354 per … [Read more...] about Women urged to sign up as three-week Garda recruitment campaign gets underway

Ireland ‘obligated’ to take in people from Gaza says Israeli defence minister

February 6, 2025 by

IRELAND is ‘obligated’ to take in people from Gaza, Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has said. Mr Katz made the statement as he ordered the Israeli army to prepare for large numbers of residents to leave the warn-torn territory which has been devastated by the 15-month conflict between Hamas and Israeli forces. It follows a proposal made by US President Donald Trump … [Read more...] about Ireland ‘obligated’ to take in people from Gaza says Israeli defence minister

Call for fast-track powers for Police Ombudsman after officer’s dismissal took years

February 6, 2025 by

THE Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland has called for fast-track powers after a police officer’s dismissal took four years to complete. The Ombudsman’s office confirmed this week that a PSNI officer was finally dismissed more than four years after an investigation into his conduct was completed. The case centred on two police officers involved in the arrest and search of a … [Read more...] about Call for fast-track powers for Police Ombudsman after officer’s dismissal took years

Final phase of Ireland’s free schoolbooks scheme will take effect this year

February 6, 2025 by

FREE schoolbooks will be provided for all students in Ireland as of September thanks to an extension to a Government scheme. Education Minister Helen McEntee announced the details of the final phase of the Post-Primary Schoolbooks Scheme this week, which will see free schoolbooks and core classroom resources provided to all students in post-primary schools from the 2025/26 … [Read more...] about Final phase of Ireland’s free schoolbooks scheme will take effect this year

Concerns Irish aviation will ‘play catchup’ to UK if passenger cap continues to hinder growth

February 6, 2025 by

CORK AIRPORT is currently Ireland’s fastest growing airport following an increase in passenger numbers over the past month. Figures released this week show the airport welcomed seven per cent more passengers in January versus the same month last year. However, the number of passengers that passed through Dublin Airport's terminals was flat in January, at 2.1 million, due to the … [Read more...] about Concerns Irish aviation will ‘play catchup’ to UK if passenger cap continues to hinder growth

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May 30, 1971

Murphy wearing the U.S. Army khaki "Class A" uniform with full-size medals, 1948.
Murphy wearing the U.S. Army khaki “Class A” uniform with full-size medals, 1948.

Audie Murphy, the most decorated combat soldier of World War II, died tragically on this day in a plane crash. He was 46. Audie, one of 9 children, was born on June 20, 1924, near the town of Kingston, Texas. “We were share-crop farmers,” he wrote. “And to say that the family was poor would be an understatement. Poverty dogged our every step.” When he was 18, Audie enlisted in the army. The slight, freckle-faced kid was turned down by the Marines and the paratroopers before the infantry took him. He went on to earn 21 medals for bravery and the Congressional Medal of Honor. He is buried in Arlington Cemetery.

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