ESB says 395,000 customers left without power following Storm Darragh

ALMOST 400,000 customers were left without power as Storm Darragh battered Ireland at the weekend. A further 48,000 were similarly affected in Northern Ireland at the peak of the outages. Meanwhile, two men have been killed by falling trees in England, where a Yellow wind warning remains in place on Sunday. According to electricity supplier ESB Networks, widespread and … [Read more...] about ESB says 395,000 customers left without power following Storm Darragh

GARDAÍ have renewed their appeal for witnesses following a fatal hit-and-run in Co. Kildare last month. Kedagh Moore, 16, died at the scene of the collision on the R403 in Blackwood near Robertstown at around 12.30am on Sunday, November 10. A man appeared in court last month in connection with the incident. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the incident to contact them and … [Read more...] about Gardaí renew appeal for witnesses to hit-and-run that claimed life of Co. Kildare teenager

The full list of fixtures for the Allianz Football and Hurling leagues for 2025 can be seen below. (Photo By Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile via Getty Images) Saturday 25 January 2025 Allianz Football League Roinn 1 Round 1 Pearse Stadium, Salthill 17:15 Gaillimh v Ard Mhacha O'Neills Healy Park, Omagh 18:00 Tír Eoghain v Doire Páirc an Chrócaigh 19:30 Áth Cliath v Maigh … [Read more...] about GAA releases Allianz football and hurling league fixtures for 2025

Katie McCabe, right, is consoled by Republic of Ireland teammate Megan Connolly (Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images) Megan Connolly has claimed the Republic of Ireland women's team will learn from the European Championship qualification heartbreak this week and quickly focus on the games to come. … [Read more...] about Connolly admits life moves on and Ireland will learn from Wales heartbreak

I HAVE problems with drama which is ‘based on’ a true story. Others reassure me that audiences can tell the difference between fact and fiction, but I am not so sure. This subject came up in a Radio Ulster discussion I took part in last week about the new Disney Plus series, Say Nothing, based on a book of the same name by the New Yorker reporter Patrick Radden Keefe. Of … [Read more...] about New television series offers dramatised reassessment of a troubled history