Aer Lingus passengers face cancelled flights due to pilot strike

AER LINGUS passengers face cancelled flights this month as pilots prepare to strike next week. The Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (IALPA) has issued seven days’ notice to the airline’s management informing them that their pilots will begin industrial action at a minute past midnight on Wednesday, June 26. The work to rule action will last "indefinitely", the IALPA have … [Read more...] about Aer Lingus passengers face cancelled flights due to pilot strike

A MAN will appear in court today charged with intimidation after a number of shotgun cartridges were left outside homes in Co. Down. In recent months, police have received several reports of the gun cartridges being left outside houses at a new property development in Weavers Grange, Newtownards. The PSNI’s Detective Inspector Corrigan said: “I want to reassure the community … [Read more...] about Man due to appear in court on intimidation charges after shotgun cartridges left outside homes

TAOISEACH Simon Harris has paid tribute to Eamon Ryan who has resigned as leader of the Green Party after 13 years. In a statement, Mr Ryan confirmed he would not be standing at the next general election, claiming it was time to “pass the torch on to the next generation”. “I have spent the last 30 years either running for or holding public office, as a councillor, TD and … [Read more...] about Taoiseach pays tribute to ‘inherently decent’ Eamon Ryan following his resignation as Green Party leader

A MAN has died in hospital after being attacked in a housing estate in Dublin in the early hours of this morning. Gardaí found the man, aged in his 50s, with serious injuries in Hampton Wood Way on the St. Margaret’s Road in Finglas, at around 12.30am this morning. Gardaí are investigating a fatal assault that occurred in the early hours of this morning He was taken to the … [Read more...] about Man dies in hospital after serious attack in early hours of this morning

A NATIONWIDE scheme has been launched to tackle bullying in schools across Ireland. Minister for Education Norma Foley launched the ‘Bí Cineálta' (Be Kind) procedures to prevent and address bullying behaviour for primary, post-primary and special schools' this week, following a report which found a third of children in schools across the country feel “unwelcome” in their … [Read more...] about Nationwide programme launched in Ireland to tackle bullying in schools