AIRLINES and airports in Ireland have signed a joint declaration confirming a zero tolerance approach to unruly passengers as the busy summer season gets underway. Figures from 2109 to 2023 show a three-fold increase in incidents where passengers have disrupted flights to and from Ireland with ‘unruly behaviour’, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has confirmed today. “Unruly … [Read more...] about Airlines and airports sign zero tolerance pact on unruly passengers following rise in incidents
Airlines and airports sign zero tolerance pact on unruly passengers following rise in incidents
Clothing firm wins multi-million-pound contract to make new uniforms for Dublin firefighters
A NORTHERN IRISH company has won a lucrative contract to create new uniforms for the Dublin Frie Brigade. Derry-based Hunter Apparel Solutions has secured the £3.5million, four-year contract with the fire service. It follows a recent £1million investment by the firm in new machinery which allows it to offer a unique PPE decontamination service which will fully neutralise the … [Read more...] about Clothing firm wins multi-million-pound contract to make new uniforms for Dublin firefighters
MDMA worth €120k seized at property in Co. Mayo
TWO kilograms of MDMA with an estimated street value of €120k have been seized in Co. Mayo. A search by Gardaí with Revenue officers saw the drugs haul discovered at a property in Mayo earlier this week. “As part of intelligence-led operations, Revenue officers seized approximately 2kgs of MDMA with an estimated value of €120,000 following the search, under warrant, of a … [Read more...] about MDMA worth €120k seized at property in Co. Mayo
Sports in the News
The Walter O’Malley Archive Goes to the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum Walter O'Malley is remembered for taking the NY Dodgers out west, to Los Angeles, and more importantly, for being part of the the team's leadership that integrated Major League Baseball. (COOPERSTOWN, NY) – The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on June 12, 2024, announced the … [Read more...] about Sports in the News
But Always Meeting Ourselves
IA Newsletter, June 15, 2024
[My grandfather] the man whom I had met only once was becoming flesh and blood through the pages of a fiction. A LONDON nursing home. The shape of a figure beneath the sheets. My grandfather could just about whisper. He wanted a cigarette and a glass of whiskey. “Come up on the bed here, young fella,” he said, gruffly. It was 1975 and I was 10 years old and it would be the … [Read more...] about But Always Meeting Ourselves


