Minister defends councils' flood response Irish Times Minister for the Environment John Gormley has defended the handling of the flood crisis in Cork by the local authorities and insisted that the focus must now be on ensuring that drinking and sanitation water is provided to up to 18000 households in the ... Many areas still under flood water Cork city water turned off 'for at least a week' Floods should be a major wake-up call for planners |
![]() Times Online | Profile: First EU President Herman van Rompuy BBC News The EU's first permanent president, Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy, is a camera-shy man who has been catapulted from relative obscurity. After his selection at a Brussels summit, he stressed his credentials as a consensus politician and made ... Hymn to Belgium's EU president New foreign policy chief at EU was fourth in line for job New EU president raises fears in aspirant Turkey |
Gardai will turn blind eye to traffic offences Irish Independent Garda organisations last night indicated their members would look the other way with regard to traffic offences during Tuesday's national strike. The Garda Representative Association (GRA) told members that ... Gardaí to hold off on penalty points during 'day of action' Gardaí not to issue penalty points on day of action Points may be withheld during strike |
Release for Garda held over sex ring Irish Independent A garda who had been questioned by detectives investigating a suspected sex ring operating in the west was released without charge yesterday. A file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions who will ... Three arrested over people trafficking Gardaí from immigration bureau question man in Sligo Two men arrested in connection with human trafficking |
![]() RTE.ie | Three injured in Dublin shooting RTE.ie It happened at a house in Pinewood Green Road in Balbriggan at about 8.40pm last night. Gardaí say two men wearing balaclavas and armed with a shotgun rang the doorbell and fired two shots before escaping in a car. Two women, one in her 30s, ... Three hurt in Dublin shooting Three hurt in masked gang shooting Nightmare for children after grudge gunman blasts home |
Many roads remain closed - 30 min updates on GBFM Galway Bay FM Many roads across the county remain closed due to flooding this morning and there is little sign of the flood waters abating, particularly in north and east Galway. Heavy rain is forecast for today and tomorrow, though not as torrential as on Tuesday ... Road closures and diversions around country NRA to open part of M6 by this evening ROAD CLOSURES IN COUNTY GALWAY |
![]() RTE.ie | Three Galway crash victims to be buried today IrishExaminer.com Funerals are being held for three of the four young women who died in a car crash in Galway on Tuesday. Nineteen-year-old Marie Ní Conghaíle from Baile na hAbhann, Co Galway, will be buried following noon Mass in Rossaveal. Twenty-year-old Sarah Byrne ... Road crash victims buried today College friends, lecturers bid final farewell to crash victim Three Galway crash victims buried |
Town 'could soon be totally cut off' Irish Independent A TOWN in the north east faces being cut off from the rest of the country if the severe flooding persists. Carrick-on-Shannon in Co Leitrim could be cut off if heavy rain continued to come down over the next few days, it was warned ... Town risks being cut off by flooding Leitrim sees worst flooding in ten years Severe flooding hits Leitrim roads |
![]() Novinite.com | China mine explosion kills 42, traps 66 Reuters HARBIN, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A gas explosion killed 42 miners in a Chinese mine on Saturday and 66 remain trapped hundreds of metres (yards) underground after the latest accident to hit the world's deadliest mining industry, ... Death toll rises in Chinese mine explosion China Coal-Mine Explosion Death Toll Rises to 42 China mine-blast death toll rises to 42 |
guardian.co.uk | Republic of Ireland concede defeat in replay bid over Henry handball guardian.co.uk Thierry Henry drives in front of a poster of himself outside the Joan Gamper Sports Centre near Barcelona. Photograph: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images The Republic of Ireland have been forced to admit defeat in their efforts to be granted a replay of their ... Evra defends teammate Henry Boycott threat to Gillette products over Thierry Henry 'handball' row Eric Cantona: Thierry Henry Would Not Have Lasted Long Sitting Next To Me |