Ireland has the 5th highest number of billionaires in the EU
Ireland has the fifth highest number of billionaires per capita, and one of the highest levels of wealth inequalities across the EU. That’s according to a report launched by Oxfam which highlights issues with poverty, and in particular problems in the care sector. The charity... Read more
John Delaney resigns from UEFA Executive Committee
John Delaney has resigned from the UEFA Executive Committee, with immediate effect. The Waterford native’s time as an executive committee member was due to end next year, but he has now resigned with immediate effect. Delaney – whose association with the FAI ended in September... Read more
School secretaries suspend strike action
The School Secretaries branch of Fórsa trade union has accepted an invitation to return to talks at the Workplace Relations Commission in the ongoing dispute over what they describe as a two-tier pay system. Read more
Gardaí have arrested a man in his 20s in relation to a burglary and an assault in County Tipperary.
Both incidents occurred on the 23rd December in Nenagh Read more
Micheál Martin ‘did not know’ Waterford election candidate was disqualified from acting as a company director
Cllr Eddie Mulligan was disqualified by the High Court in 2017 over the management of a family hair salon business. Read more
Teens now ‘budgeting for cocaine to bring to their debs’
Teens are budgeting cocaine into their debs spend, according to a leading addiction specialist. Michael Guerin from addiction charity Cuan Mhuire, says that ‘epidemic’ isn’t too strong a word when it comes to describing Ireland’s cocaine problem. He says that one person per week dies... Read more
People Before Profit candidate blasts ‘racist’ Facebook post mocking his name
John Uwhumiakpor is running as a People Before Profit candidate in the Dublin Fingal constituency. Read more
Swimmer in critical condition following RNLI rescue in Waterford
A man is in a critical condition in University Hospital Waterford after getting into difficulty swimming in Tramore yesterday. Read more
Gardaí investigate after man’s body is found in Co.Louth
The body of a man has been found in County Louth. The discovery was made on Baltray Road near Termonfeckin at around 1 o’clock this afternoon. The body has been removed from the scene, to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. A post mortem... Read more
Man’s body found in Co. Louth
The body of a man has been found in County Louth. Read more