[ad_1] The Naval Service continues to suffer a personnel haemorrhage, dwindling to just 862 trained crews and facing the additional loss of 24 experienced Sailors who have sought and are awaiting decommissioning. Figures provided to Irish Examiner show that as of March 1, total staffing had plummeted below the 900 mark. Successive governments agreed that … Read more
[ad_1] An unlicensed shebeen bar was discovered in Limerick after Gardaí searched a garage next to a private home in the county under Operation Navigation, established to enforce liquor licensing laws during the pandemic. The last shebeen found during Saturday’s search was “a fully operational unlicensed bar,” according to Gardaí. “When Gardaí arrived there were … Read more
[ad_1] The contract for the mandatory hotel quarantine system will be awarded to Tifco Hotel Group, as RTÉ News has understood. The group has 24 hotel properties with more than 2,550 rooms in total. Hotels include the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Express next to Dublin Airport, and Travelodge hotels at Dublin and Cork airports. … Read more
[ad_1] Luas’ services in Dublin were suspended Sunday afternoon after a tram collided with a car near a stop in West Dublin. The terrifying incident occurred this afternoon near the Cheeverstown stop on Katherine Tynan Road in Tallaght. The Gardai and emergency services rushed to the scene where, fortunately, no serious injuries were reported. Services … Read more
[ad_1] GARDAÍ on Henry Street searched a private premises in Limerick on Saturday in connection with alleged violations of liquor licensing legislation in support of current public health measures. As part of Operation Navigation, Gardaí discovered a fully operational unlicensed bar in a garage adjacent to the facility. The Limerick location has not been disclosed. … Read more
[ad_1] For nine of the last 14 days, the number of new Covid-19 cases has “stagnated” between 500 and 650. It has been slightly lower on other days. NPHET described the situation in its briefing Thursday as “stagnant” or “static.” He said there was no group to which this plateau could be attributed and, in … Read more
[ad_1] There have been 769 Covid-19 cases reported by the Department of Health, along with two Covid-related deaths. It is the largest daily increase in reported cases since Friday, February 26. Professor Philip Nolan, head of the epidemiological modeling advisory group for the National Public Health Emergency Team, has said there has been a 9% … Read more
[ad_1] We have had a good time for the past week. However, Met Éireann’s predictions for next week look pretty grim. It seems that a rain patch awaits us, with conditions that should become unstable from next Wednesday onwards. And even though we are close to April, we are likely to see some unusual winter … Read more
[ad_1] Gardai searched a Dublin drug den and arrested a teenager after making an interesting find during the operation. Officers seized a Taser pistol and € 1,500 worth of cannabis following the investigation of Swords’ property. Gardai questioned the arrested teenager, but he has since been released without charge. A Garda spokesperson told Dublin Live: … Read more
[ad_1] Senior health officials said it will be “some time” before vaccination can allow social restrictions to be eased in Ireland. They also warned that we are in a “very different situation” than we were in spring 2020 due to mutations in the virus, and that we cannot expect progress at a “similar rate”. The … Read more