Dame Barbara Windsor dies: Eastenders and Carry On actress has died at the age of 83

[ad_1] Dame Barbara Windsor, best known for her roles in EastEnders and the Carry On movies, has died at the age of 83, her husband told the PA news agency. As one of Britain’s most beloved entertainment stars, she first found fame in her role as a buxom blonde in the films Carry On and … Read more

Woman (52) dies after being hit by a truck in Cork city

[ad_1] A woman in her 50s died after being hit by a truck in Cork City on Thursday. The incident occurred around 4.50pm on the north side of the city at the Old Youghal Road junction near Mayfield Business Park. The woman was trying to cross the street when she was hit by a truck. … Read more

Pedestrian (50 years old) dies after being hit by articulated truck in Cork

[ad_1] A PEDESTRIAN HAS died after being hit by an articulated truck in Cork this afternoon. The incident occurred around 4.50 pm at the junction of North Ring Road and Old Youghal Road, outside Mayfield Business Park. The pedestrian, a woman in her 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene. His body has been transferred … Read more

Woman killed after being hit by heavy vehicle in Cork city

[ad_1] A woman died after being hit by a truck while crossing the street in Cork City. The incident occurred after 4.50 pm this afternoon as the woman, believed to be 40, was crossing the street at Tinker’s Cross, near Mayfield Business Park. Emergency services, including units from the Cork City Fire Brigade, attended the … Read more

Sky News anchor Kay Burley went off the air for six months after the Covid-19 breach

[ad_1] Sky News anchor Kay Burley has been off the air for six months after breaking Covid-19 rules, while political editor Beth Rigby and correspondent Inzamam Rashid have been taken off the air for three months. Sky News said: “A small number of Sky News staff attended a social event in London on Saturday night … Read more

Pharmaceutical company to create 240 jobs in Meath

[ad_1] Pharmaceutical company MSD will create about 240 new jobs in Meath. The company is building a new manufacturing facility alongside its recently acquired biologics plant in Dunboyne. This will create 140 new positions between now and 2025. Another 100 jobs will be added at the existing manufacturing plant over the next year. MSD Executive … Read more

Government urged to re-examine vaccine priority list

[ad_1] The co-leader of the Social Democrats, Róisín Shortall, has called on the Government to re-examine its list of priorities to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, especially when it comes to children under 18 who have serious underlying health problems. Speaking during Questions from the leaders in the Dáil, MP Shortall said that their lives were … Read more

Applegreen Chiefs and Blackstone Plot € 694m Offer for Fuel Retailer

[ad_1] Gas station retailer Applegreen said Thursday that its co-founders and a portion of the US private equity group Blackstone have come together to bid to take the company public in a deal that would value it at nearly € 694 million. The founders, CEO Robert Etchingham and COO Joseph Barrett, own 41.3 percent of … Read more

Fifth man arrested in connection with unexplained death of man outside Killarney hotel

[ad_1] A man was arrested this Thursday morning in connection with the inexplicable death of Darragh Sheehan (26) in front of the Gleneagle Hotel last August. r Sheehan was found unconscious on the ground outside the hotel on Muckross Road in Killarney on August 29. Despite desperate efforts to resuscitate him, he was pronounced dead … Read more

Boris and Úrsula set Sunday deadline for business talks after ‘lively and interesting’ dinner

[ad_1] BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have set a Sunday deadline to make a decision on the future of the Brexit negotiations. The decision follows a three-hour dinner between the two leaders in Brussels last night, with both parties still far from reaching a post-Brexit trade deal. … Read more