BASHFUL to a fault, Dublin clamper Joseph Culleton will not hear any talk of him being labeled a ‘hero’. 10 years in the job this June, Culleton just sees the vital service as a ‘boring old job’. The humility of the humble clamper knows no limits. “Honestly, we’re just doing our bit. Actually, I’m kind… Read more »
A DONEGAL man has decided to take advantage of a ‘legal loophole’ which has seen gardaí unable to enforce lockdown restrictions on day trippers driving into the Republic from Northern Ireland by self-identifying as one. “Oh so the ‘whoopsie daisy’ loophole in the law means it does not apply to those living outside Ireland’s legal… Read more »
AT a time when every Irish person is being asked to stand tall and support the government who are unquestionably doing a great job in very trying circumstances, one Waterford contrarian has had the gall to ask if everything is 100% above board, particularly when it comes to giving €115m of public money every month… Read more »
WITH LOCKDOWN restrictions remaining in place for now and Garda checkpoints set to increase over the coming days, WWN has heavily researched all vehicles and drivers stopped and questioned by gardaí. Collecting all the best excuses for why people feel they are justified in defying the sort of restrictions that could help save lives and… Read more »
RAISING their fists in anger to the sky, knees sinking into rain sodden soil on a dramatic cliff’s edge amid a thunder storm, the nation’s Aoifes, Sinéads, Niamhs, Ciaras, Síobhans and Caoimhes screamed in anguished union “no, not the Rose of Tralee you bastarding virus”. It is proving to be the one pandemic-related cancellation gone… Read more »
WITH CALLS to domestic abuse charities increasing and Gardaí confirming there has been a 30% increase in domestic violence reports since the lockdown began, a new domestic violence awareness campaign has come at a vital time but is, for some reason, making your neighbour sweat. Always a jovial and amiable presence on the other side… Read more »
WIFE-Of-ONE Melissa Helton is having a long, hard think about her marriage this week, after 6 weeks of Coronavirus-imposed lockdown has ‘opened her eyes’ about how much of a bell-end her husband Alan is. Mrs. Helton wept openly as she discussed the endless Zoom meetings her husband holds with his IT co-workers, in which he… Read more »
THE LONGER friends, coworkers and acquaintances of local couple Cian Horan and Emily Foran are exposed to the regular deluge of photos uploaded by the couple on social media, the more the pair seem to eerily resemble one another. The unsettling and disturbing realisation came about owing to the couple’s similar complexions, hair and eye… Read more »
AS part of WWN’s opinion series, we give a platform to those who don’t really deserve it. This week is the turn of 44-year-old driver of an expensive looking car Henrietta Doyle O’Brien, who, if you can believe it has been stopped by a power mad Garda checkpoint AGAIN. “I mean, eh, hello, four-wheel drive… Read more »
THIS just in: A number of extra fees and charges are to be implemented by publicans when the restrictions surrounding Covid-19 are lifted, according to a report we’ve just written and published on the internet. These measures are aimed at making up lost revenue, probably, and include: A flat entry fee, not unlike that into… Read more »
