CHOKED BY traffic and awaiting a €600mn ring road, Galway is to be given the Luas for an exclusive one-week trial to see if frequent public transport with the capacity to carry hundreds of passengers is something that would like full time. “What the fuck was that?” said one motorist, swerving out of the way… Read more »
PRODUCTION has restarted at Ireland’s long dormant Fidelma factory with officials from the semi-state body Aulwans citing the need to protect a cornerstone of Irish heritage and culture with a programme of steady repopulation. “We’ve let stocks get to a dangerously low level, you knew we had to act when the recent census revealed there… Read more »
AS part of a ceremony marking the 100 year anniversary of the first Civil War executions, management at Kilmainham Gaol has agreed to release a number of former schoolchildren who were incarcerated during school tours, including one Waterford man who has been in captivity since 1987. Michael ‘Micker’ Ganlon was only 9 when he went… Read more »
MICHEÁL MARTIN has once again let his famous temper and lust for public fighting get the better of him on the steps of Leinster House when at a routine media address he called out Vladimir Putin over Russia’s banning of over 52 Irish officials from the country. “Very easy to play the big man in… Read more »
A RUNAWAY wallaby that had been missing in Waterford for several months has been apprehended by animal safety personnel after it was discovered the macropod had been working in a Waterford cafe. The mystery of how the wallaby, Joey, survived for months on end has been explained as he took on a disguise after finding… Read more »
BROUGHT FORWARD from its usual slot in early January to November, Dublin City Council has confirmed the honour of switching off the Christmas lights has been bestowed upon Green Party leader Eamon Ryan. “They’ve only been on a few days but we’ve got to mindful not to waste any electricity that could otherwise be used… Read more »
AERTEL users are considering getting their local GAA scores and television times from an alternative source if the proposed sale of the platform to controversial Waterford compo tycoon Alan Rust goes through as planned this weekend. Rust, who made his fortune with years of slip-n-fall claims around the country, has offered RTÉ approximately €147,000 for… Read more »
SOME public hangings, a beheading or two, maybe even a good old-fashioned stoning; these are the ideas on the table in Iran at the moment aimed at quelling the ongoing disruption that stemmed from the death of a young woman at the hands of ‘morality police’ earlier this year. “Let’s start here and see how… Read more »
“THIS IS A renters’ world and we’re just living in it,” remarked landlord Mark Ganney, barely able to greet news of a €10,000 tax break as part of a retrofitting scheme with anything approaching positivity. “About time, but this scheme let’s tenants stay in place while retrofitting is done – where’s the fun in that?… Read more »
