AS GARDAÍ arrest a man and woman suspected of carrying out a €28,000 ‘romance fraud’, news of the alleged crime is helping other victims to come forward and share their story. ‘Romance fraud’ is a confidence trick scam in which a criminal feigns romantic intentions towards a victim, gains their affection, and then uses that… Read more »
AS IRELAND gets to grips with the flow of international travel once more, there will be a substantial increase in the number of foreign tourists seeking to enjoy all the wonders Ireland has to offer. In an attempt to ensure incoming tourists have as good a time as possible, WWN would like to clear up… Read more »
THE SIGHT of empty seats and zero demand for tickets has proven too much for one Tokyo Olympics viewer, WWN understands. Running the numbers in his head, local Olympics fan Pat Hickey was beside himself at how a crowd-less games would affect the bottom line as well as the lucrative ticket resellers market often fueled… Read more »
IN A bid to keep restaurateurs ‘on their feet’ the Department of Health issued last minute updates to indoor dining measures at around midnight last night in a sure sign this has all been well thought out and planned in advance with no impending chaos. And as businesses cater for their first indoor lunch settings… Read more »
UP to 5,000 people who took part in an extensive working-from-home survey have noted that they are now able to get their work done without the distraction of neighbourhood sounds such as alarms or arguments, which they say ‘blend into the background’ after a fairly short period of time. “I barely hear it these days”… Read more »
THERE WERE scenes of unbridled joy as octogenarian Tommy Flaherty secured Ireland’s first gold of the Olympics in the road bowls event in Tokyo today. Narrowly beating out the host nation’s representative in the final, 73-year-old Shinji Kato, Flaherty fulfilled a lifelong ambition after his 16th Olympic games. “Ah sure he’s an impish little fucker… Read more »
SENDING A clear signal that no misdeed will go unpunished, many of the so-called Davy 16 will directly benefit from the €440 million sale of the firm to Bank of Ireland, an entity in which the State has significant shareholdings in. “Personally, I thank my lucky stars I didn’t have to resign in disgrace and… Read more »
THE GOVERNMENT has confirmed that its housing strategy for the coming decade ‘Housing For All’ has been delayed and will not be published next week as planned due to investment funds still working on the document’s final wording and loopholes. “We’re as eager and impatient to find out what we have planned as well, but… Read more »
WATERFORD County Council are advising people not to swim in the sea in Tramore due to dangerously high levels of Dubs in the water, WWN has learned. The public has been urged not to enter the water on the beach for the next three days until new samples are taken, and the threat has subsided…. Read more »
TWO infamous Dublin based soup runs that shamefully feed those in need for free face closure by the HSE, who have no other pressing engagements currently it seems. “Aw stop, sure this is last thing I want to be enforcing as part of the environmental health section, regs which are normally limited to businesses, but… Read more »