Water restrictions announced for Castlerea area
Uisce Éireann said it is working to restore normal water supply to customers on the Castlerea Public Water Supply following power outages caused by Storm Isha. Power has been restored to Castlerea Water Treatment Plant, but it warned that some customers are expected to continue to experience water outages and low pressure until the network fully recharges. As a result of the restrictions, customers on the Castlerea Public Water Supply may experience reduced pressure and/or outages. “These nighttime restrictions are necessary to help us ensure customers have a daytime supply tomorrow,” he said. Uisce Éireann is responsible for delivering public drinking water and wastewater services for the people of Ireland.
Source:The Herald
January 24, 2024 12:29 UTC
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New Hampshire primary: Donald Trump increases grip on Republican party with win over Nikki Haley
Donald Trump won New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary election on Tuesday, further increasing his grip on the party as he heads toward a likely November rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden. Despite her ties, however, Trump has racked up endorsements from most of the state’s Republican figures, and opinion polls show him with a wide lead. Donald Trump has hit out at Nikki Haley after the former UN ambassador said she was staying in the US election race despite Trump's New Hampshire primary win. More than two-thirds of Republican primary voters said the economy was either poor or not good, an area where Biden has struggled to highlight his administration’s accomplishments. Some 47 per cent of voters considered themselves Republican, compared with 55 per cent in the 2016 primary.
Source:The Irish Times
January 24, 2024 10:22 UTC
Ditch the shoes, don the wellies on January 31st
Ditch the shoes, don wellies on Wow dayEmbrace FARM, Ireland’s only support network for farm families, is inviting everyone to join in the inaugural Embrace FARM Wear Our Wellies (Wow) Day on January 31st to raise vital funds for the organisation. Schools, businesses, groups, and individuals are encouraged to wear their wellies wherever they are on January 31st — be it the office, college, classroom, supermarket, or the main street! This fundraiser encourages those from urban and rural communities to raise funds to support Irish farm families impacted by serious injury and sudden death. Embrace FARM is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 2014 by husband and wife Brian and Norma Rohan following the loss of Brian’s father Liam in a farming accident. The organisation has engaged more than 400 farm families with its comforting and supportive embrace along with practical support in the aftermath of a traumatic incident.
Source:The Herald
January 24, 2024 10:16 UTC
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Source:Daily Mail
January 24, 2024 08:01 UTC
Dublin-based Avia Solutions Group has acquired Australian airline Skytrans
Dublin-headquartered Avia Solutions Group has acquired Australian airline Skytrans as it expands its presence in the region. Avia Solutions Group, founded in Lithuania by its chairman, Gediminas Žiemelis, moved its headquarters to Ireland last year. "One of the main strategic objectives of the group is to expand into markets that have the opposite seasonality to Europe,” said Avia Solutions Group chief executive Jonas Janukenas. Avia Solutions Group is the parent company to operators including SmartLynx Airlines, Avion Express, AirExplore, KlasJet and Magma Aviation. The group provides aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services through tis FL Technics subsidiary.
Source:Irish Independent
January 24, 2024 07:39 UTC
Birr primary school shortlisted for prestigious film award
The FÍS Film Awards are now in their 18th year and celebrate all aspects of the filmmaking process among primary school pupils. Birr primary school shortlisted for prestigious film awardA county Offaly primary school is one of 20 schools nationwide to be shortlisted for the prestigious 2024 FÍS Film Awards, which will see their short film 'Now and Then' being screened in Dublin's Helix Theatre next month. The event will be hosted by RTE's Sinéad Kennedy and will be filmed and broadcast by third-level students from the IADT's National Film School. This year’s FÍS Awards Ceremony will recognise a wide range of achievements across 20 unique categories. Alongside nurturing creativity in primary students, the FÍS Film Project offers invaluable, hands- on learning experiences for the students of IADT’s National Film School.
Source:Irish Independent
January 24, 2024 06:11 UTC
4,000-year-old altar was ‘lost’ in Ireland. Then professor has ‘eureka moment’
World 4,000-year-old altar was ‘lost’ in Ireland. Then professor has ‘eureka moment’A folklorist and professor in Ireland discovered a 4,000-year-old tomb that was thought to be missing and destroyed, he said. The folklorist and professor had recently come across a reference to an ancient Bronze Age tomb that once existed on the peninsula. The tomb, considered “lost” since 1852, was said to have stood on the same hill overlooking the village Baile an Fheirtéaraigh in West Kerry, where Mag Fhloinn lives. That was when I realized, okay, I really think I’m on the right track here,” Mag Fhloinn said.
Source:The Herald
January 23, 2024 21:52 UTC
Herald: Interim stay on unloading, loading ore at Kalay Rly Station to continue till Jan 30: HC
24 Jan 2024| 05:41am ISTInterim stay on unloading, loading ore at Kalay Rly Station to continue till Jan 30: HCTeam HeraldPANJIM: The interim stay order granted on unloading and loading of mineral ores at the Kalay Railway Station will continue till January 30, stated the High Court of Bombay at Goa on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the court by a separate order allowed Miscellaneous Civil Application filed by the Goa Foundation in its PIL writ petition. The counsel for these two respondents sought time to file their responses during the next hearing.<The matter has been posted for next hearing on January 30. Deputy Solicitor General of India Pravin Faldessai representing the Kalay Station Master and the SWR, stated that he will file his replies on or before the next date of hearing. The Chief Wildlife Warden has also been made one of the respondents in the petition.
Source:The Herald
January 23, 2024 20:05 UTC
Herald: Myopic views & no clear stand on misused rat poison that humans are using, to kill themselves in Goa
The poison to kill rats has become the go-to poison for those with suicidal tendencies and in spite of many deaths in this manner, the easy availability is shocking. Moreover, there is a trend of different stakeholders mentioning that it is someone else’s problem to tackle. The problem with it is that once it is consumed the patient is nearly dead. Once it is consumed, the patient dies within 7 to 10 days. The patient develops very high jaundice, the liver fails and the patient dies.
Source:The Herald
January 23, 2024 20:02 UTC
Tullamore business wins award for top electric vehicle dealership
Fitzpatrick's Hyundai Tullamore was named as the Offaly winner of an Electric Vehicle 'Dealership of the Year' awards event. (Photo: Fitzpatricks Garage on Facebook)Tullamore business wins award for top electric vehicle dealershipFitzpatrick's Hyundai in Tullamore was today (Tuesday) named as the Offaly winner of an Electric Vehicle 'Dealership of the Year' awards event. Zero Vehicles Emissions Ireland (ZEVI) and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) today announced the county winners of ZEVI’s EV Dealership of the Year Awards 2024. Fitzpatrick's Hyundai Tullamore was announced as Offaly's winner of a competition, which drew participation from 134 car dealerships in 23 counties. The O'Brien Motor Group was named as the EV Dealership of the Year in Westmeath, while Joe Mallon Motors, of Portlaoise, claimed the award in Laois.
Source:Irish Independent
January 23, 2024 17:38 UTC
Signs, signs, everywhere a sign — but do they conform to government regulations?
A stop sign has to get up pretty early in the morning to fool the Department of Transportation. To you and me a sign is a sign. And do any state highway departments even look at these definitions? And while we’re focused on the silly federal administrative state, it’s easy to forget about the equally silly state administrative state. I would also note, for the record, that federal administrators who fret that highway signs are too distracting ought to be going after those billboards with half-naked women advertising suntan oil.
Source:The Herald
January 23, 2024 16:05 UTC
Moate ATM issue: Finance Minister urged to intervene
The closure of the Bank of Ireland branch in Moate in recent years removed an on-street ATM from the town. Moate ATM issue: Finance Minister urged to interveneThe ongoing issue of Moate having no ATM after 9pm came into sharp focus again at this month's Athlone Municipal District meeting after one councillor called on the Minister for Finance to urgently consider ATM services for the town as part of new legislation governing access to cash to be brought forward early this year. He called for the support of other Athlone/Moate councillors to write to Minister for Finance Michael McGrath, to consider Moate for additional ATM services as part of new legislation governing access to cash, which is due to be advanced soon. His party colleague Cllr Liam McDaniel agreed to contact the Minister, saying Moate had two banks, now it has none. As it currently stands, ATM services are not regulated, something the Minister believes needs to be addressed.
Source:Irish Independent
January 23, 2024 10:58 UTC
Irish jobs at risk in second round of Citrix layoffs
Irish staff have been notified of the company’s intentions, which are expected to affect a cross-section of staff at the software group. It’s the second time in 12 months that the tech firm has let staff at its Irish office go, having laid off workers last January. Two weeks ago, the CEO of Citrix’s parent firm, Cloud Software Group, said that around 1,000 of the group’s 8,000 worldwide staff would be affected. “We notified approximately 12pc of the total Cloud Software Group workforce that their roles have been eliminated,” wrote Tom Krause on Linkedin. “To those impacted, thank you for your contributions in the first year of Cloud Software Group,” said Mr Krause.
Source:Irish Independent
January 23, 2024 06:52 UTC
Planning underway for Tullamore St. Patrick's Parade
St. Patrick (Sean O’Brien) Secretary of the Tullamore St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee with Tullamore Tidy Towns Committee members Mary Droogan, Shane Murray and Deirdre Oman and her Irish wolfhound Bród when they attended the launch of the Tullamore 2023 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Planning underway for Tullamore St. Patrick's ParadePlanning is well underway for this year's St. Patrick's Day Parade in Tullamore. The parade is being held on Sunday, March 17 next, beginning at 11.30am with the assembly point for all participants in the Bridge Centre car park. The route for this year's highly-anticipated event is High St., Bridge St., Colmcille St., over the Kilbeggan Bridge and on to the Arden Road. The parade committee meets every Tuesday at 7.30pm in St. Mary's Youth and Community Centre and new volunteers are always welcome.
Source:Irish Independent
January 23, 2024 05:24 UTC