Women’s experience of seeking legal remedies to domestic violence and abuse in the Irish legal system
Irish Legal System is Failing Women Living with Violence and Abuse – New Research New research from SAFE Ireland shows that the Irish legal system – at every level – is not working for women and children living with domestic violence and abuse. The research is called The Lawlessness of the Home; Women’s […]
AA Patrol stars in TV3′s ‘Ireland’s Weather Workers’
Providing an insight into how the nation is kept moving during bad weather, TV3′s ‘Ireland’s Weather Workers’ features employees from ESB Networks, North-West Mountain Rescue, Shannon Airport, M50 Concession, Irish Coast Guard and The AA’s very own Patrol. You can watch our star AA Patrol John Cummins in action by clicking here.
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AA WEATHERWATCH – WIND WARNING
Level: Yellow The following Warning has been issued by Met Éireann for Ireland. West to northwest winds will at times reach mean wind speeds of 50-60 km/h with gusts of 90-110 km/h. Issued: Monday 30 March 2015 22:00 Valid: Tuesday 31 March 2015 00:01 to Tuesday 31 March 2015 18:00 Source: Met Eireann
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Give van drivers a break
Feature for The Sunday World by Conor Faughnan – published on 29/03/15. Leering drivers, bad driving and dirty vans; time to drop the stereotype says Conor Faughnan, Director of Consumer Affairs, AA Ireland. One of the joys of modern motoring is it gives us a great deal to grumble about. People love to complain. It’s […]
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Egg-cellent Adventures
Words by Esther O’Moore Donohoe The Easter midterm break is an egg-cellent opportunity to egg-scape the daily routine and enjoy quality time with family and friends. Sometimes a short break away is egg-actly what’s needed and there are some egg-tremely good hotel specials on offer this Easter countrywide. Luckily for you, we’ve done all the hard […]
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Ombudsman for Children welcomes additional allocation of resource teacher support to children with Down Syndrome
The Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Niall Muldoon, has welcomed the recent announcement by Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan that additional resources will be allocated to schools as an interim measure to support children with Down syndrome. “I am delighted that the Minister for Education has introduced additional resources, as an interim measure, to […]
586kg of municipal waste per Irish person in 2013
Each person in Ireland created 586kg of municipal waste in 2013, according to the latest Eurostat figures. 531kg of this was treated in the following ways: 34% was recycled, 42% was landfilled, 18% was incinerated and 6% was composted. Ireland’s waste generation is above the EU average of 481kg for the same period, but ranks […]
Volkswagen Ireland Confirm That Passat Alltrack Will Be Available In Irish Market
New car will come to Ireland at the start of 2016 First time Passat Alltrack model has been offered in Ireland Offered with a choice of 2.0-litre diesel engines putting out either 150 or 190 PS. Pricing to be confirmed but expected to cost in the region of €45,000 Volkswagen Ireland has confirmed that it […]
Expert advice on 2nd Hand Vans
There has been positive growth in new van sales so far this year compared to the same period last year[1] and if our recent research is anything to go by, demand for second hand vehicles will also rise. In light of this we’ve enlisted our AA Vehicle Inspections Engineer, Brian Ross, to find out what […]
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AA Roadwatch #6Nations guide for #IREvSCO
With the big match coming up at the weekend, Noel and Adrian from AA Roadwatch let us know how to get to Murrayfield as well as some popular haunts.
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