USI Celebrates Student Achievement at Annual Awards Ceremony.
The Union of Students in Ireland has celebrated the third annual “Student Achievement Awards Ireland”. At an event in Dublin Castle, student leaders and representatives gathered to mark the contribution made to student life by individuals, clubs and societies, and to reflect on campaigns and initiatives taken on campuses across the island of Ireland. Among […]
Two By Two Opening in Irish Cinemas- May 1st
With warnings of a flood sweeping the land, the animals travel to the safety of the Ark. Animals are boarding two by two – Lions, Gorillas, Hippos, Nestrians…. Wait a minute, Nestrians?! Unfortunately for Finny and his dad, the clumsy Nestrians in question, they are not on the list and so are not allowed on! […]
AA Statement on 2015 Road Traffic Act
Statement from AA Ireland to Oireachtas Committee on Transport & Communications 22nd April 2015 As the committee knows, road traffic legislation needs to be kept up to date. There are continual changes in technology, cultural behaviours and norms, and other societal changes that mean that the Law has to evolve to keep pace. We also […]
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10 funniest place names in Ireland
When listening to traffic and travel reports on the radio, or reading them online, you often hear/see some strange place names. Ireland is full of intriguingly named areas which are sure to raise a smile. We recently asked our social media followers for their suggestions for some of the quirkier townlands around the country and there […]
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2015: New Vehicle Sales Up 32%: Used Market Up 11%
Vehicle history expert Cartell.ie report today (April 17) that in Q1 2015 there have been 75,655 new vehicles sold. The number includes all new vehicles registered in the State in 2015 and includes private, hackney, taxi as well as light and heavy commercial vehicles and all other classes of vehicle. The figure represents a strong […]
ALONE support plan to increase ‘housing with supports’ for older people under new Fianna Fáil health policy
Sean Moynihan, Chief Executive Officer of ALONE commented, “Reading the new health policy, it is apparent that many of our concerns for older people in the health system have been considered and an effort has been made to propose viable solutions. This policy paper upholds the objective of supporting older people to live in their […]
GIY launch ‘al desko’ Food Growing Challenge #givepeasachance
Norah Casey was on hand to join GIY (Grow It Yourself) and Cully & Sully in throwing down the gauntlet for Irish businesses to sign up to the ‘al desko Food Growing Challenge’ with the top budding growers walking away with a prize bag worth €5000. The initiative, dubbed ‘Give Peas A Chance’, aims to get […]
Women more likely to forget where they’ve parked!
Read our latest Motor Insurance press release below: From scatty to dangerous; inexperience shines through 5 most common “dumb” things drivers do revealed A finding that is sure to make many the male driver smirk, ladies it seems, are far more likely than men to be found scratching their heads trying to remember where they’ve […]
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