8 in 10 Motorists Very Supportive Of New Garda Drug Testing
Almost 80% of motorists are strongly supportive of the recent introduction of new roadside drug testing according to recent research from AA Ireland. Earlier this month new roadside drug testing technology was introduced to assist Gardaí in identifying motorists driving under the influence of cocaine, marijuana, opiates and benzodiazepines such as Valium. In response to […]
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Public transport in Ireland: May Bank Holiday 2017
Photo by Flickr user calflier001, used under CC-BY-SA-2.0 licence If you’re planning to be out and about over the May Bank Holiday weekend, you can expect changes to public transport schedules. We’ve compiled the major changes for Dublin Bus, Luas, Irish Rail (including DART) and Bus Éireann. As always on a bank holiday, services are expected to be […]
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Bank Holiday Weekend Forecast – 28th & 29th April 2017
Bank Holiday Weekend Forecast Dry Weather to Dominate on Saturday but some Wet and Windy Weather on Sunday OVERVIEW: The Bank Holiday weekend will start with a dry day for much of the country on Saturday with some bright or sunny spells. The weather will then become more unsettled through Sunday as wet and windy weather […]
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Ballyhoura Walking Festival
The Ballyhoura Walking Festival isn’t just Irelands oldest walking festival – It’s one of the most popular too. This May bank holiday weekend walkers from all over Ireland are expected to descend on Ballyhoura Country, covering an average distance of 20kms each. Now in its 24th year, the festival see’s guides from the Ballyhoura Bears […]
Mid-week Weather Forecast – 27th & 28th April 2017
Mid-week Weather Forecast Increasingly Fine and Settled To End the Working Week OVERVIEW: A general progression towards more settled weather is forecast to end the working week as high pressure becomes influential. It will remain quite chilly, but less cold than earlier in the week thanks to lighter winds. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER: Overall, little in the […]
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‘Atlantic’ Highlights European Ocean Citizenship in Irish Schools
As the shadow of Brexit looms, and the uncertainty around the future of our shared fishing grounds intensifies, the political implications for Ireland have come into sharp focus. Our relationship with the European Union at local, national and international level is being seriously questioned. Nowhere are the stakes higher or matters more divisive than with […]
Lighthouse Festival To Shine A Light On Maritime Matters
A free fun filled festival set to shine a light on all things maritime will get underway at the world’s oldest intact working Lighthouse on the Hook Peninsula County Wexford this May bank holiday weekend. An action packed weekend of festivities will get underway from Saturday, April 29th from 11am. Join in the fun […]
Weekly Weather Forecast, 24th – 28th April 2017
Weekly Weather Forecast A Cold Week Ahead – Wintry Showers Early In the Week but Drier and More Settled Later On OVERVIEW: A change in weather conditions to some particularly late cold weather in the coming days. Northerly winds will bring below average temperatures, some wintry showers and overnight frosts. Conditions will become drier and […]
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Follow Ireland’s Juvenile Salmon Numbers Through New Online Tool
Inland Fisheries Ireland has launched the SMOLTRACK project in Ireland which gives the public the opportunity to follow the numbers of juvenile salmon making their journey down the River Erriff – the National Salmonid Index Catchment (NSIC). The project is running in five other locations in Europe and will help determine the survival of young […]
Three From Three Moffett Unbeaten In National Championships
On home ground, Sam Moffett yesterday kept his unbeaten record in this year’s Triton Showers National Rally Championship, with his Fiesta WRC leading the Co Monaghan MC’s Four Seasons Hotel event from start to finish, leaving him 27 seconds clear of former champion Donagh Kelly at the end. Moffett and his co-driver Karl Atkinson took […]