In the Irish town of Kilgarvan, they’ve passed a law this winter that allows locals to enjoy a pint or two and drive. The law was proposed and written by local pub owner and politician Danny Healy-Rae, the motion allows people who live in country areas to have a few beers before they drive...
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A 19-year-old African-American Richard Hinds has been found guilty of the murder of Irish student Nicola Furlong in Tokyo last May. He was handed a sentence of a minimum of five years and a maximum of ten years with labor. Chief judge Masaharu Ashizawa said this was the maximum sentence possible because Hinds was...
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Ireland’s Cardinal Sean Brady, the only Irish Cardinal at the Conclave in Rome will today renew his invitation to the new Pope to visit the Republic and Northern Ireland. He first extended an invitation to the then Pope last year on behalf of the Irish Bishops’ Conference. This could be seen as a great...
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Pope Francis I has already struck a chord with common everyday Catholics and non Catholics. People who were in the St.Peter’s Square for the announcement of the New Pope yesterday were struck by a sense of his holiness and spirituality. People are already speaking of his humility and simplicity. People were delighted with a...
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Earlier this month well known and very popular Irish priest Fr. Brian Darcy said we needed to pray as never before that the Cardinals in Rome will listen to the prompting of God’s Holy Spirit. This morning he said he felt his and all our prayers were answered. He told Pat Kenny on his...
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Police officers in Northern Ireland seized a van laden with mortars which they believe was minutes away from exploding in the early hours of Monday morning. Army bomb disposal experts were called to the Letterkenny Road area of Derry after the four live devices were discovered in the back of a van and around...
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Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said that the International Monetary Fund is preparing a paper to look at the options that might support Ireland’s exit from the bailout. Ireland will be offered a “safety net” of funding to help it return to the international markets under a plan being examined by the International Monetary Fund....
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THE anti-smoking campaign group ASH Ireland today welcomed reports that new legislation to ban smoking in cars with children could be introduced later this year. The freshly drafted legislation has been approved by health minister James Reilly, and it will see both passengers and drivers could face large fines for smoking in a commercial...
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The Irish TD at the centre of the ‘Pizzagate’ affair says the prank has helped to highlight the issue of bank repossessions after failure to keep up with car payments, tractor payments as well as a home mortgage. The comments by Independent TD Mattie McGrath came as one of the deputies named as being...
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