Posts Tagged ‘ Ireland ’

Miracle Baby Clara makes a welcome trip home!

By The Mick
April 22, 2013
Miracle Baby Clara makes a welcome trip home!

Eight-month-old Clara McLoughlin is being heralded as a ‘miracle baby’. When little baby Clara was born along with her twin Pippa, they were diagnosed with leukaemia and Down syndrome. Pippa unfortunately did not survive. Doctors are investigating how a “miracle baby” Clara born with leukaemia and the Down Syndrome chromosome has since been given...
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Final day of Savita Halappanavar Inquest

By The Mick
April 20, 2013
Final day of Savita Halappanavar Inquest

The final day of the Savita Halappanavar inquest continues today, Friday. This would also have been the day of the fifth wedding anniversary for her and her husband Praveen Halappanavar. This is the seventh day of the inquest. Mr Halappanavar is hopeful that he can answers as to why his wife died on Sunday...
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Jim Corr to appear in court over €1.4m property debt

By The Mick
April 15, 2013
Jim Corr to appear in court over €1.4m property debt

Jim Corr will have to appear in front of the Commercial Court next month to be cross examined in relation to €1.4m he owes to ACC Bank. It is believed Mr Corr took out the loan over 9 years ago to invest in property. He took out the loan, along with others to purchase...
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More wind farms to be built, but can we handle them?

By The Mick
April 15, 2013
More wind farms to be built, but can we handle them?

It looks like up to 100 new wind farms are going to be built in Ireland over the next seven years. By 2020 we could have 4,300 wind turbines in the country. Energy companies and private sector firms have been offered connections to the national grid which gives them an opportunity to sell their...
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Niall Horan comes home for brother’s wedding

By The Mick
April 12, 2013
Niall Horan comes home for brother’s wedding

19 year old Niall Horan has returned home to help his older brother celebrate his wedding. Niall returned to his native town of Mullingar, Co.Westmeath last night to be at Greg Horan’s wedding rehearsal. As many as 150 guests will be at the wedding today to see Greg marry his fiancée Denise Kelly. They...
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Big Freeze looks set to continue!

By The Mick
March 28, 2013
Big Freeze looks set to continue!

It looks like the current cold snap is likely to continue until a t least Monday. This could affect the many tens of thousands who have already made plans to get out and about and enjoy the Easter Holidays. Travellers are strongly urged to check weather bulletins on the state of the roads before...
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Edna Kenny on top of New York for St.Patrick’s Day!

By The Mick
March 18, 2013
Edna Kenny on top of New York for St.Patrick’s Day!

Irish Taoiseach Edna Kenny reached dizzying heights on his St.Patrick’s weekend trip to New York; 1776 feet to be exact. That being the year the United States signed the Declaration of Independence. Mr Kenny was at the top of the Freedom Tower, the new building replacing the Twin Towers destroyed on 9/11. This is...
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Hollywood Celebrities Celebrate St.Patrick’s Day!

By The Mick
March 18, 2013
Hollywood Celebrities Celebrate St.Patrick’s Day!

It’s just goes to show everyone feels a little bit Irish on St.Patrick’s Day! Hollywood celebrities were out in force celebrating and wearing plenty of green. Many of them enjoyed a fun family day out with their children. Jessica Alba, her husband Cash Warren and their two daughters Honor, 4 and Haven,1 were out...
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Thousands in Dublin for St.Patrick’s Day!

By The Mick
March 17, 2013
Thousands in Dublin for St.Patrick’s Day!

Eight thousand alone are expected to participate in Dublin’s St.Patrick’s Day Parade today. It’s anyone’s guess how many will line the streets and fill the pubs today. The main parade begins at noon and will follow a route through the city from Parnell Square to O’Connell Street, Westmoreland Street and Dame Street before heading...
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