A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing at Leinster House. The “juvenile teenager” is currently detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. Gardaí at Pearse Street Garda station said the incident happened at approximately 4pm on Saturday. The Oireachtas is currently on recess untilContinue Reading
M ayor of London Sadiq Khan says the capital needs “more migrants” and wants the powers to let more people come to the city to work. The politician said he had “respect” for people who believed the numbers of people coming to the UK should go down but said increasedContinue Reading
Postnatal depression symptoms are quite similar to depression symptoms. christinarosepix/ Shutterstock Many people think of postnatal depression as a condition that only affects women. But in reality, postnatal depression affects almost as many men as women – with some research estimating it occurs in up to 10% of fathers. YetContinue Reading
shutterstock Car theft is on the rise, according to AA Insurance Services. Worryingly, thieves are increasingly using high-tech tools to target weaknesses in the same sensors and computerised systems that were designed to help make our journeys safer and more comfortable. In fact, as the market research company Technavio, notedContinue Reading
S cotland’s First Minister has accused the UK Government of placing the deposit return scheme (DRS) in “grave danger” and called for conditions effectively barring glass to be revoked. UK ministers wrote to the Scottish Government last week granting a partial exemption to the Internal Market Act which would excludeContinue Reading
Gardaí are currently at the scene of a fatal single vehicle road traffic collision involving a car that occurred between 5am and 5:30am on Saturday morning. The sole occupant of the car involved, a man in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The road is currently closed andContinue Reading
A man has been charged as part of the investigation into the death of a woman in Co Louth. Catherine Henry (62) was found dead at her home in Bridge Street in Dundalk on May 24th. The man in his 20s was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of murder andContinue Reading
A left-wing regional mayor has been blocked from being Labour’s candidate to contest the North East mayoralty, sparking fresh allegations of “factionalism” within the party. Jamie Driscoll had his candidacy blocked because he appeared onstage at event with film director and expelled Labour member Ken Loach, a senior party sourceContinue Reading
The Labour politician cited his own conflict with the UK Government during the Covid-19 pandemic, when he accused the Tories of “bullying” his region into accepting less than the requested £65 million business support package. His comments came as First Minister Humza Yousaf hit out at the UK Government andContinue Reading
A Labour MP has criticised her party over its handling of allegations including sexual misconduct. Charlotte Nichols told BBC Radio 4’s World At One programme there is a “rotten culture” in Westminster, and suggested there have been times when Labour cannot “keep our own house in order”. A Labour spokespersonContinue Reading
