But at 1.20pm that afternoon Dublin Airport became the site of a bomb attack. Nine were injured, and Aer Lingus baggage handler John Hayes lost his life. Just like any ordinary day, John had kissed his wife goodbye, went in to work and brought his lunch in with him. The tragedy that claimed John Hayes's life has been largely forgotten by the wider public over the last five decades - but for those who still seek answers it is as pressing as ever.
First and foremost, it's not a smooth tasting vodka, with added minerals that create a strange, almost saline-like flavor. Even more disappointingly, we felt that Skyy vodka tasted light and fresh initially, but the finish was too strong and the flavors just weren't balanced. Skyy is missing the pure, clean finish that smaller batch distilleries have mastered, and crucially, it's not a vodka that you can enjoy on the rocks either.
Ireland South MEP Kathleen Funchion has said she "did the right thing" in speaking publicly about her experience of coercive control by a former partner, because it had encouraged many women and their families in similar situations to seek help.
Several groups of Russia n infantry have been annihilated by Ukrainian fighters destroying 15 people, a buggy and two quad bikes. The Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that anti-aircraft units struck the 80 th Halychyna Brigade in the Sumy region overnight and stopped them dead in their tracks. They were crossing the border and were moving into Ukrainian positions, they added, "The enemy thought that at night it would not be noticed, but it was wrong and was destroyed."
The red-brick terminus originally opened in 1868. The Telegraph described it as 'magnificent [and] gothic', and as a physical embodiment of all the 'splendour and deep pockets' of the early Victorian railway investors. St Pancras got a facelift at the turn of the 20th century, with renovations creating dedicated space for new cross-Channel train services. These days, St Pancras is the only place in the UK where you can get on a Eurostar train, although campaigners have been trying to change this for some time.
Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected a call to require women to do national service in the military, civil protection teams or other forms, as men must do already. In a referendum, over 84% of voters rejected the "citizen service initiative" and none of the country's 26 cantons, or states, came anywhere near voting in favor. Proposals need a majority of both voters and cantons to pass.
The country needs migrants: to build houses; to work on the MetroLink (if it ever gets started); to fill vacancies in our health and social-care services. We also have a solemn obligation to offer refuge to those genuinely fleeing persecution. The greater the increase in population, the more pressure is put on the system, increasing the need for further immigration to plug the gaps. The boulder keeps rolling down the hill.
Therefore, in the circumstances I am proposing to withdraw the report from the Agenda with a recommendation that the matter be referred back to the Commemorations and Naming Committee for consideration of the statutory procedure. On behalf of the Executive of the City Council, I wish to apologise for this administrative oversight. A detailed review of the administrative mis-steps will now be undertaken and a report furnished to the Lord Mayor and Councillors.
Last year we had three in the field but this season, with Ulster the faller in the interim, it will be Munster and Leinster carrying our Champions Cup hopes in Pools 2 and 3 respectively.
Wexford-based Denis Whelan is keen to bust some of the myths around immigrants which are becoming ubiquitous online. Over the course of three decades with An Garda Síochána, a career which saw him rise to the rank of Superintendent, Denis Whelan has gained a unique insight and perspective on a lot of things.
Russian authorities have outlawed Human Rights Watch as an undesirable organisation, a label that, under a 2015 law, makes involvement with it a criminal offence. Friday's designation means the international human rights group must stop all work in Russia, and opens those who cooperate with or support the organisation to prosecution. list of 4 itemsend of list HRW has repeatedly accused Russia of suppressing dissenters and committing war crimes during its ongoing war against Ukraine.
"We won't back down," Mr O'Keeffe said. "The livelihood of taxi drivers depends on it. We won't allow [Uber] to run the Irish industry into the ground. "We have seen the devastating effect this had on Barcelona a number of years ago. "They come in and destabilise the market, they push out the regulated taxis until they have a control on the market, and then the prices increase."
Ireland's post-mortem on the autumn internationals will be thorough and forensic. We have brilliant people looking after rugby in this country and they will leave no stone unturned. What they won't be doing is following some of the hyperbole and nonsense heard from some Irish pundits last week, and the narrative that we need to depower the scrum. Our struggles at the scrum are not a reason to change the laws.
Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan has admitted his department made an error in not providing full details of the salary package of former Garda commissioner Drew Harris.
Over time, this initial emotional impulse seems to have subsided, and some Russian-speaking Ukrainians have reverted to their old ways. A significant proportion of young people in schools, and sometimes even teachers, continue to speak Russian to each other. Nevertheless, the use of Ukrainian in schools continues to increase, according to a study conducted by the State Service of Education Quality of Ukraine (SSEQU) and the Commissioner for the Protection of the Ukrainian Language in April and May 2025.
One in four road deaths this year were pedestrians, despite huge investment in our walking and cycling infrastructure. We talk to safety campaigners and experts on stalled 30kmh speed limits and the slow pace of change Every day, Ireland invests more than €1m in walking and cycling infrastructure, aiming to make its streets safer for everyone. But rising casualty numbers reveal just how much there is still to do.
Noel O'Gara's assertion about the Victorian park is another problem to add to issues around the proposed rail stop and nearby office development Long before the residents of Dartmouth Square West started becoming concerned about the MetroLink, they spent years concerned about the actions of an Athlone-based businessman who showed up one day, locked the gates of the Victorian park in front of the homes, and claimed ownership of it.
On the morning of November 25, a Russian drone crashed onto the grounds of a farm in the village of Puiesti, 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Romania's border with Moldova. The horrified owner of the farm told local media that he was at home with his family when he heard a very loud bang. A drone had crashed into a tree. Many villagers later gave graphic accounts to the Romanian media, with some saying they feared a war.
Lowly Gloucester secured their first league win of the season, with an impressive 26-15 Prem win over a misfiring Harlequins at Kingsholm. Following a scrappy start riddled with handling errors, the away team took the lead through Cadan Murley before Gloucester responded through Ben Redshaw's tremendous solo effort. Alex Dombrandt restored Quins' lead from close range, before a moment of madness from Rodrigo Isgro gifted Lewis Ludlow a try on his 250th appearance for the Cherry and Whites. Redshaw then claimed a deserved second after the break before Ollie Thorley put a gloss on the victory as Quins buckled in the closing stages.
Construction on the arena that is set to welcome NHL players back to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade is behind schedule and going right down to the wire. A test event at the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena - the new, 16,000-seat venue that is being built on the outskirts of Milan - had to be moved, and new ones won't be until Jan. 9-11.
Vast swathes of Europe's water reserves are drying up, a new analysis using two decades of satellite data reveals, with freshwater storage shrinking across southern and central Europe, from Spain and Italy to Poland and parts of the UK. Scientists at University College London (UCL), working with Watershed Investigations and the Guardian, analysed 200224 data from satellites, which track changes in Earth's gravitational field. Because water is heavy, shifts in groundwater, rivers, lakes, soil moisture and glaciers show up in the signal, allowing the satellites to effectively weigh how much water is stored.
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