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Storm Ali brought strongest gust recorded by Galway station – weather report
- Environment
- October 2, 2018, 16:38
Violent storm force winds, including the strongest gust of wind ever documented at a Galway coastal station, were recorded in mid-September as Storm A(...)

2017 a mild year disrupted by ‘violent and destructive’ Storm Ophelia
- Irish News
- September 11, 2018, 15:10
Last year was marked by mild, dull and wet weather which was interrupted by the “violent and destructive” Storm Ophelia in October 2017, according to (...)

Food businesses in Meath, Wexford and Louth served with closure orders
- Health
- September 10, 2018, 14:48
A pizza restaurant in Dunshaughlin, a gastropub in Navan, an Asian takeaway restaurant in Wexford town and a fast food takeaway in Drogheda have all b(...)

Summer of 2018 among warmest and driest on record
- Irish News
- September 5, 2018, 15:09
Many parts of Ireland had the driest and sunniest summer for more than than 20 years, Met Éireann has revealed. June and July were gloriously sunny a(...)

Electric Picnic travel warning: roadworks will cause extra delays
- Irish News
- August 30, 2018, 15:20
Motorists are being warned that roadworks will cause heavier-than-usual traffic on the M7 and M8 ahead of Electric Picnic. The M7 is being widened (...)

Restoration drama at Wexford’s fairy tale Johnstown Castle
- Heritage
- August 25, 2018, 00:00
As another National Heritage Week draws to a close, it’s clear that Ireland’s relationship to “the big house” has evolved considerably since the days (...)

The history of the kettle
- Science
- August 10, 2018, 01:00
During the recent heat wave I realised just how assimilated to Ireland I have become. No, it wasn’t because I complained that the temperature was too (...)

Long delays on N7 after fire causes smoke to drift across motorway
- Irish News
- May 3, 2018, 09:10
There are long delays on the N7 on Thursday morning because of a domestic fire at a premises in Co Kildare. The fire broke out at around 7.30am and l(...)

Curious case of the President's pistols: missing from Kildare mansion
- Fine Art & Antiques
- February 3, 2018, 06:00
A Dublin law firm is offering a reward for information about a pair of missing antique pistols that were owned by the late Anne Bullitt, a wealth(...)

Council mortgage scheme: What the €320k limit will buy you
- Homes & Property
- January 22, 2018, 16:30
A new local authority mortgage scheme offers the possibility of buying a home for those who haven’t been able to get a mortgage, and for a better inte(...)