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Penneys to open first ever store in Wicklow next month
Penneys will open its first store in Co Wicklow on July 18th at 10am. It will be Penneys 38th in Ireland and is part of the retailer’s €250 million...
Investigations under way following the death of a teenager in Kilkenny
A teenager passed away at the scene of the incident Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the incident. Stock image.Investigations a...
Northern politicians clash on health, Stormont stability and Irish unity in TV debate
Northern Ireland politicians clashed on health service funding, the stability of Stormont and the merits of Irish unity in the second major TV deba...
Golf-bragging, Biden loses train of thought and Trump’s lies: Six key takeaways from Biden-Trump debate
BREAKING | Joe Biden appears increasingly frail and is 81, while his likely rival for the Oval Office, Donald Trump, is 77. Photos: GettyTrevor Hun...
‘Border Fox’ Dessie O’Hare (68) walks free from prison after six years
BREAKING | O’Hare has served the maximum time allowable for the false imprisonment and assault of a long-serving member of staff of the late Jim Ma...
Aer Lingus passengers face more flight cancellations as talks break down
Talks between Aer Lingus and representatives of the pilots’ union to resolve the industrial dispute have broken down. Officials from the Irish Air ...
Talks between Aer Lingus and pilots’ union break down amid hopes to resolve pay dispute
Face-to-face talks break down dashing hopes of dealFlight privileges cancelled including cheap tickets and use of car parks Officials from the Ir...
Former Dublin GAA star Diarmuid Connolly avoids conviction for New Year’s Eve attack
Former Dublin GAA star Diarmuid Connolly has been spared a custodial sentence and an assault conviction for punching two men and dragging one of th...
Dublin GAA legend Diarmuid Connolly spared conviction for NYE attack on two men
Connolly, 36, with an address at Collinswood in Beaumont, admitted assaulting Stephen Grimes and Stephen Kiely at Shantalla Road in Santry on Decem...
Could Dublin get an economic windfall from Taylor Swift?
Taylor Swift is taking Europe by storm and is preparing to perform in Ireland this weekend, prompting some pundits to envisage an economic windfall...
‘An absolute tragedy’ – Teenager killed after crash between e-scooter and bus in Waterford city
Gardaí are currently at the scene of the fatal road traffic collision which happened at approximately 1:10am on the R680 Cork Road in Waterford cit...
New teachers to receive €2,000 incentive to take full-time jobs
New teachers could be paid a €2,000 incentive to take up jobs. Newly qualified teachers who take up a full-time role for the coming school year wil...
Teenager killed, another seriously injured after collision between e-scooter and bus in Waterford city
BREAKING | Stock imageIrish Independent NewsdeskToday at 10:10A teenager was killed in a collision between an e-scooter and a bus late last night. ...
Economy expected to grow in ‘robust fashion’ into 2025
The Irish economy is expected to grow 'in a robust fashion' in 2024 and 2025, according to the ESRI. In its latest quarter economic commentary, the...
Northern Irish hiker ‘rescued’ during Jay Slater searches in Tenerife insists he ‘didn’t need to be saved’
David Larkin (51), who now lives in Scotland, was found by search crews scouring a park in Spain’s Canary Islands close to where the teenager was l...
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