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Road rage and a message for the future: Drivers fined and disqualified at Kerry court
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (467+ words) Kerry judge asks: "What is it when people get behind the wheel of a car?" "What is it when people get behind the wheel of a car?" asked Judge David Waters at Tralee District Court. The judge was about halfway…...
Man (21) who was stopped on street with ‘lethal-looking’ mini samurai sword ‘was going to sell it’, court told
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (88+ words) Man (21) who was stopped on street with "lethal-looking" mini samurai sword "was going to sell it", court told'The Irish Independent Sean Molony (21) had the weapon in a leather "scabbard in his waistband A young man was caught carrying a "lethal-looking…...
Kerry couple’s cancer journey in Germany – ‘I feel like a medical tourist’
5+ mon, 22+ hour ago (787+ words) Killarney couple set up GoFundMe page to help with cost of essential treatment Warren Tierney and Evelyn Dore with their children Trinity and Wesley. Warren Tierney is fighting his best fight in a hospital in Germany having been diagnosed with…...
Wicklow architectural engineer who forged signatures given sentence and disqualification
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (346+ words) An architectural engineer who forged the signatures of his co-directors, has been given a suspended 12-month sentence and disqualified from being a director of a company for a period of five years. An architectural engineer who forged the signatures of…...
‘Sophisticated deception’ - Man who got €167,000 after losing two toes in lawnmower accident lied about where it happened
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (224+ words) A man who received "167,000 from an insurance company after he lost two toes in a lawnmower accident has avoided jail after it was revealed he lied about the location of the incident. Gerald Guidera told the court he had "no…...
Meet the Cork & Kerry MTU students awarded scholarships to power their volunteering work in Asia
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (442+ words) Seven students from Munster Technological University (MTU) were awarded scholarships from the Societies Office. Alma Krause, Emma Nalty, Abby Taylor, Lauren O'Regan, Tara O'Regan, Alice Tarrant, and Tess Hennessy were awarded the scholarships, which are part of a programme that…...
Engineer sacked by Bord Gáis says there's ‘no evidence’ he took cash for work on the side, WRC hears
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (108+ words) An engineer sacked by Bord G'is over claims he was offering to do work on the side for its customers has said there is "absolutely no evidence" he accepted cash from a woman who complained about him. An engineer sacked…...
Ask the doctor: We have had scabies in the house for months – help!
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (337+ words) Question: We have had scabies in our house for months, despite treatment and following all the guidelines. I heard somewhere that they are becoming resistant to treatment, like lice. Is that true and have you any tips? GP Jennifer Grant…...
Victims of Wellington Quay bus tragedy remembered 21 years on
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (393+ words) The Dublin Fire Brigade have paid tribute to the five people who lost their lives in the Wellington Quay bus tragedy 21 years ago. Dublin city's Wellington Quay became a scene of utter chaos and confusion on February 21, 2004, when a Dublin…...