Land-access disputes and environmental concerns have made plotting greenways difficult in Ireland, stalling progress on flagship routes in the absence of straightforward, existing pathways along canals and old railway lines. In Newport, Co Mayo, the earliest of these large-scale projects has been benefiting local businesses for 15 years. The Great Western Greenway reaches 42km from … Read more
Friday, 20 March 2026 14:10 The information on platforms can be outdated. Tiktok is not the place to go for a formal self-diagnosis of ADHD. That’s the view of the Head of Service Development at ADHD Ireland, Portlaoise’s Nicola Coss. Researchers in the UK are claiming that videos posted on the platform have more outdated … Read more
Jailed teacher Enoch Burke has claimed his transfer from Mountjoy Prison in Dublin to Castlerea Prison in Co Roscommon has “no legal basis”. The High Court jailed Burke in January on foot of his continued breaching of an order banning him from Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath, where he previously taught German and history. … Read more
A former Christian Brother teacher and school principal, who sexually assaulted two boys more than 40 years ago, has been jailed for 5½ years. Liam McGrath who was known previously as Brother Kilian can be named for the first time after a judge lifted reporting restrictions at his sentencing hearing at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court. … Read more
The events are coming to midlands shopping centres this week. A Midlands home care service is hosting free educational events for the public this week. The Virtual Dementia Tour previously toured the country last September as part of a nationwide campaign by Dovida. Following on from the success of that tour and to meet the … Read more
When Anabelle Zurbay says her earliest memory is learning to tie on her ski boots at age two, it’s little wonder she’s made her first Winter Olympics at age 17. Not that it’s been a straightforward journey to Milan Cortina 2026. Born in Minnesota, Zurbay relocated to Colorado with her family at age 10, a … Read more
The High Court has ordered the return of €142,500 deposit paid by a company that wanted to buy a former small hotel to turn it into an International Protection Accommodation Service (Ipas) centre. Outeniqua Ltd, which was set up by a number of people who have invested in companies that purchase and run Ipas properties, … Read more
A cruel stepfather who treated his partner’s children “like slaves”, subjecting them to almost daily physical and degrading mental abuse, in the Midlands in the 1990s, has been jailed for four years. The three complainants, now in their 30s and 40s, described their years of torment living with the man as a “house of horrors”, … Read more
Mullingar chef jailed for ‘encouraging’ US teens to ‘self-produce’ child abuse images and videos The Journal Source link
A Limerick family living in Longford are “humbly” asking for help and support following the sudden loss of a one-year-old baby. Ravi Lucca Oliveira Santos, who was one year and four months old, passed away on January 3. Ravi suffered from sudden seizures and heart failure on December 21 and had been on life support … Read more