Irish
January
January 2024
7 deadly readsSitdown Sunday: Inside the new biography about Elon Musk, 'the boy who wanted to be a man'
Ballinrobe
Protest in Co Mayo town that was to welcome 50 asylum seekers continued overnight
A protest was held outside JJ Gannons Hotel on the main street of Ballinrobe overnight.
The headlines
The 8 at 8
Six killed in Israeli raid in West Bank, protests over asylum seeker accommodation plans continue in Mayo town, and the HSE sets up new ‘red alert’ team following clusters of drug overdoses.
Cost of BorrowingThe ECB is likely to cut rates in 2024, but will this help Irish mortagage holders?
the morning lead
HSE forms national 'red alert' team after clusters of drug overdoses in Dublin and Cork
Each HSE region will be asked to form their own localised response teams in case dangerous batches end up on the market in their area.
wind farms
Maritime College head: Ireland must seize opportunities presented by major off-shore projects
As Ireland begins the process of shifting energy production to offshore wind farms the need for an increase in Irish trained mariners will see
January bluesDublin city 'Winter Lights' to be left on in some places through January to 'cheer everyone up'
District Court JudgeMcEntee confirms resignation of judge Gerard O'Brien following sexual assault conviction
Anti-immigrationMcEntee asks public to inform Gardaí on 'upcoming' threats in wake of Galway hotel arson attack
Surrealing in the YearsSurrealing in the Years: First week of the new year marked by "preventable trauma"
GazaMicheál Martin warns of ‘devastating consequences’ for the world if Middle East conflict widens
The headlines
The 9 at 9
Gaza rendered uninhabitable, court decision due on Trump’s presidential bid, and a look at Jason Hennessy Senior’s life as a Dublin gang member.
Corduff
Jason Hennessy Senior: Feuding, drugs and violence in his life as a west Dublin gang member
Jason Hennessy Senior died on Thursday from gunshot wounds sustained in a shooting at a restaurant in Blanchardstown, Dublin.
the morning leadRTÉ advertise Operation Transformation sponsorship at 30% less than it charged Department of Health
Tucker McConvilleThomas 'Tucker' McConville, son of 'Disappeared' mother-of-10 Jean McConville, has died aged 59
Drug seizureOver €1.1 million worth of cannabis seized in separate searches by gardaí and Revenue officers
costly homesSinger Chris de Burgh sold the most expensive home in Ireland last year, edging out Dermot Desmond
Medical EmergencyFlight from Tenerife to Manchester diverted to Cork Airport after passenger died on board
Homeless
Homelessness: Children in emergency accommodation tops 4,000 for first time
Official figures show 9,409 adults and 4,105 children were in emergency accommodation in November.
The figures are an increase of 335 compared with October 2023.
Over 190 more children are now living in emergency accommodation.
The numbers have been labelled a stark beginning to the new year.
