Europe Ireland A sharp increase in drug smuggling into Ireland through the postal system - 241 kilograms seized in the first seven months of 2023 - appears to be linked to the legalization of cannabis in Canada and some of the United States
Europe Ireland The first new homes at the site of the former Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum, south Dublin, are expected to be completed by the end of 2028, after High Court has cleared the way to resuming works
Europe Ireland Imbolc and St Brigid's Day have been celebrated: now a public holiday, they mark a renewed engagement with Indigenous Irish ways of understanding time, land and belonging: Imbolc signaled longer hours of light and the beginning of the agricultural year
Europe Ireland Flood risks are forecast to persist for the rest of the week as Storm Chandra has hit Ireland leaving 20.000 homes and businesses without power yesterday morning, commuters experiencing delays nationwide, roads closed; yellow weather warning is in force
Europe Ireland Authorities are monitoring the passage of a Very Large Crude Carrier VLCC through Irish waters or EEZ; the ship, on its way to a Russian North Sea port, is being pursued by the US military as part of its crackdown on Venezuelan oil