One man has been arrested after a car crashed into security barriers outside the parliament building in London. A number of people were injured due to the accident. According to what London Police said on Twitter, “The male driver…
A pier collapsed during an urban music festival causing about 300 people to be injured and five seriously injured. The promenade collapse happened as Mallorcan rap artist Rels B was performing as part of the two-day O Marisquino festival in…
Ryanair pilots are striking in five European countries, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights during the holiday season peak. The 24-hour walk-out involves staff in Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The action is the largest in…
A strong aftershock has shaken the Indonesian island of Lombok where tens of thousands of people are homeless after a powerful earthquake. Indonesia’s geological agency said the earthquake in the afternoon had a magnitude of 6.2. It was shallow…
According to Irish Water, the water supply in Dublin could fail after 70 days. The current water supply is under the threat from the heatwave. Gerry Grant, Managing Director of Irish Water, said that water levels in the capital’s reservoirs…
Ireland’s Women’s Cup Hockey heroines are back on home soil, after returning to Dublin Airport yesterday. There was a public reception from the Lord Mayor of Dublin Niall Ring and Dublin City Council in Dame St at 3pm yesterday. Members…
Carrick-on-Shannon native Ailie Blunnie talks to Babylon Radio about playing Knockanstockan, striking the balance for playing outdoors and the story behind her debut album West to the Evening Sun. “It was a bit mad.” Ailie Blunnie tells me over the…
Portugal went on a high alert on Thursday since the temperatures will break the record levels in the coming days. This prompted the government to warn of a high risk of forest fires after the worst fires in history last…
The temperature is going to rise to the mid-20s again this weekend amid warnings that the ongoing dry and warm conditions will have significant consequences for farmers. The Irish Meteorological Service, Met Éireann Forecast predicts that the temperatures will…
A passenger plane has crashed in the capital of Mexico’s Durango state, moments after taking-off. All 103 passengers and crew on board survived in the crash but 97 of them are injured. Aeromexico’s Flight 2431 was a route from Durango,…