Troops, helicopters and boats are standing by to rescue those still caught in the floods as the cost of the clean-up looks set to exceed €100m Large tracts of the south and west of Ireland stood submerged last night as 300 Irish troops, backed up by helicopters and boats, were on standby to rescue more people caught up in floods. As more than 18,000 homes in Cork prepared to start the week without...
And so it finally happens... I have reached the milestone point in my life where according to the biblical adage (three score years and ten), I've reached halfway on my journey. That's right... I'm now 35 years of age (although I have no intention of checking out early or on time... I'm far too stubborn). Nevertheless, now is a good time to stop and take stock of what has gone before and what potentially...
The xx + jj = whoa. This is not an algebra problem, though it may solve the puzzle of who jj is. The mysterious Swedish group, who have never revealed their identities, are making their U.S. debut this fall with another electronic band of the moment, the xx. Will they play behind a curtain? A U.K.-based electro group, the xx are making many Best of 2009 lists with their self-titled debut, and are...
The festival season may be over, but jazz fans will be happy to hear that there are a couple of events that may interest them over the coming days and weeks. The Galway Jazz Festival kicked off yesterday with a gig by the Trygve Seim Orchestra, while a host of other jazz acts will play in the city this weekend, including UK group Polar Bear, who were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2005. Also...
CLIMATE CHANGE:THE SERIES of “massive” rain belts across Connacht this week are a foretaste of new weather patterns due to climate change, an NUI Galway lecturer has said.
THE WEST:SOME OF the most intense and sustained rainfall in 30 years has caused widespread flooding in the west, damaging homes and businesses and cutting off parts of Connacht from the rest of the country.
A senior executive, based at AIB headquarters in Dublin, is a director or former director of a number of companies in the property sector, including one in which he worked alongside a senior AIB manager from Galway
In The Economy of Hesperations..... Hy-Brasil was noted on maps as early as 1325, when Genoese cartographer Dalorto placed the island west of Ireland. On successive sailing charts, it appears southwest of Galway Bay. On some 15th century maps, islands of the Azores appear as Isola de Brazil, or Insulla de Brazil. After 1865, Hy-Brasil appears on few maps since its location could not be verified.Regardless...
AA Roadwatch has warned drivers to steer clear of Cork Waterford and Galway where a number of vehicles were submerged under water as flooding worsened throughout the country today.
Galway, Ireland -- Civil servants in the Republic of Ireland are planning a one-day strike across the country to protest the government’s plan to cut their salaries. From the Irish Times : Senior civil servants have voted to join the planned national public sector strike scheduled for next Tuesday, November 24th. In what is seen as a hardening of attitudes, members of the Association of Higher...
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