Saturday 25 May, 2013
The gang threatened staff and smashed up the shop, causing extensive damage.
The incident occurred at 7.30pm yesterday evening and gardaà are appealing for witnesses
This morning’s shooting, which caused the death of a Northern Ireland prison officer, has been condemned by the Northern Ireland Secretary.
Gardai say both directions are affected just north of junction 18.
“Our government wants to act like Robin Hood, but the other way around,” says one resident, “take from the poor to give to the rich.”
Emergency services later cleared the car that had caught fire on the Dublin motorway. Gardaà said there were no injuries.
THE SOUTHBOUND LANES of the M8 motorway have been closed due to an oil spillage on the road.
The closure affects the whole area between Junction 3 near Abbeyleix, Co Laois and Junction 8 near Cashel, Co Tipperary. It’s expected the road will be closed for a number of hours.
Diversions are in place and motorists have been advised to use alternative routes.
Gardaà are appealing for witnesses to the sulky race on the Cork to Mallow road on Saturday as Pavee Point issued a warning to Travellers this morning.
Gardaà have confirmed that a male in his late 20s was arrested following the incident and was subsequently released.
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The eleventh victim of last weekend’s deadly 19-vehicle pileup has only now been discovered, due to the extent of the damage to the vehicle in which they were travelling.
Charlie Flanagan has written to the Transport Minister suggesting that motorway lights could be switched off overnight to save money and energy.
AA Ireland and the Road Safety Authority is reminding all road-users not to stop or walk on a motorway unless it is an emergency, after a survey showed that 45 per cent of drivers use the hard shoulder to make or take calls.
Eurolink Motorway Operation made €19,420,000 over just seven months after the M3 opened last year.
Police have finished sifting through the wreckage and have confirmed that no further bodies have been found.
The man – who has not been named – is believed to have survived the incident, which occurred at around 2pm today.
The collision happened yesterday hours before another road user was killed in Cork.
Meanwhile, report suggests penalty points system may be changed for new drivers.
eFlow has been working with the Gardaà to so far catch over 100 motorists.
The NRA says that Celtic Roads Group (Dundalk) Ltd has failed to reduce prices in line with inflation – but the company says it had a reasonable expectation that charges would never be revised downwards.
The government’s goal of having its network of regional motorways open before Christmas is achieved.
As the final stretch of the M9 Dublin to Waterford route opens, we bring you eight facts you (probably) definitely didn’t know about Irish roads.
THE M50 MOTORWAY UPGRADE has officially been completed. The project cost €950m and took over four years to finish. The final N3 interchange section was opened to traffic at 5.30 this evening. Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey said it was a marvellous day for Ireland. His department said the upgrade reduced journey times by up to 50%.
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