Ireland's cleanest, and dirtiest, towns revealed in 2018 IBAL survey
A litter survey by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) has revealed Fermoy in Co Cork was Ireland's cleanest town in 2018.
While almost all main towns are clean, pockets of cities continue to be littered and are not improving.
Waterford City was again crowned Ireland's cleanest city.
Boylan slams "completely inappropriate" speculation on when abortions are being carried out
Messages speculating when abortions are to be carried out in Ireland are “completely inappropriate.”
That’s according to the HSE’s clinical advisor on the introduction of abortion services.
It comes after economist Ray Kinsella revealed in a tweet yesterday that an abortion was to be carried out in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda this morning.
Irish citizen captured in Syria by group fighting ISIS was known to Gardaí
The Taoiseach has insisted that all Irish citizens around the world are entitled to consular assistance after a Dublin man was captured by a group fighting ISIS in Syria.
45-year-old Alexandr Ruzmatovich Bekmirzaev is originally from Belarus; however he lived and worked in Dublin for about 10 years before leaving in 2013 for the Middle East.
The Kurdish backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said he was one of five men arrested when patrols targeted a terror cell at Deir ez-Zor on December 30th.
Kevin Spacey assault case sent forward for pre-trial hearing
US actor Kevin Spacey has appeared in court on an indecent assault and battery charge.
He is accused of inappropriately touching an 18-year-old man in a bar in the state of Massachusetts in 2016.
It is claimed Spacey put his hands down the man's trousers as they stood next to a piano.
Actress Ruth Negga named one of five new Cultural Ambassadors for Ireland
'Love/Hate' actress Ruth Negga is one of several new Cultural Ambassadors for Ireland.
The new positions will see high-profile figures from the arts and culture community promote Ireland globally as part of the Government's Global Ireland 2025 initiative.
It is aiming to double Ireland's footprint globally by 2025 though a mix of actions in the cultural, diplomatic, business, education and tourism areas.
