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Sunday 14 August 2022
Thousands of homes had lost power last night, with Co Mayo affected most, after winds of up to 115 kilometres per hour.
Sandra’s family are appealing for information so they “can find her and give her a decent Christian burial and be set free from this nightmare”.
Following numerous visits to Ireland, this island isn’t keen to let go of its link to the famous Hollywood actress. So much so, Mayo is even giving her a festival.
The Red Bull series includes a stop at the Aran Island of Inis Mór in August.
The 29-year-old was last seen in a Killala takeaway on the night of 4 December 2000.
No one was injured in this morning’s attack when a ‘flaming object’ was thrown in the garda station’s public office.
Gardaí investigating separate crashes which claimed the lives of two men last night.
A woman in her 50s sustained leg injuries when she was shot in a shop in Balla, Co Mayo, earlier in the week by a lone gunman.
Special Olympian Edel Doyle died after the dune buggy she was travelling in flipped over – it turns out that using such vehicles is prohibited on the strand where accident happened.
A 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with death of mother-of-four Noreen Kelly-Eadon, whose body was found on Wednesday.
WITH THE HOT WEATHER here for another couple of days, at least, there have been calls for water safety training to be made compulsory in our schools.
Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway says it is time to introduce a compulsory water safety module into our education curriculum as young people need to have knowledge on swimming safely.
He says students should be taught about the risks associated with open water, the dangers of currents, rip currents, undertows, high tides and rip tides.
As Ireland is an island nation and many people live near the sea, there needs to be a greater understanding of the tide cycle and respect among young people for the water in general, he said.
So, what do you think?
Should a comprehensive water safety training programme be a compulsory part of the curriculum in schools?
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Brendan McNamara says we cannot turn a blind eye while minorities are persecuted for their faith.
This week, our reader is busy working and trying to save to start a family.
Warm with partial sunshine
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Clouds and sun, a t-storm; not as warm
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Mostly cloudy with showers
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