Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you
Wednesday 21 October 2020
Defiant protesters at the scene had sung the national anthem and pledged to remain out on the streets despite the stay-at-home order.
Alexander Lukashenko was unexpectedly sworn in to his sixth term in office yesterday.
A pro-democracy movement has shown signs of reviving in recent weeks as the coronavirus threat eases.
Health Minister Simon Harris said that alcohol should not be the subject of promotional activity.
The tech giant said the changes aim to improve voter confidence in digital political advertising and electoral processes.
This comes after five people were killed in a Halloween party shooting at a rented Airbnb property in the US.
Strict new coronavirus measures are coming into effect – here’s what they mean for you.
Five people were killed in a Halloween party shooting in the San Francisco suburb of Orinda.
Gardaí the operation is a significant development in the ongoing investigation targeting assets derived from the proceeds of crime.
Gardaí conducted a number of targeted operations across the country last week.
From March next year, brokers and financial adviser will also have to publish details of commissions they receive on their websites.
Three men were arrested after a number of searches in Dublin and Meath this morning.
In the first six months of this year, there were 133 arrests in relation to organised crime.
Hundreds, or possibly more than 1,000, were killed, although the precise number of deaths remains unknown.
The owner of the company that sold weapons to Brenton Tarrant said it was a legal, “ordinary sale”.
Around €13,500 worth of suspected cocaine and cannabis herb and €8,000 in cash were seized.
The driver, a man in his 50s from the UK, was questioned about the smuggled alcohol.
Revenue last year launched a national compliance project targeting the gaming and amusement machine sector.
The Transport Minister is seeking opinions from the heads of the transport providers on the current measures in place to deal with crime on the network.
Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said current regulation around cycle lanes was “light touch”.
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said “political Islam and radicalisation have no place” in Austria.
They were detained for “attempting to undermine the security and stability of the kingdom”.
There have been 11 arrests in less than a week.
Two men are due in court today.
The law, if passed, would include foreign media.
Last month’s mass shooting at a Florida school took 17 lives.
Gardaí said the number of thefts had been steadily rising.
Many customers will have to wait until well into 2018 to get their money back and receive compensation.
Spain’s central government is staunchly against the region’s independence vote, which has been ruled unconstitutional by the courts.
Gardaí also found vehicles with no insurance or tax and in one instance – the NCT was expired by seven years.
A large quantity of cash was also detained.
A new initiative will see this team taking a more active role with victims, liaising with them regularly and directing them to services.
The move is an attempt to crack down on child sex tourism.
The claims were made by a former department inspector today.
The government wants the new measures to take effect on 1 March next year.
Now, illegal immigrants who are suspected of a crime will be a top priority for deportation.
Cabinet approved the plan from Shane Ross earlier today.
Germany authorities have begun cracking down on members of the far-right movement.
The move will “better inform the public regarding the public safety threats”, according to the executive order.
A total of 15 guns, including an an assault rifle, were found by gardaí at a west Dublin premises yesterday.
This was the first ever checkpoint on the M50.
WITH LEVEL 5 restrictions coming into effect at midnight until 1 December, many businesses will be forced to close for the next six weeks.
Of course, many Irish businesses have an online presence and in the run-up to Christmas will rely heavily on support here at home.
As the festive season approaches we want to know: Will you make an extra effort to ‘buy irish’ this Christmas?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Lecturer Maeve O’Rourke analyses the government’s nine main arguments in relation to the Bill.
This week, a home cook and recent sea swimming convert talks us through her week.
Some sun, then clouds, spotty showers
Max: 13 °C
Min: 6 °C
Cool with a blend of sun and clouds
Max: 10 °C
Min: 6 °C
Clouds and sun with a couple of showers
Max: 10 °C
Min: 6 °C
