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# alert - Thursday 30 April, 2020
Interpol warns that Irish food delivery services are being used to transport drugs during Covid-19 crisis
Earlier this month, gardaí recovered eight kilos of cocaine as well as two handguns hidden in pizza boxes.
# alert - Wednesday 2 October, 2019
Storm Lorenzo: Emergency group chair says we don't need to stock up on bread and bottled water
Lorenzo is expected to hit Ireland tomorrow evening.
# alert - Thursday 26 July, 2018
Flight from Paris to Beijing turns back after terror false alarm
A man has been taken into custody in connection with the incident.
# alert - Tuesday 23 January, 2018
Tsunami threat lifted for Canada and US after powerful earthquake off Alaska
The quake struck at 9.31am Irish time.
# alert - Saturday 20 January, 2018
'Nobody knew what to do': A false incoming missile alert caused a lot of panic in Hawaii
Residents and tourists alike remained rattled after the mistaken alert was blasted out to cellphones across the islands.
# alert - Monday 15 January, 2018
Worker responsible for Hawaii's mistaken missile panic 'reassigned to other duties'
A mass panic was caused on Saturday after a statewide alert was issued telling citizens to seek immediate cover.
# alert - Sunday 7 January, 2018
This Young Scientist project is almost ready for this week's competition
Alzheimer’s Alert aims to help track the movement of people with the disease.
# alert - Friday 29 September, 2017
Germany on alert after blackmailer threatens to poison food
To press the demand, the blackmailer poisoned five baby food products.
# alert - Monday 18 September, 2017
Britain downgrades terror threat from 'imminent' to 'highly likely'
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for Friday’s explosion.
# alert - Thursday 20 July, 2017
Status yellow rainfall warning issued for four counties
Showers are expected to spread this afternoon, turning heavy with a risk of thunder.
# alert - Tuesday 31 January, 2017
Bank of Ireland warns customers over 'smishing' text scam
A link in the message might contain malware.
# alert - Monday 27 June, 2016
Wave of hate crime and racist incidents following Brexit result
Signs stating “Leave the EU, no more Polish vermin” have been posted through letter boxes.
# alert - Tuesday 21 June, 2016
Fake 'suicide belt' containing biscuits and salt found on Brussels suspect
A man with psychiatric problems was arrested.
# alert - Tuesday 22 March, 2016
No reports of Irish injured in Brussels attacks
Irish people travelling to Belgium have been told to exercise caution.
# alert - Monday 7 March, 2016
Suspicious object near Belfast primary school declared a hoax
The alert comes after a bomb attack on a prison officer at the weekend.
# alert - Thursday 28 January, 2016
Staff at Paris airport angry after finding fake bombs ordered by American embassy
The exercise was called “irresponsible”.
# alert - Wednesday 20 January, 2016
Missing person alert for mother and her one-week-old baby
The 23-year-old and her infant daughter have been missing since last Friday.
# alert - Tuesday 5 January, 2016
Weather warnings: Another rainfall alert - and motorists urged to beware of black ice
Temperatures are set to dip over coming nights – which will lead to icy roads in some areas.
# alert - Tuesday 24 November, 2015
Armed hostage situation in northern French town
The incident is ongoing in the town of Roubaix.
# alert - Sunday 4 October, 2015
Thieves hit children's hospital THIRTEEN TIMES for toys, games and bed buzzers
The incidents happened between January of 2014 and June of this year.
# alert - Friday 2 October, 2015
Teenage girl escaped from man who accosted her on way to school
The 15-year-old was listening to music on her headphones when approached.
# alert - Tuesday 4 August, 2015
Thieves stole a potentially lethal chemical from a Dublin vet
The euthatal was taken last week.
# alert - Wednesday 22 April, 2015
Could a plane really be hijacked over its own Wi-Fi?
The FBI have told airlines in the US to watch for signs their planes are being hacked – by people logged onto any onboard internet service.
# alert - Tuesday 24 March, 2015
Hundreds of toys were pulled from shelves because they were dangerous
Most of the products originated in China.
# alert - Thursday 5 March, 2015
"There's going to be an incident so massive, it'll make everyone rethink their security online"
With more smart devices trying to become mainstream, the only way we’ll learn how to protect them is when a major incident occurs.
# alert - Wednesday 21 January, 2015
The Charlie Hebdo offices are still surrounded by tributes to slain journalists
A policewoman and four people were killed in a hostage drama at a Jewish supermarket two weeks ago.
# alert - Monday 8 September, 2014
Luton airport terminal to reopen after controlled explosion on 'suspicious item'
Latest: Police have performed a controlled explosion.
# alert - Saturday 30 August, 2014
Missing boy latest: Police issue European arrest warrant for parents
Ashya King, who has a brain tumour, was taken from hospital by his father, Brett King. He is now believed to be with his family in Spain.
# alert - Tuesday 26 August, 2014
Iceland volcano hit by most powerful earthquake since tremors began
There is currently an orange alert in place indicating an increased potential of an eruption.
# alert - Tuesday 29 July, 2014
Drinking water alert issued in Clare by HSE, county council
Notice has been issued for customers of the Kildysart and Coolmeen public water supplies.
# alert - Saturday 7 June, 2014
TD warns that children's lives are being put at risk during storms
Education Minister Ruairí Quinn admitted that the current advice system for schools may need to be updated.
# alert - Wednesday 2 April, 2014
Package with 'white powder and a swastika' sent to Alan Shatter's home
In the Dáil, the Taoiseach said the anti-Semitic material sent to Shatter’s home was “a new low”. Several members of the gardaí and the Defence Forces were on the scene in Ballinteer, south Dublin earlier today.
# alert - Thursday 13 February, 2014
Connected cars expected to arrive on European roads in 2015
The EC has confirmed that guidelines for connected cars, which will alert drivers to traffic jams and accidents, have been adopted and issued.
# alert - Tuesday 24 December, 2013
250 call-outs for the bomb squad this year, slight reduction in viable devices
The latest alert happened yesterday, at a house in Tallaght.
# alert - Monday 25 November, 2013
Masked men hijacked car that exploded in Belfast
Streets are closed as PSNI officers inspect a suspect car.
# alert - Saturday 12 October, 2013
At least four killed as massive cyclone hits India coast
With gusts of up to 240 kilometres per hour, the cyclone may be the most powerful to hit the area since 1999, when more than 8,000 people were killed.
# alert - Monday 26 August, 2013
Bomb disposal team deployed to area of south Dublin
A Defence Forces spokesperson confirmed that there is concern over a possible chemical substance in the Churchtown area.
# alert - Wednesday 21 August, 2013
Japan upgrades Fukushima leak to highest level in two years
Japan is worried about its international reputation following the leak.
# alert - Friday 2 August, 2013
Worldwide travel alert issued for US citizens over 'unspecified Al Qaeda threat'
Earlier the State Department announced it would be closing an unspecified number of embassies around the world this Sunday as a precautionary step.
# alert - Thursday 1 August, 2013
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Poll: Would you visit an outdoor city centre swimming pool?
THE SPOTLIGHT IS once again on Dublin City Council after plans were revealed for a €15 million sea pool in Dublin city centre.
With Irish weather as unpredictable as ever, as evidenced by the lashing rain in the last week, are people really interested in an outdoor swimming pool in the city centre?
So this morning, we’d like to know would you visit an outdoor swimming pool if you had one in your vicinity?
Poll Results:
No (969)
Yes (439)
No opinion (38)
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Eoin Ó'Broin: Now is the time for the Government to borrow and invest in public housing
By Eoin Ó Broin
Professor Ruairí Brugha: We must close the pubs again - our health workers deserve better
By Ruairí Brugha
Have you hit lockdown fatigue? Two wellness practitioners have some advice for you
By Margaret Young & Laura Linehan
View from a teacher: No, we have not been 'sitting at home on full pay' in lockdown
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