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Plan to close lay-bys on Ireland’s motorways ‘nonsensical’

A plan to close lay-bys across Ireland’s motorway network has been branded ‘nonsensical’.
Under a review of its policy on service areas[1], Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) is proposing to restrict access to existing lay-bys to emergency services…

No injuries reported after multi-vehicle crash on M18

A multi-vehicle collision brought traffic on the M18 motorway in Co Clare to standstill for a time this evening.
The four-car crash occurred at around 5.15pm in the northbound lanes at Ballysallagh about a kilometre past Junction 10 at Newmarket-on-Fe…

New plans to demolish abandoned Cambs pub and replace with flats

An abandoned Peterborough pub will be demolished and replaced with flats after plans were recently given the green light. The John Clare pub, in Gunthorpe, closed its doors to customers in 2014.
The venue has been left derelict for a number of years an…

Storm Debi live as winds hit 90mph, trees down and roads flooded

Schools to stay closed in Ireland
Ireland’s National Emergency Co-ordination Group (NECG) has advised schools and pre-schools in 19 counties to remain closed until 10am on Monday due to Storm Debi.
The counties affected are Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kil…

Storm Debi: 77mph gusts hit UK as railways disrupted

The UK is experiencing the busiest storm season in nearly a decade after Storm Debi brought winds up to 77mph on Monday. Storms are named alphabetically from a new list released for the year every September collated by the Met Office, and the Dutc…

Weather warnings in force as Storm Debi brings wind and rain

Red level weather warnings have been lifted in the Republic of Ireland, but orange and yellow alerts remain.The Status Orange warning for wind is in place until 10:00 local time for the following counties: Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Long…