Letter bombs sent to London transport hubs carried Irish stamps
Gardaí have confirmed they are assisting police in the UK after three "small improvised explosive devices" were sent to staff buildings at three major transport hubs across London.
It is believed at least two of the packages was sent using Irish postage stamps.
Emergency services were called to the three separate incidents at Heathrow Airport, London City Airport and Waterloo Train Station between 09:55am and 12:10pm today.
The Met Police has now confirmed that three A4-sized white postal bags containing yellow Jiffy bags were found.
Denis O’Brien loses Supreme Court challenge over Dáil statements
Denis O'Brien has lost his Supreme Court challenge against a failed legal action in relation to statements made in the Dáil about his banking affairs.
He claimed two TDs effectively decided a case before the courts by revealing details about his private banking affairs with the IBRC in 2015.
The businessman’s Supreme Court appeal focused on the way the Dáil’s Committee on Procedure and Privileges (CPP) handled his complaint afterwards.
Mr O’Brien’s High Court action arose from remarks made by Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty and Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy under privilege on the floor of the Dáil during a debate in 2015 about the sale of SiteServ.
No-deal Brexit will require “very serious” talks on protecting peace process
The Tánaiste has said Ireland, Britain and the EU will have to have a “very serious and detailed conversation” about protecting the peace process if there is a ‘no-deal’ Brexit.
Simon Coveney was speaking after he updated the Cabinet on the Government’s contingency preparations for a potential no deal.
He said talks on protecting the peace process will have to begin “if a no deal Brexit becomes a virtual certainly” but insisted “we are not there now.”
“I think the British Government has also said that there would be a need for a very serious and detailed conversation between both Governments and the EU to look at what we can do to protect the peace process and to protect relationships on this island by avoiding physical infrastructure,” he said.
Rate of poverty among working lone parents more than doubled in five years
The rate of poverty among lone parents who work more than doubled in just five years.
A new report from the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) found that one in eleven working lone parents were living below the poverty line in 2012.
However, it had increased to one in five by 2017.
The report suggests that "Ireland is failing to protect lone parents and their children from the adverse affects of poverty."
Gardaí recover stolen 800-year-old mummy head
Gardaí have recovered the head of an 800-year-old mummy that was stolen from St Michan's Church in Dublin.
Investigators said the head of “The Crusader” was found along with another skull that had been taken from the St Michan’s Church crypt.
Gardaí said the items were recovered on the back of “information that came into the possession of the investigating Gardaí.”
The crypt was badly damaged when vandals entered it sometime between February 23rd and 25th.
