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1 day ago · The Legacy Act prevented a “landing zone” being reached that could have enabled Troubles victims to secure truth and answers, Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris has said. The Tanaiste said he hoped that the Irish Government would in future be able to suspend its interstate legal...

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1 day ago · Over 100 Laois homes are still without power following Storm Éowyn over the weekend. ESB Networks customers in Mountrath, Pallas, Portarlington and Portlaoise continue to be some of the worst affected areas of the county. Approximately 44 homes in Mountrath are still in darkness, 12 in Pallas, 29 ...

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5 days ago · The Status Red Wind Warning for Laois from Storm Éowyn has lifted at 11am but an Orange Warning remains in place. Gardaí are urging people to exercise extreme caution if they do venture out as there is debris and downed trees and potentially powerlines across the county.

5 days ago · Laois has taken a severe battering at the hands of Storm Éowyn which is still being felt in the county where a Status Yellow Wind Warning remains till 4pm. The storm took down trees and powerlines across the county leaving an estimated 15,000 homes and businesses without power. Mountmellick ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The entire country is bracing for Storm Éowyn on Friday as Met Éireann has now issued a Status Red wind warning for all counties.. Carlow, Waterford, Kilkenny and Wexford are the latest counties affected by Met Éireann's warnings. Earlier on Wednesday, Carlow weather man Alan O'Reilly warned that the approaching Storm Éowyn will be a "historic" one.

Jan 15, 2025 · Laois people in Mountmellick, Portarlington will be hoping the flood defences promised by an incoming minister will finally be delivered seven years after he promised the money to build them. The independent TD was the Minister of State for Public Works with the responsibility for flood relief at ...