Dublin Airport running ‘very efficiently’ ahead of bank holiday
Dublin Airport is running “very efficiently” on Friday morning, as around 200,000 people are set to travel through the airport over the bank holiday weekend.
Ireland’s busiest airport has been at the centre of a political storm in recent days, after last weekend saw around 1,000 passengers miss flights as lengthy queues extended outside the terminals.
DAA, which runs the airport, admitted that mistakes had been made but insisted that lessons were learned ahead of the coming June 6th bank holiday.
New measures, including the installation of marquees at Terminal 1 for passengers forced to queue outside, have been deployed.
Extra staff are also now working.
100th day since war in Ukraine began
When Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in late February, the Russian president vowed his forces would not occupy the neighbouring country.
But as the invasion reached its 100th day on Friday, Russia seemed increasingly unlikely to relinquish the territory it has taken in the war.
Fighting has intensified in Ukraine’s east as Russia seeks to “liberate” all of the Donbas.
The Kremlin has largely kept mum about its plans for the cities, towns and villages it has bombarded with missiles, encircled and finally captured.
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was up to people living in seized areas to decide where and how they want to live.
Garda operation sees 1,000 drivers hit with speeding fines
A Garda operation has seen more than 1,000 drivers hit with speeding fines and penalty points over the last 24 hours.
Operation Slowdown began on 7am on Thursday and concluded this morning, running in support of a road safety appeal ahead of the June bank holiday weekend.
A Garda spokesperson said 939 drivers have so far been issued with fixed charged notices for speeding, resulting in an €80 fine and three penalty points on their driving licence.
This number is expected to be in excess of 1,000 once a time lag in prosecutions uploading to the Garda processing system concludes.
Politicians condemn video mocking Michaela McAreavey
Politicians from across Northern Ireland have united to condemn a video on social media which appears to show a group of people mocking the murder of Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius.
Several politicians said they would be referring the video to the PSNI.
Mrs McAreavey, 27, was strangled in her room at the Legends Hotel in Mauritius on January 10th, 2011.
The teacher, who had married husband John 10 days earlier, was attacked after she returned to her room alone and disturbed a burglary.
No one has been convicted of murdering the daughter of GAA intercounty football manager Mickey Harte.
"It’s so sick and shameful. Thinking about the Harte family who’ve been so strong and dignified. They do not deserve this," said Justin McNulty.
