Emily Keegan

6 days ago | spinsouthwest.com | Emily Keegan

The biggest community clean-up event in the country is taking place in Limerick today. It's the 10th annual Good Friday volunteer clean-up, run by Team Limerick Clean-Up.The event is running across the entire city and county, with over 23,500 volunteers getting involved. This year, people in TLC10 are encouraged to bring a friend in making Limerick a cleaner and more environmentally friendly county.

1 week ago | spin1038.com | Emily Keegan

A new poll shows support for the government parties is fallingSinn Féin has regained its position as the most popular political party in the country. Support for the opposition party had fallen in the lead up to the general election last year. The first Irish Times/Ipsos opinion poll since the election shows it now tops the list, at 26%, up two points. That's followed by Fianna Fáil on 22%, while Fine Gael has fallen to 16%, which is the lowest it's been since 1994.

1 week ago | spin1038.com | Emily Keegan

2024 was the warmest year in EuropeA UN climate report has found Europe is now the fastest-warming continent in the world, with record breaking temperatures last year. The western side of the continent saw one of the ten wettest years recorded since 1950, while the whole area experienced the most widespread flooding since 2013.

1 week ago | beat102103.com | Emily Keegan

The driving test is getting an update from today. Anyone sitting the test will now be asked to show two hand signals after going through their road signs, and before they get in the car. Up until now, they had to show all six signals while out on the road. Robert McHugh, owner of Road Sense Driver Training in Kilkenny, says it's just one of several changes coming. "They're asking two random hand signals inside the office.

1 week ago | spin1038.com | Emily Keegan

Anyone sitting their driving test from today is being warned of new changesUntil today, anyone sitting their driving test was asked to show six different hand signals when out on the road. The question came up after the driver did their manoeuvres, usually the turnabout. From today, that part of the test will now take part in the driving test office, after the questions about road signs, and before getting into the car.