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Ryanair passenger fined €3,230 after 'inexcusable behaviour' led to flight diversion

16 hours ago | thejournal.ie | Lauren Boland

A RYANAIR PASSENGER has received a €3,230 fine after causing disruption on a flight that led to it being diverted. The passenger was flying on FR4204 from Glasgow to Kraków on 30 June 2024. The flight was diverted to an airport in Rzeszów, another Polish city around 170km east of Kraków, after what Ryanair described as “inexcusable behaviour”. The aircraft was carrying 191 passengers and six crew members. The disruptive passenger was offloaded in Rzeszów.
Gardaí hit out at 'completely inaccurate' misinformation shared online about death of Garda Kevin Flatley

17 hours ago | thejournal.ie | Lauren Boland

GARDAÍ HAVE HIT out at “completely inaccurate” misinformation that has been shared on social media relating to the death of Garda Kevin Flatley. The garda was killed on Sunday afternoon when he was struck by a motorbike while conducting a speed enforcement check on a road way at Lissenhall near Swords, Co Dublin. It is believed he was attempting to stop the motorcyclist when the collision happened.
'He was honest, but honesty isn't enough': HSE workers react to Bernard Gloster's resignation

17 hours ago | thejournal.ie | Eimer McAuley

THE NEWS THAT Bernard Gloster will step down from his role as CEO of the HSE in March of next year has been met with mixed reactions and some dismay by workers in the health service, who have spoken to The Journal on an unnamed basis. Gloster, who previously served as the CEO of Tusla, said that the choice to step down was a “significant personal decision”.
Changes in claims against Irish Nationwide boss put his defence in "intolerable" position, court told

1 day ago | thejournal.ie | Paul Neilan

THE HIGH COURT case against former Irish Nationwide chief Michael Fingleton Sr has heard that his legal team were put in an “intolerable” position by alleged changes in the approach and claims by the plaintiffs – the liquidators for IBRC – who are pursuing the now-incapacitated defendant for €290M in damages.
Man charged with dangerous driving causing death of young mother indicates guilty plea in court

1 day ago | thejournal.ie | David Raleigh

A MAN WAS remanded in continuing custody today after indicating he was willing to plead guilty to a charge of dangerous driving causing the death of a young mother, last year. The accused, Danny O’Donoghue, (42), Lower Main Street, Rathkeale, appeared before Limerick District Court on Tuesday.
Ministers discuss Leaving Cert reforms - and how to leverage teachers' pay to get them implemented

1 day ago | thejournal.ie | Lauren Boland

CABINET IS DISCUSSING a proposed package of reforms to the Leaving Certificate, which includes a clause that ties planned pay increases for teachers to them complying with the new changes. The government wants to implement several reforms to the Leaving Cert starting from this September, including more non-exam assessments like projects and practicals in select subjects.
HSE CEO Bernard Gloster to resign next year

1 day ago | thejournal.ie | Eimer McAuley

THE CEO OF the HSE Bernard Gloster has announced that he is to resign in March of next year, after being appointed just two years and three months ago. Gloster took up the job in the wake of Covid, following Dr Tony Holohan’s departure, and for much of his leadership he was focused on getting the health service’s spending back within budget limits, leading to a recruitment embargo that was largely criticised by unions.
Nachos, tacos, and quesadillas: Taco Bell is coming to Ireland

1 day ago | thejournal.ie | Lauren Boland

Service station company Applegreen is due to open Ireland’s first Taco Bell after striking a deal with the restaurant chain. It has not yet confirmed where the first Taco Bell will be located but said it will open this summer. More are expected to open at several Applegreen locations around the country over the next five years. Taco Bell was founded in California in 1962 and is one of the US’s most popular fast food chains.
French actor Gerard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault of two women on a 2021 film set

1 day ago | thejournal.ie | Eimer McAuley

A PARIS COURT found actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of having sexually assaulted two women on a 2021 film set, sentencing him to an 18-month suspended prison sentence. The actor, 76, was convicted of having groped a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant during the filming of Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters). The panel of judges will deliver a verdict regarding another plaintiff and pronounce a sentence later on Tuesday.
Kneecap’s headline set at a London festival to go ahead despite other cancellations

1 day ago | thejournal.ie | Eimer McAuley

KNEECAP’S HEADLINE SET at London’s Wide Awake festival is to go ahead as planned after a number of the band’s concerts were cancelled by organisers. The group has seen several gigs in the UK cancelled, including a performance at the Eden Project in Cornwall on 4 July, after footage from old concerts appeared to show a member of the group shouting “up Hamas, up Hezbollah”, and another video allegedly showing one calling for Conservative MPs to be killed.