Weekly news from around the 32 counties of Ireland

(Source: The Leitrim Observer)

 

LIMERICK

Cranberries' guitarist Noel Hogan has spoken about the band's reunion and has given a strong indication that the band might be set for a Thomond Park gig next summer, saying "to play somewhere like Thomond Park would be amazing for us". Speaking on Live 95FM's Limerick Today show to publicize a new charity album that the he has contributed a song to, Hogan claimed that there were "no plans" at the moment for a gig in the newly developed stadium, but said he hoped it might happen.

(Source: The Limerick Leader)

 

LONGFORD

Gardai have begun an investigation after a suspected pipe bomb was discovered in a Co Longford housing estate last Tuesday. A team of army bomb disposal experts removed and made safe the potentially hazardous homemade device on the outskirts of Edgeworthstown after Gardai were notified that a suspicious device had been left outside a house in the Shannon Park area of the town.

(Source: The Longford Leader)

 

LOUTH

Drogheda's tourism economy has taken a €7 million hit after it was announced that the 3 Irish Open will not be returning to Baltray Golf Club in 2010. The four day event will be held over the August bank holiday at Killarney Golf and Fishing Club. Michael Delany, Baltray club secretary/manager said that while the club is 'mindful' of the local economy and the definite loss to the area, 'it is outside our control'. He added that the Tour had approached Baltray on two occasions. 'We were willing to oblige then and if the situation arise again we would be willing to oblige. Tournaments move on and very few stay in the same place. If they come back to us in 2011 and say 'Are you interested?', we will look it again'.

(Source: The Drogheda Independent)

 

MAYO

In an incident with similarities to the New York incident where a plane had to crash land on the Hudson River, an outbound flight from Knock had to divert after also having a flock of birds get caught up in its propellers last week. The flight to Manchester had to divert to Shannon, thankfully for all concerned it was the airport and not the river. The ‘freak’ incident occurred last Monday afternoon with the plane crashing into a flock of birds after take-off. With a ‘chugging’ noise from the engines audible to the passengers, the flight was diverted to Shannon as a precaution. It landed there for inspection by an aeronautical engineer and the BMI Baby group sent another plane from Manchester to Shannon to bring the passengers across.

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