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Drinking and the death of rural Ireland - the demise of pubs, the drink driving permit and isolation (IrishCentral)

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:16:15 PST

Small rural pubs like this one in Templemore, Co Tipperary are closing at a rapid paceDon't you just love the way that story about Kerry County Councilor Danny Healy Rae's proposal on drink driving has gone global? The bould Danny outraged all the politically correct nanny staters in Ireland last week by suggesting that customers in small rural pubs should be allowed to drive home slowly along quiet country roads after having a couple of pints But it wasn't just the horror at what he was proposing that got to the PC brigade What made it even worse for the High and Mighty here was the international coverage the story got, since it fitted all the stereotypes about the Irish and booze, and it had the added bonus of an eccentric looking Kerryman at its center READ MORE

GAA players part of driving force for social change in Ireland and around the world as part of the Association (IrishCentral)

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:58:18 PST

By: SEAN POTTS

Last week’s survey by Social Entrepreneurs Ireland highlighting the Gaelic Athletic Association as the ‘greatest force for social change’ is yet another endorsement for what is arguably Ireland’s most important institution.

In-car “alco-locks” could save lives putting an end to drunk driving (IrishCentral)

Tue, 22 May 2012 05:01:26 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

A conference in Dublin will call on Irish transport minister Leo Varadkar to support the mandatory use of so-called 'alco-locks' in all motor vehicles.

Michael O’Leary drives a $750 million profit at budget carrier Ryanair (IrishCentral)

Mon, 21 May 2012 04:12:48 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

There’s money in low air fares – Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has just announced record profits at the budget Irish carrier.

Major new Irish tourism drive to center on Boston and Toronto (IrishCentral)

Thu, 10 May 2012 04:57:32 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Boston and Toronto are expected to lead the charge in an increase in visitor numbers to Ireland this summer.

Teenage girl (16) dies in Dublin after drive-by shooting (IrishCentral)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:43:39 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Ireland’s Justice Minister has to tighten gun laws after a teenage girl died when she was shot in the head in Tallaght. The 16-year-old was sitting in a car in the west Dublin town when she was shot.

Urgent bone marrow drive of severely ill Irish American girl (IrishCentral)

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:45:43 PST

By: MOLLY MULDOON

With a giant smile, blond hair, and huge brown eyes, Nora Getchell looks like a typical six-year-old girl. But a rare blood disease means she cannot interact with other children and must wear a mask each time she leaves her home.

Irish judge appears before himself in court on driving charge (IrishCentral)

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:14:39 PST

By: JAMES O'SHEA

A judge in County Kerry appeared before himself in Ireland yesterday on a driving charge.

Ireland’s drink driving law cause of increase in suicides among older men (IrishCentral)

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:13:42 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

Irish coroner Terence Casey believes that the new tougher drink-driving laws are leading to more suicides among older men who live in isolated rural communities and no longer drive to the pub for company.

‘Wild Atlantic Drive’ to the end of the world along Ireland’s west coast - PHOTOS (IrishCentral)

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:19:17 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

PHOTOS - Ireland's wild Atlantic coastline - slideshow

Death of the Irish pub - recession is driving publicans out of business (IrishCentral)

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:18:57 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

The Irish government is to outlaw below cost alcohol sales amid renewed calls to save the traditional Irish pub from extinction.

Racist abuse may drive me out of Ireland says Pakistani doctor - POLL (IrishCentral)

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:38:34 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

A Pakistani doctor working in Ireland says he may leave the country after being the victim of a racist attack.

'Driving in Dublin in 1974' YouTube video goes viral (IrishCentral)

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:00:16 PST

Driving down Dame StreetA beautiful video posted on YouTube by "willmcq" is spreading like wildfire on Twitter and FacebookHe describes the video as "My dad and his friend filmed themselves driving around Dublin city centre in 1974 They drove down Grafton Street and up by Dame Street by the central bank (still being built) then down past Trinity College and up to the top of O'Connell street Check out the flares and 1970s cars READ MORE

Professional drag queen fined for drunk driving in Galway court (IrishCentral)

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:48:16 PST

By: JAMES O'SHEA

A professional drag queen told a court in Galway that he could not walk home in drag and drove drunk instead although it was only a five minute walk.

New drink driving laws could close half of Ireland’s pubs (IrishCentral)

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:23:43 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Irish publicans have reacted with scorn to new drink and driving legislation that reduced the blood alcohol limit to 50mg per 100mls of blood.

The Leaving’s over the leaving is just begun - the end of Ireland’s summer (IrishCentral)

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:55:23 PDT

Illustration by Caty BartholomewThe Dutch Nation's gorgeously accented voice comes down the phone, and her car has blown up in smoke and steam in the depths of Co Limerick when driving to work in Newcastle WestShe had contacted the Automobile Association and they would rescue the poor old Volkswagen and, please, would I rescue her and her colleague I am putty in her gentle hands so I'm on the road in minutes READ MORE

Ireland’s drink driving laws revised - hefty on the spot fine (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:57:42 PDT

By: PADDY CLANCY

New motoring laws being introduced next month will give a break to first offense drunk drivers who are just over a new reduced alcohol limit.

Driving in Ireland is easier than you think? (IrishCentral)

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:20:06 PDT

Driving in Ireland is no longer the ordeal it used to be with new motorways linking all the major towns and cities And you will soon get used to driving on the left hand side of the road if you stay in the flow of traffic and take your time at the first couple of roundabouts (traffic circles) Tolls are relatively cheap and you can pay at the kiosks as you pass through The only tricky one is the barrier free M50 which is the tolled ring road around Dublin, this €3 toll is simply charged to your car rental account so you don’t need to worry about it Petrol ie gas is expensive, currently €1 READ MORE

Introducing Ireland's worst driver - Mr 'Driving License' (IrishCentral)

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:45:03 PST

Prawo Jazdy, who was presumed to be one of the thousands of Polish who settled in Ireland during the boom times, was found by the Irish police to have clocked up nearly one hundred tickets for offense from speeding to parking finesPrawo Jazdy had also given the police hundreds of different addresses It was thought that Prawo Jazdy was some sort of Scarlet Pimpernel of traffic violations until someone realized that Prawo Jazdy means driving license in Polish The police had been taking the wrong information from police drivers licenses READ MORE

Ireland's first drive-in movie theater to open in Cork (IrishCentral)

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:11:53 PST

By: MOLLY MULDOON

Ireland is set to get its first permanent drive-in movie theater in Co. Cork. Movie Junction, which is the brainchild of two Cork businessmen, is due to open a 170-car facility in the coming weeks just in time for the screening the latest Harry Potter movie, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”.