A number of organisations have issued warnings for those travelling by land, water, and air, this August bank holiday weekend.

ELSKE Rahill is perturbed. She’s brooding about the first review of her debut novel. It was glowing, and said the 31-year-old was “an intriguing and definitive voice of a new generation of Irish writers.” But Rahill is hard on herself.

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Startling statistics from the Royal National Lifeboat Institute reveal that only 4% of people consider safety when choosing which beach to go to.

A Co Limerick man fatally struck a teenager twice in the head after being urged to do so by his cousin who earlier threatened to kill the victim after a row outside a disco, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard today.