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Official traffic collision statistics in the Republic of Ireland are compiled by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) using data supplied by the Garda Síochána (police). [1] While related data is collected by other organisations, including the National Roads Authority, local authorities, and the Health Service Executive, these are not factored into RSA statistics. [2]
RIP.ie is a death notices website in Ireland, launched in 2005. [1] As of 2021, the website received approximately 250,000 visits per day and more than 50 million pages were viewed each month. Accounts for 2019 showed net assets of over €1 million. [ 2 ]
Death of Frog Ward: 1: County Mayo, Ireland: In a highly controversial case, Pádraig Nally was charged with manslaughter and imprisoned for the killing of traveller John "Frog" Ward, who was shot dead for trespassing on Nally's farmland. Nally's conviction was later overturned and he was released. 2005: Death of Robert Holohan: 1: County Cork ...
Manx2 Flight 7100 was a scheduled commercial flight from Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Cork, Republic of Ireland.On 10 February 2011, the Fairchild Metro III aircraft flying the route with ten passengers and two crew on board crashed on its third attempt to land at Cork Airport in foggy conditions.
Cork Airport (Irish: Aerfort Chorcaí) (IATA: ORK, ICAO: EICK) is the second-largest international airport in Ireland, after Dublin and ahead of Shannon. It is 6.5 kilometres (4 miles) south of Cork City centre, [1] in an area known as Farmers Cross. [5] In 2018, Cork Airport handled 2.39 million passengers, [6] growing by over 8% to 2.58 ...
At least 23 serving Gardaí have been killed by individuals or groups associated with the Republican paramilitary groups, [3] this being the most common cause of death apart from accidents. The most recent death was that of Detective Garda Colm Horkan , who was killed in June 2020, becoming the 89th member of the force to die on duty.
County Carlow was severely affected by flooding. Carlow town remained the worst affected area by the flash floods. Roads were flooded in County Offaly, County Tipperary, County Kilkenny, County Laois and County Galway. Parts of Carlow town were under almost two metres of flood water after the River Barrow burst its banks following heavy ...
10 February – A small plane carrying ten passengers and two crew crashed while landing in fog at Cork Airport. Six people were killed. [24] 25 February – A general election was held. There were party reverses and gains on a historic scale with support for the outgoing government parties Fianna Fáil and the Green Party collapsing. [25]