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8 Babies Bodies Found In France

Police in France are continuing to question a couple after the discovery of the bodies of eight new-born babies.

Two were found at one property near Lille - which led officers to a second address, where they found six more bodies.

The couple are due before magistrates later charged with concealing bodies and failing to report a crime.

Investigations Continue Into Irish Man Shot Dead In Spain

 

news-spanish policePolice investigating the shooting of an Irish tourist on the Costa del Sol are searching for a British man, who's believed to be behind the killing.

41-year-old John O'Neill from Coolock in Dublin died after being shot outside Coco's bar in Benalmadena in the early hours of yesterday morning.

It's understood a row had broken out inside the bar, a man was thrown out - he later returned and opened fire.

 

Dublin To Belfast Road Opened

 

Its being called the road that's shrinking Ireland...

The final stretch of dual carriageway linking Dublin to Belfast opens today - 5 months ahead of schedule.

The official unveiling of the A1 brings to an end almost 20 years and £150m worth of work to develop a continuous motorway, or dual carriageway, between Ireland’s two largest cities.

Its shortened the journey from Dublin to Belfast down to an hour and a half.

 

 

Check Up For All Credit Unions Here

The country's 419 credit unions are facing a check up on their finances.

The Financial Regulator has appointed management consultants Grant Thornton to carry out a review of the sector.

It comes after the Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan order a root-and-branch examination of operations - including arrangements made by credit unions to ensure they have enough liquid funds, officials qualifications, and limits on certain types of lending.

 

We Want Your Good News Friday Stories...

 

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i102-104, in association with Smiles Dental Spa is running Good News Friday each and every Friday to lift the spirits of the West and North West and we want your help!

Every Friday, on each news bulletin you will hear a Good News Story and you can take part. We are on the search for your good news stories with just one catch- all press releases we receive must be about something positive.  

i102-104 decided to run the initiative on a full time basis after the success of Good News Friday on 22 January, when we were inundated with calls, text messages and press releases.

We aim to make you SMILE each Friday with the sole purpose of Good News Friday to harness the power of positive thinking to counteract the current mood of doom and gloom.

"In the midst of the downturn many positive news stories are completely ignored because there is so much bad news about. So we have set the West and North West a challenge- we want people to look at their business or organisation, identify some good news, however small, and send out a positive message to the world about it.

If you have a good news story for iwitness news you can get in touch in the following ways:

Email: news@iradio.ie

Submit it here

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And don't forget to include a contact number so we can call you back!

 

 

LATEST TRAFFIC- Updated at 1100 Thursday 29th July

iWitness Traffic And Travel is thanks to AA Roadwatch

 

GALWAY* The Galway Racing Festival continues at Ballybrit until this Sunday (1st Aug). Today is Ladies Day, a large crowd is expected and the first race is at 1:50pm and the last race is at 6:05pm. *KERRY* The Irish Open is underway at the Killarney Golf and Fishing Club, continuing until Sunday (1st). Up to 8,000 people are expected to attend today and play finishes up at 7:30pm. Delays are expected on the N72 Killarney/ Killorglin Rd and in Killarney Town. · If driving; the entrance to the golf course is on the N72 and the carparks are located off this route. All official carparks are free and a shuttle bus service will serve an additional 5 carparks in Killarney. · If travelling by train; a shuttle bus will also operate between Killarney train station and the golf course.

*DOWN* The opening ceremony of the A1 Beech Hill to Cloghogue dual carriageway takes place at 11am; with the road open to traffic at 1pm. This 12km section bypasses Newry city and will improve travel times on the M1/A1 Dublin to Belfast route. *CITY TRAFFIC* *LIMERICK* No problems for Limerick City traffic being reported. * Sarsfield St is closed between Henry St and O'Connell St until 16th Aug. * The Limerick Tunnel is open to traffic. See Information below. *CORK* No major problems to report for Cork traffic. * Grand Parade northbound is closed from Parliament St and works also take place at the Washington St jct. Bus Eireann Route 7 Douglas/Ballyvolane services are being diverted as a result. Both sets of works will continue until Fri 13th Aug. *WATERFORD* Moving well around Waterford City at present. *DUBLIN* See Dublin Summary.

*OTHER NEWS* *LIMERICK TUNNEL* * The new Limerick Tunnel, part of the Limerick Southern Ring Rd opened to traffic on Tuesday, linking the N7/Dublin Rd with the N18/Galway Rd and the N20 Cork/Tralee Rd at the Dock Rd (N69). . There are two toll plazas located on the northside of the river; one is for access to the N18/Galway Rd and the other is for access to the city. Toll prices range from ?1.80 for cars to ?5.70 for goods vehicles with 4 axles or more.

*EVENTS* See 'Events' for details. *KERRY* Main St in Killarney is closed each evening from 6pm-10pm until this Sunday for Summerfest. *WATERFORD* The Dungarvan Agricultural Show takes place today in Ballygagin, Dungarvan from 9:30am-5pm. Expect delays. *WESTMEATH* The Euro-Festival is underway in Athlone until Fri (30th). Several road closures are in place in the town throughout the week. See 'Events' for more. *ROADWORKS* *N80/CARLOW* Works take place on the N80 Carlow/Wexford Rd at Graiguenaspiddoge until 6pm. Expect delays. *SLIGO* Larkhill Rd is closed until 6pm for works, with diversions via Western Distributor Rd. *M4/KILDARE* The right lane of the M4 is closed both ways between J6 Celbridge & J8 Kilcock daily until Friday (30th). It closes westbound from 7am-3pm & eastbound from 10am-6pm. *M7/KILDARE* Hard shoulder closures takes place today on the M7 northbound until 2pm and southbound from 2pm-7pm between J12 Newbridge and J14 Monasterevin.


 


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