Eoin Ryan

Storm Dave is set to hit Ireland over Easter weekend as Met Éireann issues a Status Yellow wind warning for Meath and the entire country.

Gardai detected a motorist driving at 104 km/h in an 80km/hr zone in Gormanston yesterday (3rd April) during a roads policing operation for the Easter weekend.

As nationwide protests got underway to highlight the the impact the current oil crisis, local coach operators, farmers, delivery drivers alike are warning of greater consequences to come if prices continue to rise.

A driver was found going 102km/h in a 80km/h zone in Enfield last weekend when Gardai were conducting a roads policing operation across the Easter weekend.

Gardaí are asking fuel protesters to engage with them locally to facilitate public transport and other traffic as they continue to cause significant disruptions.

Meath’s petrol stations have been seeing long queues in the morning, during lunch breaks, and after work in the evening as commuters rush to get fuel with at least one station completely out of fuel.

As the Irish government announced a €505m in fuel cost measures following a week of protests private coach services say this may not be enough to support their business.

Recent GlobalData POLI analysis showed a 35% decline in pharmaceutical launches across Europe in the ten months after the introduction of IRP in the US.

Rising medical costs, which are caused in part by the external trade pressure in the Gulf, are a key risk factor driving household debt and widening access inequality globally.