Taoiseach Micheal Martin looking forward to registering for Astra Zeneca vaccine as portal opens
He said: “I’m looking forward to registering on the portal and getting a date for my AstraZeneca vaccine
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Micheál Martin has told the Irish Mirror he is looking forward to registering for his jab as the the online portal opened for the over 60s on Tuesday.
OPW Heritage Sites Reopening their Grounds
26th April 2021 - Patrick ODonovan TD
The Minister for the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Limerick Fine Gael TD, Patrick O’Donovan has announced that a total of 97 OPW parks and heritage sites with outdoor spaces will be open to the public within the existing travel restrictions either from today, 26 April, or later this week. Just like the over 30 OPW gardens and parklands that had remained open and accessible to locals throughout lockdown this year, the additional sites opening their grounds will continue to provide important amenities for citizens’ health and wellbeing.
Sites that are reopening from today include the outdoor spaces of Kells Priory, Trim Castle and Nenagh Castle. Later in the week, the grounds of Desmond Castle Newcastle West (29 April), the gardens at Doneraile Court (29 April) and Garnish Island (30 April) will reopen. Next week, on 4 May, the World Unesco Heritage Site Newgrange will also open for ou
21 acts of vandalism reported at historic sites across Ireland last year – almost doubling 2019’s figure
25 Feb 2021, 7:30
SOME 21 acts of vandalism to historic sites across Ireland were reported to the Office of Public Works last year almost double 2019’s figure.
Ancient burial tombs, The Hill of Tara and Trim Castle were among the sites damaged in 2020, with repair costs totalling at least €12,500.
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The Hill of TaraCredit: Getty - Contributor
Ten more incidents of vandalism were reported to the OPW last year compared to 2019, details released under Freedom of Information show.
The most expensive damage caused last year was to the Carrowmore Megalithic Tombs in Tobernaveen, Co Sligo.
Kells needs a proper path between the Mill and the Priory
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A path from Kells Mill to Kells Abbey would be good for local tourism, says a local councillor.
Kells has seen a huge increase in tourism in recent years, Cllr Matt Doran said at the recent meeting of Callan Thomastown municipal district council. “It’s really got on the map,” he said.
However, the path from the mill to the abbey is really just a grass path, he said, and improving it with something like a rubber matting would improve it for walkers. Walkers go so far and then get nervous, he said.