Dublin blaze brought under control; Shipping resumes at Port of Cork following fire
Firefighters working to bring huge fire at Thornton s recycling centre in Ballyfermot under control. Picture: Dublin Fire Brigade/Twitter
Sun, 10 Jan, 2021 - 08:54
Michelle McGlynn
It broke out at Thornton s recycling centre in Ballyfermot last night.
Firefighters began scaling back their response to the fire in the early hours of this morning.
Eight units of Dublin Fire Brigade attended the scene which saw huge plumes of smoke travel a distance.
Residents in the area downwind from the blaze were advised to keep their windows and doors closed due to the smoke.
General Election
On 14 January, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar called a General Election ending weeks of speculation about a date.
It was the first time since 1918 that an election was held on a Saturday.
Fine Gael was hoping that by having voters go to the polls at the weekend it would help to secure the votes of working families and younger people. A future to look forward to was Fine Gael s slogan in the campaign. Mr Varadkar also said at the time that the economy had never been stronger.
Little did he know that a global pandemic was about to hit, bringing the economy to its knees and resulting in thousands of people being unemployed across the State.
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Podcast: Ranking the Cabinet ministers on their 2020 performance
The ‘Irish Examiner’ political team Daniel McConnell, Elaine Loughlin, Paul Hosford, and Aoife Moore give their individual assessments of the performance of the 15 people around the Cabinet table.
The ‘Irish Examiner’ political team Daniel McConnell, Elaine Loughlin, Paul Hosford, and Aoife Moore give their individual assessments of the performance of the 15 people around the Cabinet table.
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