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18/05/2012
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Two Killed In Mayo Road Crash
The man and woman were killed when their motorbike was in collision with a car on the Killala to Ballycastle road close to Lacken at around 12.20pm.
The driver of the car was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The road has been closed and traffic diversions are in place.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Ballina Garda Station on 096 20560, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.
Ryanair To Shut Online Check-In During Busy Weekend
Ryanair is shutting down its online check-in facility this weekend to facilitate maintenance work on its website.
The airline said the facility would be down from 4pm this evening until 12 noon on Sunday.
This means that any passenger who has not checked in by 4pm will face a €60 surcharge.
Online bookings will also be affected by the upgrade work and this facility will shut down for 24 hours, from 10pm tonight.
Ryanair has apologised but said all passengers have been notified.
Fourth Search For Body Of ‘Disappeared’ Youth Ends
The fourth and latest attempt to locate the body of one of the disappeared, Columba McVeigh, has been called off.
Efforts to find the body of Mr McVeigh, who was 17 when he was abducted and shot dead by the IRA in 1975, failed after a four-week dig at bog land at Bragan, Co Monaghan.
Despite the decision by the Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains to end this search, Mr McVeigh’s brother Oliver said last night he would continue to try to find Columba’s body “as long as there is breath in my body”.
The man and woman were killed when their motorbike was in collision with a car on the Killala to Ballycastle road close to Lacken at around 12.20pm.
The driver of the car was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The road has been closed and traffic diversions are in place.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Ballina Garda Station on 096 20560, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.
Ryanair To Shut Online Check-In During Busy Weekend
Ryanair is shutting down its online check-in facility this weekend to facilitate maintenance work on its website.
The airline said the facility would be down from 4pm this evening until 12 noon on Sunday.
This means that any passenger who has not checked in by 4pm will face a €60 surcharge.
Online bookings will also be affected by the upgrade work and this facility will shut down for 24 hours, from 10pm tonight.
Ryanair has apologised but said all passengers have been notified.
Fourth Search For Body Of ‘Disappeared’ Youth Ends
The fourth and latest attempt to locate the body of one of the disappeared, Columba McVeigh, has been called off.
Efforts to find the body of Mr McVeigh, who was 17 when he was abducted and shot dead by the IRA in 1975, failed after a four-week dig at bog land at Bragan, Co Monaghan.
Despite the decision by the Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains to end this search, Mr McVeigh’s brother Oliver said last night he would continue to try to find Columba’s body “as long as there is breath in my body”.
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