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Plans to reduce driving age to 16 in the EU gets mixed reaction in Ireland

Plans to reduce driving age to 16 in the EU gets mixed reaction in Ireland

New plans would allow children to drive SUV’s. The European Transport Safety Council has expressed concerns surrounding plans to reduce the legal driving age to 16 in the EU. The proposed plans would allow children aged 16 to drive cars and other vehicles to a maximum speed of 45km/h. The international transport body whose members […]

3 years ago

Calls and texts are about to get a lot cheaper thanks to new EU rules

Calls and texts are about to get a lot cheaper thanks to new EU rules

The new rules are also set to bring 5G to all member states before the end of 2020. International calls inside the EU are set to be capped at 19c per minute after the European Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on the new EU telecom rules. The European Electronic Communications Code, proposed by […]

8 years ago

Erin Brockovich Warns Pregnant Women Against Drinking Irish Tap Water

Erin Brockovich Warns Pregnant Women Against Drinking Irish Tap Water

The Irish Times has reported that the Irish government has recently admitted to excess levels of  trihalomethane in our water supply. Trihalomethane, in case you didn’t know (we didn’t) are environmental pollutants and many are considered to be cancerous. According to the report, these toxins can appear in our drinking water as a result of a reaction […]

11 years ago