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EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.
1. #STORM JORGE: Status Red and Orange warnings come into effect today ahead of the arrival of Storm Jorge. Winds will reach mean speeds of 85 to 100 km/h in places, with gusts of 130 to 145 km/h.
2. #CRASH: Three people been killed following a serious road crash that happened in Co. Louth early this morning.
3. #COVID-19: The World Health Organisation last night raised its global risk assessment of the new coronavirus to its highest level.
4. #AFGHANISTAN: Washington and the Taliban are set to sign a long-sought peace deal today that could bring America’s longest war to an end.
5. #FLOODING: After major flooding that stretched from Carrick-on-Shannon to south Clare, locals are asking if enough is being done.
6. #TRAINS: Irish Rail users will face some disruption this week as works are carried on the roof of Pearse Station in Dublin.
7. #JULIAN ASSANGE: A British judge has paused Julian Assange’s extradition hearing following four days of intense legal wrangling over Washington’s request for the WikiLeaks founder to stand trial there on espionage charges.
8. #BOYCOTT: Several actresses walked out of the César awards ceremony in Paris after Roman Polanski, who was convicted of the statutory rape of a 13-year-old in 1977, won best director. (BBC News)
9. #GAA DRAMA: New York delegate and Cork native Larry McCarthy has been elected as the next President of the GAA, becoming the first overseas GAA President.
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You have to laugh at the Irexit Looneys who thought following them would be a good idea.
All of this wouldn’t be happening if truck drivers and manual workers were paid a decent wage from the start. It’s not that natives won’t do it, far from it. It’s just they know their worth.
@Sean Kelly: Unfortunately driving is a low skill job, if you increase pay, then the product needs to be sold for more. Can’t have it both ways
@pkunzip doom2.zip: Low skill are you for real?
@pkunzip doom2.zip: you try reversing a 40ft arctic it to the loading area on most supermarkets. Or driving down roads which barley accommodate 2 trucks. Without these skilled individuals you would most likely starve.
First Brexit, then Covid, now Brexit again, do the DUP still want to follow England’s example?
Average age of truck drivers here is 57 crisis coming rapidly down the line
@Willie Bill Bryan: There is already a shortage of drivers in Ireland.
@Willie Bill Bryan: long hours poor wages plays a factor in it.thats why Ireland is importing truck drivers from south Africa and eastern europe.if the conditions were better they probably would a big uptake of Irish drivers
A few years ago I was renewing my ADR licence (Tankers) I was the youngest on the course at 40, No one wants to get into an industry were everything is the drivers fault plus long unsociable hours early starts like 1am or overnight trunking.
No proper places to pull in and take your legally required breaks, Along with you’re sleep pattern all over the place lake of exercise as you are constantly tired.
Or the fact that two UK logistics companies tried to bring in a roster were by they would call the driver at 9pm to inform them they are required in work the following morning at 3am, Not sure of any other industries that would allow that.
I thought going all electric vehicles wasn’t due till 2030.
Looks like it’s sooner than later.
TEACHERS!!!!!!
@Tony Harris: Do you not approve of their choice?
Bring back horses and carriages i say …..
M0r0ns.
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