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EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine stories, just a little before nine, that you need to know with your morning coffee.
1. #MALAYSIA Malaysian police have searched the homes of a missing airliner’s two pilots, and are examining the captain’s home flight simulator – but have warned against ‘jumping to conclusions’. Flight MH370 is still missing after vanishing over a week ago.
2. #CRIMEA Voters are taking to the polls in Crimea to decide whether the country should break away from Ukraine. Ukraine’s new government and most of the international community – except Russia – say they will not recognise the vote.
3. #CONTROVERSY Taoiseach Enda Kenny is due to attend St Patrick’s events in Boston today, as controversy continues over a ban on LGBT groups marching in the city’s parade. The mayor, Marty Walsh, said he won’t march unless the ban is lifted. Walsh and Kenny will meet at a breakfast event today.
4. #SPENDING Irish Water spent almost €600,000 on a consultant report on how to install water meters in apartments, the Sunday Times says. The consultants carried out pilot studies, research, field surveys and technology trials.
5. #EXAMS There was a mistake in last year’s Junior Cert science paper, with an incorrect photograph being used in the Physics section. A number of complaints have been made about the error to the Department of Education.
6. #HEALTH WARNING The deaths of 19 people in the past two years were associated with stroke-preventing drugs Xarelto and Pradaza, the Sunday Business Post alleges today. The news comes following a warning about poor prescribing of both drugs. Doctors say people should not stop taking the drugs, and should talk to their GPs.
7. #SHOOTINGS A young girl was ‘thrown to safety’ by her mother after a man entered their home with a firearm last night, the Irish Mail reports. A woman was shot dead and her daughter injured during the shooting in Tallaght.
8. #TALKS Economist Morgan Kelly has accepted an invitation from Finance Minister Michael Noonan to discuss with the Central Bank his views on the threat Ireland’s small businesses face from the ECB bank stress tests, the Sunday Independent reports.
9. #TAKE A DIP Labour senator Ivana Bacik has become the first woman member of the Sandycove Bathers’ Association, the Sunday Times reports. The association broke its century-old ban on female members earlier this week.
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This is criminal, these could down a plane, have they no common sense at all? Please jail them when they are caught.
@Valentine Kane: ah but at least they got their good drone shot and can share it with the local newspaper on Facebook or whoever
Some areas have electronic blockers to prevent drone flight.
Why can’t DAA do the same
@John Mc Auley: that would only block a sophisticated drone. Rudimentary ones could just fly anyway.
@John Mc Auley: that has nothing to do with either DAA or the IAA. That’s a feature provided by the drone manufacturer
@Shane McGrath: it’ll block the DJI range of drones I know for example you can’t fly a drone in or around Certain GAA grounds or hospitals airports military bases prisons etc but the cheap å$$ ones could go anywhere.
@Shane McGrath: make them illegal so.
People mst not be able to read the brand new signs No Drone Zone
I generally avoid abuse and insults on public forums. But what a complete dik-hed.
You cannot operate a DJI brand drone near restricted airspace (Geo zone feature).Other drone manufacturers (as far as I am aware) don’t provide this. Since DJI have about 70% of the consumer drone market, the situation could be a lot worse.
bogus BS! – arrived in Dublin Airport 2.5 hours before our flight but abandoned our travel plans due to complete chaos / anarchy in Dublin airport on Sunday evening – drone story a complete cover up of total incompetence to plan and organise – flight numbers are known weeks / months in advance – how can DAA not be ready – who in DAA is responsible or accountable??? – Mr Nobody as usual
@Dave Lennon: you’re wrong about it being bogus .
Anyone else skeptical that the drone is owned by the DAA in order to get more people through security?
@Shane Fleming: Only you bro. Watch out for the little green men.
Ye would be fairly peed off after the two hour mess at security today and then be further delayed because of a drone
@rhino burns: we just flew in from Malaga and saw a LOT of people running to catch flights- what exactly happened?
@Barry Dempsey: poor mis management basically ,the 1000 staff laid off during pandemic have been slow to be replaced and even new employees are been held up due to security passes/ clearance taking up to 3 months .
Plenty of missed flights for people.
They better get their house in order for the summer.
bogus BS! – arrived in Dublin Airport 2.5 hours before our flight but abandoned our travel plans due to complete chaos / anarchy in Dublin airport on Sunday evening – drone story a complete cover up of total incompetence to plan and organise – flight numbers are known weeks / months in advance – how can DAA not be ready – who in DAA is responsible or accountable??? – Mr Nobody as usual
bogus BS! – arrived in Dublin Airport 2.5 hours before our flight but abandoned our travel plans due to complete chaos / anarchy in Dublin airport on Sunday evening – drone story a complete cover up of total incompetence to plan and organise – flight numbers are known weeks / months in advance – how can DAA not be ready – who in DAA is responsible or accountable??? – Mr Nobody as usual
Should keep shotguns at the airport. Just sh00t the little annoying bits of plastic down.
@Jane Alford: no use if they are too high
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