February Edition 2008
 
 
 
 

 

Irish Councillor jumps ship
By Enda Mullen
He was once a shop steward at Land Rover but now one of Solihull's best-known councillors has shocked many in the borough by joining the Conservatives...More

Birmingham base for budget airline
By Enda Mullen
Ryanair has announced a massive expansion programme at Birmingham International Airport after unveiling it as its 25th European base...More

The long way up
By Enda Mullen
It's probably the most famous road journey in Britain and now a pair of biking brothers have completed the trek from Land's End to John O'Groats via motorcycle in aid of two charities close to their hearts...More

Campaign for St. Chad's
By Sarah Hackett
St. Chad's Cathedral is an iconic and important symbol of Birmingham.
Built in 1841 to serve the rapidly expanding Catholic population of Birmingham, it was the first Catholic Cathedral erected in England since the Reformation. With the city of Birmingham being built around the Cathedral it has strong connections with the Irish community as its parish includes both Newtown and the Jewellery quarter, which has a large Irish population...More

Young Irish raising funds for Parkinsons
in Sandwell
By Brendan Mulvey
Happy New Year to all the readers of The Harp, hope you all had a Peaceful and Holy Christmas. In my first story of the New Year I would like to take you on a regular circular tour I do around the Mourne Mountains. It is a full day tour starting and finishing in the City of Belfast...More

 


Driver fined
David Patterson, a 49-year-old truck driver from Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone was convicted of careless driving and fined €300 after a bridge collapsed last year.
Patterson drove a truck containing over 200 pigs over Ballinagar Bridge in Co. Kerry, which was not strong enough for the vehicles weight. Approximately 50 pigs died in the incident to which Patterson pleaded guilty.
Airport gets the green light
The plans to extend Dublin Airport's terminal have been approved and work will commence this month.
An Bord Pleanála passed the extension plans for the work that will cost in the region of €55m. The extensions are due to be finished
mid 2009.
Major criminal caught
A 35-year-old man was arrested in Dublin last month in connection with a seizure of 32kg of heroin.
The arrest was made after a surveillance operation performed by the Garda National Drugs Unit and the man detained is believed to be one of Dublin's drug biggest criminals.
The drugs, with a street value over €6m, were recovered after he tried to escape throwing some of the haul from a moving vehicle.
Assets including a BMW and €60,000 has been frozen whilst the investigation continues.
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