Friday, June 12, 2009

Digger used in Kilkenny ATM robbery

A gang of masked men have used a digger to rob a cash machine from the front wall of a Bank of Ireland branch in County Kilkenny.

The raiders used the digger to demolish the front of the building in Graiguenamanagh before loading the ATM onto another vehicle and fleeing the scene, reports breakingnews.ie. GardaĆ­ say they have found a number of vehicles believed to have been used in the robbery.

A similar raid was also carried out at Mother Hubbard's in Kinnegad, Co Westmeath, last week.

Transatlantic routes to be cut

There are reports that Aer Lingus is set to announce the scrapping of a number of transatlantic services out of Shannon this winter.

Reports in today's Irish Times suggest the airline plans to axe Shannon flights to New York and Chicago from its schedule. It also suggests that services out of Dublin to Washington and San Francisco may be dropped.

An announcement is expected to be made this afternoon.

Transatlantic routes to be cut

There are reports that Aer Lingus is set to announce the scrapping of a number of transatlantic services out of Shannon this winter.

Reports in today's Irish Times suggest the airline plans to axe Shannon flights to New York and Chicago from its schedule. It also suggests that services out of Dublin to Washington and San Francisco may be dropped.

An announcement is expected to be made this afternoon.