Torrential downpours swept across a small Gaeltacht village yesterday trapping people in their homes and forcing motorists to abandon their cars.
A monsoon-like downpour hit the small picturesque village of Gweedore in Co Donegal at around 2pm yesterday and continued causing havoc throughout yesterday evening, according to today's Irish Times. Shops in the Derrybeg area were reported to be 6ft deep in water and firemen attended the scene as locals continued to battle the rising tide of water.
The old chapel in Gweedore, where five people drowned in August of 1880, was once again under siege with water flooding through the front porch.
Medical device firm Boston Scientific has unveiled a €91 million investment plan for its landmark plant in Galway.
The US group, already one of the largest employers in the State, will create 45 jobs as a result of the injection, reports the Irish Times. The decision to invest in Ireland follows the company's acquisition earlier this year of start-up firm Labcoat.
Also based in Galway, Labcoat has developed technology that allows coronary stents – small wire meshes tubes inserted into people's arteries following angioplasty procedures – to be coated with drugs in a more targeted manner.
Medical device firm Boston Scientific has unveiled a €91 million investment plan for its landmark plant in Galway.
The US group, already one of the largest employers in the State, will create 45 jobs as a result of the injection, reports the Irish Times. The decision to invest in Ireland follows the company's acquisition earlier this year of start-up firm Labcoat.
Also based in Galway, Labcoat has developed technology that allows coronary stents – small wire meshes tubes inserted into people's arteries following angioplasty procedures – to be coated with drugs in a more targeted manner.
Torrential downpours swept across a small Gaeltacht village yesterday trapping people in their homes and forcing motorists to abandon their cars.
