AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoRoad Safety Shock: Garda Representative Association says officers were told not to pursue a stolen BMW travelling the wrong way on the M9 before a head-on crash killed five teenagers and left a family with serious injuries, including a child, in Co Kildare. Accountability & Social Media: A cyber-psychology professor and Garda voices are calling for action against platforms after Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly linked reckless driving to “social media likes”. Local Fundraising: Mayo communities are urged to back Hospice Coffee Morning on September 24, with organisers stressing that money raised locally supports local hospice care. Injuries Named: Three sisters and a seven-year-old boy seriously hurt in the crash have been named locally, with post-mortems set for the victims. Sports Spotlight: Roscommon golfer Thomas Higgins won the AIG Irish Men’s Amateur Close Championship in a playoff, while Ireland’s badminton pair Scott Guildea and Paul Reynolds retired injured at the BWF Worlds. Money & Savings: NTMA says Ireland State Savings fixed-term rates will rise from 30 August, with Prize Bonds and variable POSB deposit rates also increasing. TV & Entertainment: Rose of Tralee begins tonight on RTÉ One/RTÉ Player, with three South East representatives flying the flag.
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