OverseasTravelTips.com: Alerts, Warnings and News for Ireland

Arctic Temperatures Grip European Countries for a Second Day

Europe - France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom 7 Jan 2009 Arctic conditions gripped central Europe as temperatures in Germany and Poland plunged 25 degrees Celsius below zero (minus 13 degrees Fahrenheit) for a second day. A snowstorm in Milan brought air traffic to a halt. more...

Fatalities on roads at lowest level ever recorded

Europe - Ireland 2 Jan 2009 The number of road deaths recorded last year was the lowest since records began in 1959. more...

Scores die in Israeli air strikes

Middle East / N. Africa - Ireland 27 Dec 2008 Israeli F-16 bombers have launched a series of air strikes against key targets in the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring scores of people. more...

British army explodes 4 grenades found in Belfast

Europe - Ireland 3 Dec 2008 British army engineers safely exploded four homemade grenades discovered in a bag in a hard-line Protestant part of Belfast, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said Wednesday. more...

European police forces smash international bank card scam gang

Europe - Belgium, Ireland, Romania 21 Nov 2008 Authorities in Belgium, Ireland, Romania have smashed a Romanian crime gang which specialised in copying bank cards. more...

Ireland 2008 Crime and Safety Report

Europe - Ireland 2 Jun 2008 This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. Embassy Dublin. more...