RADIO KILKENNY

Lunchtime News: 21st August 2008

 

It has been reported that at least 150 people have been killed after a Spanair flight crash landed after take off at Madrid Airport. The Spanair JK 5022 flight was bound for the Canary Islands, with 164 passengers and nine crew on board. It is understood the aircraft crashed after attempting its second takeoff, as the left engine caught fire and forced the aircraft to spilt in two.
 

Two separate investigations are underway following the death of a female performer during rehearsals for an upcoming festival in Co Donegal. The 30-year-old is believed to have been part of an English performing arts group preparing, for the upcoming Bluestacks Festival.
Foul play is not suspected in her death.
 

Kilkenny has been named as the host town for Age Action Ireland with a representative in the South East, Philip O’Reilly. The initiative will be launched today in Kilkenny Castle at 3pm. This is Kikenny’s first year as a host town.

 

 

Kilkenny people are advised to be vigilent when using ATMs around the city as there is card-skimming in operation in the Galway area. Thousands of people have had their financial details stolen. All cardholders are to implement caution when using their cards at merchant outlets.

 

 

In early September, Kilkenny's soldiers travel to Chad to carry out the defences on the region.

 

 

In International news, Russin soldiers have continued to withdraw from Georgia. The Kremlin has agreed to continue Russian troop withdrawl from the majority of Georgia by Friday.The troops will relocate to Russia and others to Ossetia.Reports say Russian troops and tanks are still deployed in several areas of the country, despite assertions that the withdrawal had begun.