Malaysian ‘Question 20’ in Irish Girl’s Disappearance

Malaysian ‘Question 20’ in Irish Girl’s Disappearance

Malaysian police are analyzing fingerprints found in a forest resort cottage where a 15-year-old Irish girl was reported missing, and have not ruled out a possible criminal element. Police had earlier said there were no initial signs of foul play...
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Poll Shows Irish are the Most Optimistic About Future of EU

Poll Shows Irish are the Most Optimistic About Future of EU

Irish people are the most optimistic in Europe about the future of the EU, according to a new poll. In the Eurobarometer survey, Ireland came top for trust in the EU, confidence in its work, and identifying as European, with...
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Dublin Man in Court After Discovery of 60 Guns in Car at Dover

Dublin Man in Court After Discovery of 60 Guns in Car at Dover

A 37-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court in connection with the discovery of 60 firearms in a car arriving in the UK from France. Robert Keogh, from Dublin, appeared at Margate Magistrates’ Court on Monday...
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Man Charged in Connection with Death of Mourner at Belfast Funeral

Man Charged in Connection with Death of Mourner at Belfast Funeral

A man was bundled out of court after hurling abuse and accusations at a defendant accused of causing the death of a funeral mourner in Northern Ireland. Seamus Conlon, 70, died after he was struck by a Vauxhall Vectra on...
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London Teen Traveling on Irish Passport Missing From Malaysian Resort

London Teen Traveling on Irish Passport Missing From Malaysian Resort

A 15-year-old girl from London, who is travelling on an Irish passport, has gone missing in Malaysia, a family friend has said. A spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said: “We are aware of the case and providing consular...
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Lighthouse Illuminated in Memory of People Who Died in Carlingford Lough

Lighthouse Illuminated in Memory of People Who Died in Carlingford Lough

A famous lighthouse which sits near the border of Northern Ireland and the Republic has been illuminated in memory of people who have died in the lough. The Haulbowline Lighthouse, situated on Carlingford Lough, separating Co Louth and Co Down,...
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Taoiseach Takes Part in Belfast’s Pride Parade

Taoiseach Takes Part in Belfast’s Pride Parade

Leo Varadkar is taking part in Belfast’s Pride parade for the first time. The Taoiseach joined thousands of people attending the march in the city center. His presence will be seen as significant as same-sex marriage remains a contentious political...
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Ex-Soldier Accused of Bloody Sunday Murders is Given First Court Date

Ex-Soldier Accused of Bloody Sunday Murders is Given First Court Date

The first court hearing for a former paratrooper being prosecuted for murder on Bloody Sunday will take place in September. The veteran, known at Soldier F, is accused of two murders and four attempted murders in Derry in 1972. Bloody...
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Taoiseach Accused of Failing to Make Preparations for Poll on United Ireland

Taoiseach Accused of Failing to Make Preparations for Poll on United Ireland

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has been accused of not making any of the “necessary preparations” for the possible reunification of Ireland. Fianna Fail senator, Mark Daly, said that two years after a report detailing the measures that needed to be implemented...
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Unionists Urge Northern Ireland Secretary to Reinstate Queen’s Portrait at Stormont House

Unionists Urge Northern Ireland Secretary to Reinstate Queen’s Portrait at Stormont House

The UK’s Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith has been urged to reinstate a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at Stormont House. It emerged earlier this month that the portrait had been removed from the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) base in...
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