The Family of Lyra McKee Thanks Public for Support
April 30, 2019 No Responses

The Family of Lyra McKee Thanks Public for Support

Relatives of murdered journalist Lyra McKee have thanked people for their support following her “nightmare” death. She was shot dead by a dissident republican gunman linked to the New IRA who fired indiscriminately at police lines during disturbances in Derry...
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Memorial to Those Who Died in Flanders Unveiled in Dublin
April 30, 2019 No Responses

Memorial to Those Who Died in Flanders Unveiled in Dublin

A memorial to Irishmen who died in Flanders has been inaugurated in a Peace Garden in Dublin. It is thought more than 49,000 Irish died in the conflict, many of whom are buried in Flanders, in northern Belgium. Dublin Lord...
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John O’Shea Announces His Retirement at The End of The Season
April 30, 2019 No Responses

John O’Shea Announces His Retirement at The End of The Season

Former Republic of Ireland captain John O’Shea will retire at the end of the season, his current club Reading have announced on Twitter. The 38-year-old earned 118 caps for his country and played at the European Championships in 2012 and...
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Dozens Questioned in Garda Prostitution Crackdown
April 30, 2019 No Responses

Dozens Questioned in Garda Prostitution Crackdown

Gardaí have questioned 36 people over the weekend about the purchase of sex. It was made a criminal offence in 2017. Operations were carried out in Dublin, Wexford, Louth and Kildare. A Garda statement said: “This operation reinforces An Garda...
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Bombardier Halts Compulsory Redundancies in The North
April 29, 2019 No Responses

Bombardier Halts Compulsory Redundancies in The North

Aerospace company Bombardier is to suspend compulsory redundancies at its Northern Ireland plants. Union leaders said the firm would also offer to reinstate 32 workers who had lost their jobs. Bombardier is a major employer in Northern Ireland but has...
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Hewetson’s Bust of Pope Clement XIV to be Auctioned in New York
April 29, 2019 No Responses

Hewetson’s Bust of Pope Clement XIV to be Auctioned in New York

A bust made by one of Ireland’s greatest sculptors is to go to auction in New York. The bust of Pope Clement XIV by Christopher Hewetson, one of the most celebrated 18th century sculptors, will be offered for sale on...
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McDonald Says Sinn Féin Ready to Do a Deal on Power-Sharing
April 29, 2019 No Responses

McDonald Says Sinn Féin Ready to Do a Deal on Power-Sharing

Sinn Féin’s leader has said she is ready to do business on a Stormont power-sharing deal, warning that time has run out on the political stalemate. Mary Lou McDonald said while her party was ready to engage “energetically and positively”...
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Celtic Legend Stevie Chalmers Dies, Aged 83
April 29, 2019 No Responses

Celtic Legend Stevie Chalmers Dies, Aged 83

Celtic are mourning the loss of a second Lisbon Lion inside a week following the death of Stevie Chalmers, the man who scored their 1967 European Cup winner. Chalmers has died at the age of 83, less than a week...
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ICS Warns that Around 2,000 will be Diagnosed with Bowel Cancer this Year
April 28, 2019 No Responses

ICS Warns that Around 2,000 will be Diagnosed with Bowel Cancer this Year

Approximately 2,800 people will be diagnosed with bowel cancer this year, with 1,000 dying from it, according to the Irish Cancer Society. It comes as patients are waiting more than three months for a colonoscopy. The Irish Cancer Society is...
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Martin Says Same Sex Marriage Referendum Could Break Political Logjam in The North
April 28, 2019 No Responses

Martin Says Same Sex Marriage Referendum Could Break Political Logjam in The North

A commitment to hold a referendum on marriage equality in Northern Ireland may be a way of breaking the political logjam in the region, the leader of Ireland’s main opposition party has said. Fianna Fail leader Michael Martin also backed...
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