Explosive Device Detonated in Co Fermanagh

Explosive Device Detonated in Co Fermanagh

An explosive device has detonated in Co, Fermanagh as police and British Army bomb disposal officers were searching the area. No one was injured in the blast at Wattle Bridge close to Newtownbutler this morning. Bomb disposal officers – Ammunition...
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New Pre-Clearance Process For Non-European Partners of Irish Citizens

New Pre-Clearance Process For Non-European Partners of Irish Citizens

A new pre-clearance process is to be introduced to help non-European partners of Irish citizens live and work in Ireland. The new scheme aims to speed up the permission process and allow applicants to apply from overseas and work in...
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A former lighthouse keeper has been honoured at a commemorative event marking the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Fastnet race disaster. A portrait of Gerald Butler by Welsh artist Dan Llywelyn Hall was unveiled on Sunday on Cape Clear in...
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Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith Commemorated at Glasnevin

Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith Commemorated at Glasnevin

Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith have been remembered at their annual commemoration at Glasnevin Cemetery. The 97th annual commemoration was led by Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Josepha Madigan, chairman of the Collins/Griffith Commemorat...
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Service Commemorates British Army’s Deployment in The North

Service Commemorates British Army’s Deployment in The North

A service commemorating the British Army’s decades-long deployment in Northern Ireland has taken place. Veterans from around the UK attended the event near Belfast, close to the British Army’s Lisburn headquarters. Hundreds of ex-servicemen attended, inclu...
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Nora Quoirin’s Family Ask for End to ‘Unhelpful’ Comments on Death in Malaysia

Nora Quoirin’s Family Ask for End to ‘Unhelpful’ Comments on Death in Malaysia

The family of Nora Quoirin have requested the ending of “unhelpful” comments by family members or those claiming to act on their behalf following the death of their daughter in a Malaysian jungle. The 15-year-old’s unclothed body was discovered on...
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Convicted Sex Offender Tom Humphries Released From Jail After 22 Months

Convicted Sex Offender Tom Humphries Released From Jail After 22 Months

Convicted sex offender Tom Humphries has been released from prison. The former sports journalist was released this morning, 22 and a half months into a two and a half year sentence. In October 2017, Humphries was jailed for two and...
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McGregor Expected to be Charge with Assault for Incident in Dublin Pub

McGregor Expected to be Charge with Assault for Incident in Dublin Pub

Conor McGregor is expected to be charged with assault after allegedly punching a man in a Dublin pub. Video footage of the incident, which is alleged to have happened in April at the Marble Arch Pub in Drimnagh, Dublin, was...
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Ashers Bakery Case to go to the European Court of Human Rights

Ashers Bakery Case to go to the European Court of Human Rights

The decision to take the so-called “gay cake” case to the European Court of Human Rights has disappointed Christian campaigners. The owners of Ashers bakery in Belfast won a Supreme Court appeal last year over a claim that they had...
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Bonfire Festooned with Bloody Sunday Shootings Banners in Derry estate

Bonfire Festooned with Bloody Sunday Shootings Banners in Derry estate

A bonfire close to the scene of the Bloody Sunday shootings has been festooned with flags and abusive placards about the soldier being prosecuted for murder on the day. Parachute Regiment material was placed all over the pyre before it...
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