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‘Every parent’s worst nightmare’: Parent of child targeted by online predator speaks out

May 21, 2026 by

THE parent of a child who was a victim of an online predator has told how the abuse “tortured” their son. This week Cameron Mullen, from Kilrea in Co. Derry, was sentenced at Dungannon Crown Court for online child sexual offences. The 22-year-old was sentenced to two years and four months behind bars for seven offences, which included counts of sexual communication with a … [Read more...] about ‘Every parent’s worst nightmare’: Parent of child targeted by online predator speaks out

President Connolly completes British visit with trip to Leeds Irish Centre

May 21, 2026 by

PRESIDENT Connolly has met with members of the Irish community at the Leeds Irish Centre. In the final formal engagement of her three-day visit to Britain, the President spent yesterday afternoon at the centre, which is located in York Street, and has been in operation since 1970. President Connolly met with the local Irish community at Leed Irish Centre (Pics: Maxwell … [Read more...] about President Connolly completes British visit with trip to Leeds Irish Centre

Rare photo of Oscar Wilde as a student at Oxford fetches high price at auction

May 21, 2026 by

AN OLD photo of Oscar Wilde as a student at Oxford has sold for nearly €6k at auction. The image, discovered in an old Victorian photo album, went under the hammer at Dominic Winters Auctioneers yesterday in their Photographs, Posters & Postcards, Autographs, Documents & Ephemera sale. The photograph featuring Oscar Wilde in the middle row The Dublin-born writer … [Read more...] about Rare photo of Oscar Wilde as a student at Oxford fetches high price at auction

King Charles and Queen Camilla try out the bodhrán while on visit to Northern Ireland

May 21, 2026 by

KING CHARLES and wife Queen Camilla have tried their hand at playing the bodhrán while on a visit to Northern Ireland this week. The royal pair arrived in Belfast on May 19, where they made their way to Thompson Dock - the last place the fated Titanic ship stood on dry ground before her historic maiden voyage. There they joined performers involved in Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, … [Read more...] about King Charles and Queen Camilla try out the bodhrán while on visit to Northern Ireland

IN PICTURES: President Connolly visits Leeds University

May 20, 2026 by

PRESIDENT Catherine Connolly has paid a visit to Leeds University on the final day of her official visit to Britain. The Galway native, who took up the role of president last November, is a former student of the University, from where she gained a master’s in clinical psychology in 1981. President Connolly graduated with a master's from Leeds University in 1981 (Pics: Maxwell … [Read more...] about IN PICTURES: President Connolly visits Leeds University

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Pope John Paul II arrives in Dublin for the first ever papal visit to Ireland. His visit coincides with the feast of St. Michael, celebrated on September 29th. Pope John Paul II marched through Phoenix Park on this day, greeting over one million people, the largest gathering of Irish people ever. He made a speech, saying that like St. Patrick he had heard “the voice of the Irish.” The Pope also celebrated the first ever Papal mass on Irish soil.

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