COMMEMORATIONS took place in Ireland over the weekend marking the 110th anniversary of the Easter Rising. A state commemoration was held outside the General Post Office (GPO) in Dublin's O'Connell Street, where President Catherine Connolly laid a wreath. President Catherine Connolly lays a wreath during the State Commemoration to mark the Anniversary of the 1916 Rising on … [Read more...] about IN PICTURES: How Ireland marked the anniversary of the Easter Rising 1916
Man left with life-changing injury following ‘serious assault’ in Belfast
A MAN has been left with a potentially life-changing injury following a “serious assault” in Belfast on Easter Sunday. The incident happened in the north of the city in the early hours of Sunday, April 5, the PSNI confirmed in a statement issued this week. “A man aged in his 20s attended hospital at around 1.30am, with a severe, and possibly life-changing, injury to his arm,” … [Read more...] about Man left with life-changing injury following ‘serious assault’ in Belfast
Woman seriously injured in bus collision in Dublin
A WOMAN is in hospital being treated for serious injuries after being involved in a collision with a bus in Dublin. The incident happened at around 10am yesterday morning (April 6), Gardaí confirmed as they issued a public appeal for witnesses to come forward. The collision at Terenure Cross in Terenure involved a pedestrian and a bus, Gardaí added. The incident happened in … [Read more...] about Woman seriously injured in bus collision in Dublin
Young man dies following Easter Sunday collision in Co. Antrim
A YOUNG man who was seriously injured in a collision in Co. Antrim on Easter Sunday has died in hospital. The man, who was 20 years old, was involved in the single vehicle incident on the Castlecat Road in Dervock in the early hours of Sunday, April 5. “Police received a report of a collision involving a grey BMW shortly before one am,” Detective Inspector Stewart from the … [Read more...] about Young man dies following Easter Sunday collision in Co. Antrim
Easter 1916 Proclamation honoured at 110th anniversary ceremony in Dublin
DUBLIN has marked the 110th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising with the traditional State ceremony on O’Connell Street, centred on the General Post Office where the Proclamation of the Irish Republic was first read. The commemoration included a full Defence Forces parade, a formal reading of the Proclamation, and a wreath-laying by President Catherine Connolly. Taoiseach … [Read more...] about Easter 1916 Proclamation honoured at 110th anniversary ceremony in Dublin