Irish America Team

AN event will be held next month to honour the “trailblazing” athletes who represented Ireland at the early Paralympic Games. First founded in 1960, where they were held in Rome, Italy, the sporting competition has been held every four years ever since. UnParalleled: A Celebration of Ireland’s Paralympic Past will celebrate the achievements of Irish athletes who took part in … [Read more...] about Athletes who represented Ireland at first Paralympic Games will be honoured at special event

THE Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced the nominees for its annual Rising Star Award. Actors Louisa Harland and Carolyn Bracken and directors Brendan Canty and Myrid Carten are all in the running for this year’s gong. The winner will join the like of Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender, Nicola Coughlan, Domhnall Gleeson and Jamie Dornan, who have all scooped … [Read more...] about IFTA announces nominees for Rising Star 2026 award

A PENSIONER has died following a collision in Co. Tipperary. The driver, who was aged in his 70s, was seriously injured in the single vehicle collision on the R660 at Holycross at around 2.15pm on February 7. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A separate collision on the same day saw five people hospitalised. Just after 6.15am that morning, Gardaí and emergency services were … [Read more...] about Man dies and five people injured in two separate collisions in Tipperary

A MAN is in a critical condition in hospital following a collision in Co. Louth. Gardaí were called to the incident in Collon at around 3am on February 7, after a car collided with a pedestrian on the N2 near Funshog. The pedestrian, a man aged in his 40s, was treated at the scene before being removed to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda for treatment of serious … [Read more...] about Pedestrian seriously injured in Co. Louth collision

DRUGS with a suspected street value of more than €1.7m have been seized in Carlow. Gardaí from the Carlow Drugs Unit stopped and searched a car in the town on February 8 and found suspected heroin and cannabis worth an estimated €136k inside the vehicle. In a follow-up search of a nearby house, 12kg of suspected heroin, with an estimated street value of €1.68m, was found. The … [Read more...] about Woman arrested after heroin and cannabis worth €1.7m seized in Carlow