A MAN has died and two women have been hospitalised following an early-morning assault in Dublin on Saturday. The man, aged in his 50s, was pronounced deceased at the scene of the incident in Foster Terrace, Ballybough, Dublin 3. Gardaí say both women sustained non-life-threatening injuries, although one of the women's injuries were described as serious. Ray McAdam, Lord Mayor … [Read more...] about Man dies and two women hospitalised following Dublin assault
Two arrested after cannabis factory discovered in Co. Armagh
TWO men have been arrested after police discovered a cannabis factory in Co. Armagh. The PSNI said drugs with an estimated street value of at least £100,000 were discovered at a property in Crossmaglen on Friday. Electrical experts sent to the scene to make the property safe for police to investigate said it was wired incredibly badly and posed a serious fire risk. Police came … [Read more...] about Two arrested after cannabis factory discovered in Co. Armagh
Man in his 50s dies following early-morning collision in Co. Kildare
A MAN in his 50s has died following an early-morning collision in Co. Kildare. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the fatal road traffic collision involving a car and a pedestrian at around 5.25am on Saturday in the Mylerstown area of Robertstown. "The pedestrian, a male in his 50s, was pronounced deceased at the scene," added a garda statement. "His body has … [Read more...] about Man in his 50s dies following early-morning collision in Co. Kildare
How Crookhaven had the scoop on Lincoln’s assassination
WHEN an attempt was made on Donald Trump’s life in 2024, the news travelled around the world in seconds. It is hard now to grasp that in 1865 the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln took almost twelve days to reach the first place in Europe to hear it: tiny Crookhaven in far west Cork. Why Crookhaven? Read the rest of this article on the Irish Post App... The complete … [Read more...] about How Crookhaven had the scoop on Lincoln’s assassination
The Irishwoman who conquered the skies
SOPHIE Pierce-Evans — better known to history as Lady Heath — was one of the most extraordinary Irish women of the 20th century. She was a pioneer whose life combined aviation daring, political radicalism and a restless determination to defy the limits placed on women in her age. Born Sophia Peirce-Evans in Knockaderry, Co. Limerick, in 1896, she grew up in a turbulent Ireland … [Read more...] about The Irishwoman who conquered the skies