A WOMAN has paid tribute to her late husband and children after a roadworks company was fined €1.2m over health and safety breaches that contributed to their deaths. Geraldine Mullan was speaking outside Letterkenny District Court on Friday following the judgement against Whitemountain Quarries Limited, part of the Breedon Group. In 2020, Ms Mullan lost her husband John, 49, … [Read more...] about Woman pays tribute to husband and children as roadworks company fined over Co. Donegal deaths
Gardaí appeal for information on girl missing from Co. Dublin for a month
GARDAÍ have appealed to the public for information on the whereabouts of a teenage girl missing from Co. Dublin for a month. Megan Brock, 16, has been reported missing from her home in Shankill since Friday, July 3. Gardaí believe she is 'in the company of an adult male who is driving an Audi A4, grey in colour with a part registration of 11 D'. "Gardaí and Megan's family are … [Read more...] about Gardaí appeal for information on girl missing from Co. Dublin for a month
Man who absconded from British prison last year could be in Ireland
POLICE have issued a renewed appeal for information on a man who absconded from a British prison more than a year ago and believe he could be in Ireland. Jason McDonagh, 34, was one of three men who absconded from HMP Springhill in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire on June 23, 2025. The two other absconders, Daniel Hardy and Barney Casey, have since been located and returned … [Read more...] about Man who absconded from British prison last year could be in Ireland
Mother and daughter who died in Co. Cavan collision are laid to rest
A MOTHER and daughter who died in a road traffic collision in Co. Cavan have been laid to rest. Author and former journalist Nell Saffron Raven, 53, passed away at the scene of the incident in Shercock on Friday, July 24. Her 10-year-old daughter Irena (Ira) Raven Mereacre died in hospital four days later. The mother and daughter were laid to rest in the same coffin … [Read more...] about Mother and daughter who died in Co. Cavan collision are laid to rest
‘Terrifying ordeal’: Arrest after employee stabbed during off-licence robbery in Co. Antrim
A MAN has been arrested after an off-licence employee was beaten and stabbed during a reported armed robbery in Co. Antrim. A second member of staff had a weapon held to her throat during the incident in Carrickfergus, while a police officer was punched while trying to detain the man. Police have now appealed for information about the incident, which occurred on Friday … [Read more...] about ‘Terrifying ordeal’: Arrest after employee stabbed during off-licence robbery in Co. Antrim