GARDAÍ have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man days after he was assaulted in Co. Kildare. Ryan Gibbons, 29, was found unresponsive in McGee Terrace in Kildare town in the early hours of last Sunday, October 26. He was taken to Naas General Hospital, where he sadly passed away on Thursday. Gardaí are continuing to appeal for information amid reports … [Read more...] about Gardaí launch murder investigation after man dies four days on from Co. Kildare assault
First ever walking Gaelic football sessions held in Britain
WALKING Gaelic football sessions have been held in Britain for the first time. Facilitated by the Irish in Britain (IIB) organisation under their Healthy Ageing Project, the initiative was run in partnership with Britain GAA and Hertfordshire GAA. The three-week pilot welcomed men and women to learn the basics of the game as well as developing the key Gaelic football … [Read more...] about First ever walking Gaelic football sessions held in Britain
Tributes pour in for Mary McGee, the woman who transformed reproductive rights in Ireland
TRIBUTES have been paid across Ireland following the death of Mary “May” McGee, the woman whose courage and determination helped overturn the country’s decades-long ban on contraception. McGee, a mother of four from County Dublin, died peacefully in hospital this week. Her landmark Supreme Court victory in 1973 became one of the most influential legal decisions in modern … [Read more...] about Tributes pour in for Mary McGee, the woman who transformed reproductive rights in Ireland
‘Soldier F’ legal costs of £4.3m an ‘insult’ to Bloody Sunday victims
THE British Government paid legal costs of £4.3m to defend Soldier F in a trial which came to a close last month, it has been revealed. The former paratrooper, whose identity is protected by a court order, was accused of murdering James Wray and William McKinney when members of the Parachute Regiment shot dead 13 civil rights protesters on the streets of Derry on January 30, … [Read more...] about ‘Soldier F’ legal costs of £4.3m an ‘insult’ to Bloody Sunday victims
First ever walking Gaelic football sessions held in Britian
WALKING Gaelic football sessions have been held in Britain for the first time. Facilitated by the Irish in Britain (IIB) organisation under their Healthy Ageing Project, the initiative was run in partnership with Britain GAA and Hertfordshire GAA. The three-week pilot welcomed men and women to learn the basics of the game as well as developing the key Gaelic football … [Read more...] about First ever walking Gaelic football sessions held in Britian