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Police issue warning after woman loses £40k to ‘cruel’ romance scammer

September 16, 2025 by

A WOMAN has lost £40k to a romance scammer she met on social media. The woman, from Enniskillen in Co. Fermanagh, developed a relationship with the scammer online before being persuaded into transferring money to them. She gave them money on multiple occasions, either sending it directly or purchasing gift cards to send codes on to the scammer, the PSNI confirmed in a … [Read more...] about Police issue warning after woman loses £40k to ‘cruel’ romance scammer

Three people arrested in connection with Lee Slattery murder investigation

September 16, 2025 by

TWO arrests have been made this week in connection with an investigation into the murder of a man more than a decade ago. Lee Slattery’s body was discovered in Co. Limerick in 2010. The 24-year-old’s remaons were found in a shallow grave near a wooded area in the derelict Delmege House estate near Moyross on May 31, 2010. At the time of his death, the father-of-one, who grew up … [Read more...] about Three people arrested in connection with Lee Slattery murder investigation

Driver dies and passenger left seriously injured following two-vehicle collision

September 16, 2025 by

A YOUNG man has died after being involved in a two-vehicle collision in Co. Down. The man, aged in his 20s, died after the car he was driving collided with another car on the Ballydugan Road at around 2pm yesterday afternoon (September 15). He was pronounced dead at the scene, while a passenger in the car was taken to hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The collision … [Read more...] about Driver dies and passenger left seriously injured following two-vehicle collision

Gardaí issue urgent appeal to find missing Wicklow man

September 16, 2025 by

AN urgent appeal has been issued to help locate a man missing from Co. Wicklow. Robert Healy was reported missing in the early hours of yesterday morning. The 24-year-old was last seen in Shillelagh on the afternoon of Sunday, September 14. Robert Healy is missing from his home in Co. Wiclow (Pic: Garda) At the time, he was wearing a grey jumper with a white stripe and dark … [Read more...] about Gardaí issue urgent appeal to find missing Wicklow man

Woman stabbed in head with screwdriver in ‘terrifying’ street brawl

September 16, 2025 by

A WOMAN was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver when a “terrifying” street brawl erupted in a town in Co. Tyrone. Police officers were called to the incident in a residential area in Dungannon at around 2.25pm on Sunday, September 14. "Just after 2.25pm, we received several reports that a number of people were fighting with weapons in the Oaks Avenue area of the town,” the … [Read more...] about Woman stabbed in head with screwdriver in ‘terrifying’ street brawl

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August 19, 1876

The ship “Catalpa,” which carried six Irish Fenians who escaped from Australia, docked in the U.S. on this day in 1876. Funded by Clan na Gael and several pardoned Fenians already in the U.S., the “Catalpa” was purchased by the organization and set sail for western Australia where Thomas Darragh, Martin Hogan, Michael Harrington, Thomas Hassett, Robert Cranston and James Wilson were serving a penal colony sentence. The men were rescued from Australia on April 17, 1876 and the ship docked in New York on August 19.

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