Irish America Team

AN INDEPENDENT review has revealed 21 cases of covert surveillance by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) targeting journalists and lawyers. The 200-page McCullough Review, led by Angus McCullough KC, investigated PSNI surveillance activities between 2011 and 2024. The review was commissioned by Chief Constable Jon Boutcher in 2023 and followed legal challenges … [Read more...] about Independent review finds PSNI spied on journalists and lawyers

IRELAND'S housing crisis is facing another serious hurdle as average wages in the construction sector climb by 10% year-on-year. The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has warned that these escalating costs could severely undermine the Government’s housing delivery targets under the National Development Plan (NDP). In its latest Quarterly Economic Report, the ESRI … [Read more...] about Rapidly rising construction wages exacerbate Irish housing crisis

A WOMAN has died in hospital from injuries sustained in a collision in Co. Kerry. The driver, aged in her 70s, was involved in a single vehicle incident on the R557 at Ballyhorgan West in Lixnaw at around 1.45pm on September 18. She was taken University Hospital Kerry where she has since passed away, Gardaí have confirmed in a statement. The police force has appealed for anyone … [Read more...] about Woman injured in Co. Kerry collision dies in hospital

A MAN has been arrested after drugs worth an estimated 300k were found in the luggage of a passe... … [Read more...] about Drugs worth £300k found in passenger’s luggage at Belfast City Airport

A YOUNG girl from Co. Cork has set up a fundraiser in aid of a charity that supported her late si... … [Read more...] about Young Cork girl sets up fundraiser to raise money for charity that supported her late sister