A MAN has died after the ride-on lawnmower he was travelling on was involved in a collision with a car in Co. Tipperary. The incident happened on the N76 at Kilcash Cross at around 9.50pm on Friday. The man on the lawnmower, aged in his 30s, was pronounced deceased at the scene and his body taken to the mortuary at University Hospital Waterford for a post-mortem. No other … [Read more...] about Man travelling on ride-on lawnmower dies after collision with car in Co. Tipperary
Man in his 60s dies following collision in Co. Waterford
A MAN in his 60s has died following a fatal road traffic collision in Co. Waterford. The collision, involving a motorcycle and a car, occurred shortly before 2pm on Saturday on the R634 at Ballydasoon near Youghal on the Cork-Waterford border. The motorcyclist was pronounced deceased at the scene and his remains transferred to the mortuary at Waterford University Hospital for a … [Read more...] about Man in his 60s dies following collision in Co. Waterford
Co. Fermanagh man sentenced for non-recent child sexual abuse offences
A MAN from Co. Fermanagh has been jailed following his conviction for non-recent child sexual abuse offences. Gerard Quaile, 59, from Creamery Close, Florencecourt, stood trial last year for seven counts of indecent assault, six of which related to one female child and the seventh to another girl. He was convicted of four charges relating to one victim, with the offending … [Read more...] about Co. Fermanagh man sentenced for non-recent child sexual abuse offences
Bongo baby joy at Dublin Zoo
DUBLIN Zoo is celebrating the birth of a healthy eastern bongo calf, a species classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Born on the 20th of February to mother Annabel, the female calf is steadily gaining weight and thriving. Two-and-a-half-year-old Annabel is a first-time mother who arrived pregnant to Dublin Zoo from … [Read more...] about Bongo baby joy at Dublin Zoo
NI Secretary shows off organ donor card as he confirms continued support for Dáithí’s Law
NORTHERN Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn showed Dáithí Mac Gabhann his organ donor card as he confirmed the Government’s continued commitment to the law created in the young campaigner’s name. Eight-year-old Dáithí, who was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, has been awaiting a heart transplant since January 2018. Through the Donate4Dáithí campaign, he and his … [Read more...] about NI Secretary shows off organ donor card as he confirms continued support for Dáithí’s Law