EVERY Sunday at Forest Gate, players ranging in age from teenagers to those in their sixties meet to play handball as part of the Thomas McCurtains Club. As London’s only remaining GAA handball club, it would be easy to dismiss the sport as having little to offer the GAA scene. Yet, it is the Irish sport that GAA President Jarlath Burns believes is most likely to reach the … [Read more...] about A ball, a wall and a world of competition — the GAA handball story
Lady Eleanor Donaldson fails to have two charges dropped in historic sex case
A LEGAL bid by Eleanor Donaldson, wife of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, to have two charges against her dropped in a historic sex offences case has been rejected by Newry Crown Court. The Donaldsons were arrested and charged last year with multiple offences. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson (62) faces eighteen historic charges including one count of rape, four of gross indecency, and 13 of … [Read more...] about Lady Eleanor Donaldson fails to have two charges dropped in historic sex case
Patrick still popular, but Jack and Sophie are top baby names
Rían and Éabha make their mark, Patrick holds on to respectable placing but Mary and Brigid stay out of top 100 IRELAND’S Central Statistics Office (CSO) has released its list of top names for babies born in 2024. The top five names for girls last year were Sophie, Éabha, Grace, Emily and Fiadh. Sophie replaced 2023's top choice of Grace, which dropped to third. The top ten … [Read more...] about Patrick still popular, but Jack and Sophie are top baby names
Kerry man jailed over links with Mexican Sinaloa Cartel
A MAN from Co. Kerry has been jailed for 12 years today after being found guilty of helping Mexico’s infamous Sinaloa Cartel to import the biggest consignment of crystal meth in the history of the State. 44-year-old Nathan McDonnell, who ran the Ballyseedy Garden Centre in Tralee, was found to have used his place of business as a store for the passage and transportation of more … [Read more...] about Kerry man jailed over links with Mexican Sinaloa Cartel
First mass deportation of 2025 carried out by the Irish Government
THIRTY TWO people, including three women and one child, were deported to the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi last night after the Government chartered a flight out of the country. It is understood that the State signed a contract late last year for the provision of charter flights for deportations, and last night’s operation is the first physical manifestation of that … [Read more...] about First mass deportation of 2025 carried out by the Irish Government