POLICE have named a woman who died after being involved in a collision in Co. Down over the weekend. Isobel Murphy was walking in the Ballygowan Road area in Comber when she was hit by a car at around 4.45pm on February 22. The incident occurred in Ballygowan Road, Comber The 80-year-old, who hailed from the Braeside area of Comber, died at the scene. Officers investigating the … [Read more...] about Police name pedestrian killed in Co. Down collision as Isobel Murphy
Wood company fined more than £1m after two workers injured
A COMPANY has been fined more than £1m after two if its employees were injured at work. West Fraser (Europe) Ltd, formerly known as Norbord, manufactures wood-based products from sites across Scotland. It has been the focus of two investigations by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after separate incidents occurred at its plant in Cowie, Stirlingshire in a six-month … [Read more...] about Wood company fined more than £1m after two workers injured
Co. Donegal man named in tragic farming accident
A man in his 60s who passed away in a tragic workplace accident has been named locally as John Roulston. Mr Roulston suffered an accident at his family farm in Newtowncunningham, Co Donegal, at 1pm on Monday afternoon. The local agricultural community have met the news with shock and dismay, with the Roulston farmstead being recognised as one of the leading dairy farms in … [Read more...] about Co. Donegal man named in tragic farming accident
Body of man found in Cork home as woman rushed to hospital
AN investigation is underway after the body of a man was discovered at a home in Co. Cork. Gardaí responded to reports of a disturbance at a home in Midleton at around 4pm yesterday afternoon (February 24). They arrived at the address to find a man, aged in his 60s, unresponsive. The body was found at a home in the Broomfield West area of Midleton in Co. Cork He was later … [Read more...] about Body of man found in Cork home as woman rushed to hospital
Man who left girlfriend’s brother with ‘catastrophic’ fatal injuries after violent attack jailed
A MAN who violently attacked his girlfriend’s brother causing fatal injuries has been jailed for more than nine years. Pearse Kavanagh, of Coldwell Terrace, Gateshead, had been socialising with his then girlfriend Sarah McQueeney and her brother Philip McQueeney at a house in South Shields on July 19, 2022. Kavanagh, who is now 47, assaulted his partner before turning on her … [Read more...] about Man who left girlfriend’s brother with ‘catastrophic’ fatal injuries after violent attack jailed