A TEENAGE boy has died following a crash in Co. Mayo, The 17-year-old was involved in a single vehicle collision on the R319 at Keel in Achill at around 1am yesterday morning (January 13). Gardaí and emergency services attended the incident, where the boy was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. There were no other people in the car. Gardaí have appealed for any … [Read more...] about Teenager dies following collision in Mayo
‘It’s going to be a wild ride’: Critically-acclaimed show The Dry is commissioned for third and final series
CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED comedy-drama The Dry has been commissioned for a third and final series by ITV. The Bafta-nominated show stars Belfast actress Roisin Gallagher as recovering alcoholic Shiv, who returns home to Dublin after 10 years in London. Also among the cast in the first two seasons were Game of Thrones stars Ciarán Hinds and Michael McElhatton, as well as Siobhán … [Read more...] about ‘It’s going to be a wild ride’: Critically-acclaimed show The Dry is commissioned for third and final series
Man charged after attempted petrol station arson
A MAN has been charged with arson after reports of a person attempting to set fire to petrol pumps. Terry Mangan, 32, of Holly Court, Derby, appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on Friday in relation to the incident. Derbyshire Police were called to a filling station on Markeaton island, Derby, just after 5pm on Wednesday. It was reported that a man had been … [Read more...] about Man charged after attempted petrol station arson
Football banning order for man who threw bottle onto pitch after rival team scored
A MAN who threw a bottle onto a football pitch after the opposition scored has been handed a football banning order. Kevin Hennessey, 45, of Bulan Road, Headington, Oxford, pleaded guilty to one count of throwing a missile onto a football playing area. At Oxford Magistrates' Court on Thursday, he was given a three-year football banning order and was also ordered to pay a £150 … [Read more...] about Football banning order for man who threw bottle onto pitch after rival team scored
Derry Girls star to join cast of upcoming Motherland spin-off, Amandaland
ONE of the stars of hit series Derry Girls is to join the cast of an upcoming spin-off of BBC comedy Motherland. Siobhán McSweeney, who played Sister Michael in the award-winning Channel 4 comedy, will star as Della in the new show, entitled Amandaland. She will join up with fellow Derry Girls alumnus Philippa Dunne, who was previously revealed to be reviving her Motherland … [Read more...] about Derry Girls star to join cast of upcoming Motherland spin-off, Amandaland