Irish America Team

THE Irish public is being urged to check their passports are in date before the busy holiday season arrives. Demand for the identity document continues to grow, with more than quarter of a million Irish passports issued so far in 2026. Parents in particular are being urged to check theirs and their children’s passports are valid well in advance of their planned holidays to … [Read more...] about Public urged to check passport validity as demand grows for Irish identity document

POLICE have appealed for witnesses to come forward after thieves attempted to steal cash from an ATM in Co. Antrim. The incident happened in Carrickfergus in the early hours of this morning, the PSNI confirmed today. “We received a report at around 12.10am this morning, Tuesday, 7th April that an attempt had been made to gain access to a machine in a forecourt in the Middle … [Read more...] about Witness appeal following attempted ATM robbery

TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has paid tribute to former government minister Seán Barrett following his death aged 81. The Dublin native was a Fine Gael politician who was elected TD for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 1981 to 2002 and again from 2007 to 2020. His lengthy political career saw him serve as Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil from 2011 to 2016, prior to which he was Chief … [Read more...] about Taoiseach pays tribute following death of former minister Seán Barrett

PRESIDENT Connolly has paid tribute to poet Gabriel Rosenstock following his death aged 76. The Limerick native, who was born in Kilfinane in 1949 and wrote mainly in Irish, died this week, his family confirmed. They remembered him a “restless soul” and someone who “believed in the power of poetry and in its ability to build bridges between different cultures”. Over the course … [Read more...] about President leads tributes following death of Irish poet Gabriel Rosenstock

A MAN has died following a collision in Co. Louth last night. The two-vehicle incident happened on the N53 at Rassan in Dundalk at around 10.15pm. The driver of one vehicle, a man aged in his late 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene. A woman is being treated in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Drogheda for injuries sustained in the collision His body was taken to Louth County … [Read more...] about Man dies and woman injured in Co. Louth collision