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Woman bailed following reported arson attack on north Belfast home

January 5, 2025 by

A WOMAN arrested in relation to a reported arson attack on a home in Belfast has been bailed. The 33-year-old was detained on suspicion of a number of offences, including arson with intent to endanger life. It relates to a fire at a property in the north of the city at lunchtime on Friday, when three people were inside the building. "Just before 12.25pm, we received a report … [Read more...] about Woman bailed following reported arson attack on north Belfast home

Gardaí appeal for information on man missing from Co. Kilkenny since New Year’s Eve

January 5, 2025 by

GARDAÍ are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a man missing from Co. Kilkenny since New Year's Eve. Jamie Collins, 23, is reported missing from Kilkenny since Tuesday, December 31, 2024. He was last seen at approximately 7pm. Mr Collins is described as being 5' 8" in height, with a medium build, black hair and blue-green eyes. It is not known what he … [Read more...] about Gardaí appeal for information on man missing from Co. Kilkenny since New Year’s Eve

Man in his 60s dies after jeep collides with electricity pole in Dublin

January 5, 2025 by

A MAN in his 60s has died after a jeep collided with an electricity pole in Dublin. The single-vehicle collision occurred on the East Wall Road in Dublin 1 shortly before midnight on Thursday, January 2. The man, who was the driver and sole occupant of the jeep, was transferred to the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. No other … [Read more...] about Man in his 60s dies after jeep collides with electricity pole in Dublin

Tributes paid to ‘bright, loving boy’ who died in quad bike collision in Co. Armagh

January 5, 2025 by

TRIBUTES have been paid to a 13-year-old boy who died in a quad bike collision in Co. Armagh. Tiarnán Trainor was fatally injured following the incident on the Low Road in Killeavy on Thursday. He was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, where he tragically passed away. 'Infectious personality' St Paul's High School in Bessbrook, where Tiarnán was a pupil, paid … [Read more...] about Tributes paid to ‘bright, loving boy’ who died in quad bike collision in Co. Armagh

Renewed appeal for information on Imelda Keenan on 31st anniversary of disappearance

January 5, 2025 by

GARDAÍ have renewed their appeal for information on missing woman Imelda Keenan on the 31st anniversary of her disappearance. Ms Keenan, originally from Mountmellick in Co. Laois, was last seen in Waterford City on Monday, January 3, 1994. She had moved to Waterford and was living in an apartment in the city with her boyfriend. Gardaí recently released an age-progressed image … [Read more...] about Renewed appeal for information on Imelda Keenan on 31st anniversary of disappearance

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December 15, 1930

Edna O’Brien, Irish novelist and short story writer, was born on this day in County Clare in 1930. Born to strictly religious parents, O’Brien described her childhood as suffocating. She was educated from 1941 to 1946 by the Sisters of Mercy. She then went on to receive a license in pharmacy in 1950. O’Brien turned to writing and published “The County Girls” in 1960. It was the first in a trilogy that was banned from Ireland. In 2009, she received the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award at the Irish Book Awards in Dublin.

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