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STAGE star Rachel Tucker will join the cast of Hadestown in the West End this month. The Belfast-born singer and actor, who shot to fame as Elphaba in Wicked in 2010, will take the role of Persephone in the musical, which tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Rachel Tucker joins the cast this month “Hadestown takes you on an unforgettable journey to … [Read more...] about Rachel Tucker will join cast of Hadestown in West End

TÁNAISTE Micheál Martin is “looking forward” to hosting UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy who arrives in Dublin today. The pair will meet in Iveagh House this afternoon for talks intended to “underscore the commitment” by both nations to strengthen relations between them. The visit follows that of Prime Minister Keir Starmer last month, where he and Taoiseach Simon Harris … [Read more...] about Tánaiste ‘looking forward’ to hosting UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Dublin

THE locations of two new speed cameras which have been installed across Ireland have been revealed. Average speed cameras have been installed between Kilduff and BIllis, Cavan on the N3. They have also been installed between Lislackagh and Cuilmore, Swinford on the N5. Another average speed camera is set to be located on the N2 in Slane. The new cameras are still being tested, … [Read more...] about Locations of new average speed cameras in Ireland revealed

A MAN who sexually abused a boy — and then played on his victim's faith by making him swear to God that he wouldn't tell anyone — has been sentenced to three years in prison. Sean McNally, of Todmorden, Calderdale, pleaded guilty to five sexual offences against the same victim. The offences occurred between 1973 and 1976 when McNally was the organ teacher and choirmaster at St … [Read more...] about Choirmaster sentenced to three years in prison for non-recent child sex offences

AN ELDERLY man has died following a house fire in Co. Cork this morning. Emergency service responded to reports of a fire at a residence in Douglas at around 10.40am. According to RTÉ News, fire fighters were greeted by family members outside the property — who told them a man was inside the house — before undertaking a search. "A man, aged in his 70s, was fatally injured … [Read more...] about Elderly man dies following house fire in Co. Cork