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A MAN has died after the car he was driving was involved in a collision in Kilkenny. The incident happened at 9.30am yesterday morning (September 30) in Smithstown, Mullinavat, Gardaí confirmed in a statement. “The single vehicle collision, involving a car, occurred at approximately 9.30am on the R448,” they said. “The driver of the car, a man aged in his 70s, was fatally … [Read more...] about Pensioner killed in collision on Irish road

A MAN has died following a collision between a car and a jeep in Roscommon yesterday afternoon. Gardaí were called to the incident, which happened at on the N4 in Ardcarne, Boyle, at around 1.20pm. A man, aged in his 70s, was seriously injured in the collision. He was taken to Sligo University Hospital for treatment, where he has since passed away, the police force confirmed … [Read more...] about Appeal for witnesses after man dies following collision between car and jeep

ANTI-TERRORISM officers are conducting searches today at addresses in Derry believed to be connected to a series of hoax bomb threats made in April of this year. Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's (PSNI) Terrorism Investigation Unit (TIU) are conducting two planned searches this morning (October 1), in relation to an ongoing investigation into dissident … [Read more...] about Searches in Derry following hoax bomb threats targeting railway stations in England

LOOSE WOMEN presenter Coleen Nolan admits the show has taught her “so much” about herself as the series celebrates 25 years on air. The former singer, who was in band The Nolans with her sisters in the 1980s, has been a panellist on ITV’s all-female daytime television programme for 24 years. She is one of 18 of the show’s panellists who took part in a photoshoot to mark the … [Read more...] about ‘I’ve learnt so much about myself’ says Loose Women’s Coleen Nolan as shows celebrates 25 years

A MAN has thanked two gardaí for saving his life after they rescued him from the sea in Co. Galway. Garda Randal Considine and Garda Shane Riddell have also been awarded Commendations with Distinction following the rescue at Kinvara on Thursday, September 19. The pair freed the man, who had become trapped in rocks, moments before the rising tide engulfed him. The man who was … [Read more...] about ‘I wouldn’t be here’: Man thanks two gardaí who saved him from drowning in sea in Co. Galway