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A FUNDRAISER for the family of a man who died after being hit by a car in the West Midlands has exceeded £15,000. Aiden Perris, 47, who was originally from Dublin, passed away following the collision on Boldmere Road in Sutton Coldfield at 10.20pm on Thursday, July 25. A woman arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving has been released under … [Read more...] about Fundraiser for family of ‘true Irishman’ who died after being hit by a car in West Midlands exceeds £15,000

POLICE in Belfast have said they will use 'every tool at our disposal' to identify those involved in disorder in the city on Saturday. The violence flared following an anti-immigration protest outside Belfast City Hall, where an anti-racism demonstration was also taking place. Several politicians have condemned the violence, which saw businesses and property damaged while … [Read more...] about Police ‘working hard to identify all those responsible’ for Belfast disorder as four arrested

GARDAÍ are questioning a man following the death of a woman in Co. Cork. Emergency services were called to a domestic residence in Midleton at around 4.15pm on Friday. A woman was found at the scene with serious injuries and received emergency medical treatment but was pronounced deceased a short time later. She has since been named locally as 27-year-old mother-of-two, Daena … [Read more...] about Man arrested as gardaí investigate death of woman in Co. Cork

A MAN has been charged after a van was rammed into the gates of several State buildings in Dublin earlier this week. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday morning, during which entrances to buildings including Áras an Uachtaráin and the Houses of the Oireachtas were damaged. RTÉ News reports that David O'Callaghan, from Woodbrook Glen, Bray, Co. Wicklow appeared in … [Read more...] about Man charged after van rams gates of State buildings in Dublin

TWO passengers on a ferry in Co. Down were robbed at knifepoint after accepting a lift from two people they had meet on board. The Strangford Lough ferry foot passengers, a man and woman aged in their 20s, boarded the vessel at Portaferry bound for Strangford at around 8.45pm on Friday, August 2. While onboard, they were approached by a woman aged in her 30s, who offered them a … [Read more...] about Co. Down ferry passengers robbed at knifepoint after accepting life from strangers