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THE Earl of Shaftesbury has said he has held constructive discussions with Stormont's environment minister Andrew Muir over issues affecting Lough Neagh, according to the BBC. The London-based peer, Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury, owns the bed and soil of Lough Neagh. The Shaftesbury estate has held ownership of the bed and soil of Lough Neagh since the 19th … [Read more...] about Lough Neagh clean-up plan unveiled

GARDAÍ investigating the killing of a woman in Waterford twenty years ago, have made a fresh appeal for information on the 20th anniversary of the incident. Paiche Unyolo Onyemaechi, originally from Malawi, was 25 years old when she disappeared from Co. Waterford on July 8, 2004. She was the daughter of a Malawi judge at the time, Leonard Unyolo, former Chief Justice of Malawi, … [Read more...] about Renewed appeal for information on 20th anniversary of Waterford killing

AN 11-year-old Co. Wicklow girl has died while on holiday after falling off a hotel balcony in Mallorca. Clodagh Phelan died after falling from the 7th floor balcony. La Guardia Civil, the Spanish police, say there are treating the death as an accident. The police confirmed that she fell from the balcony on July 21, and died from her injuries sustained in the fall. Clodagh was … [Read more...] about Wicklow girl dies in balcony fall in Mallorca

The documentary, Bishop Casey's Buried Secrets, was broadcast on RTÉ One and is now available worldwide on the RTÉ Player Bishop Eamonn Casey(L) leaving a requiem Mass in Dublin. Pic Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie FORMER Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh Eamonn Casey was formally removed from public ministry in 2007 by the Vatican, following allegations which, RTÉ has … [Read more...] about RTÉ investigates the handling of Bishop Casey accusations

UNITS from Dublin Fire Brigade have attended a third fire in as many days at a site in Dublin that has been earmarked for asylum seekers. It comes following several protests and incidents of disorder this week at the former Crown Paints factory in Coolock. Meanwhile, Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has urged the government to engage with locals, saying they have been left … [Read more...] about Third fire in as many days at Dublin site earmarked for asylum seekers