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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

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a sword attack in Co. Down. The incident happened in the Ballaghbeg Park area of Co. Down in the early hours of Sunday morning. The arrested man, aged in his 30s, has also been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent, possession of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence … [Read more...] about Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following Co. Down sword attack