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Lough Neagh clean-up plan unveiled

July 23, 2024 by

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

Renewed appeal for information on 20th anniversary of Waterford killing

July 23, 2024 by

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

Wicklow girl dies in balcony fall in Mallorca

July 23, 2024 by

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

RTÉ investigates the handling of Bishop Casey accusations

July 22, 2024 by

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

Appeal over vulnerable 82-year-old man missing from home

July 21, 2024 by

POLICE have appealed for information on whereabouts of a vulnerable man who is missing from Hartley in Sevenoaks, Kent. Michael MacCready, 82, left his home address at 6.20am on Saturday, July 20, 2024. He caught a train to London, where he is last believed to have been in the Tottenham area. Officers have released a doorbell camera image of Mr MacCready showing the black … [Read more...] about Appeal over vulnerable 82-year-old man missing from home

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Australian explorer Robert O’Hara Burke, born in Co. Galway, died on this day in 1861. Burke, who had migrated to Australia in 1853 after a short military and police career, and was appointed to lead the Victorian Exploring Expedition in 1860. He partnered with William John Wills as surveyor and the party set out with the goal of discovering a south to north route through Australia. Burke was inexperienced in bushcraft, and ultimately the expedition failed with the death of seven members including himself.

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