A DOCUMENTARY exploring the experiences of Irish nurses who helped found and form Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) will get a special screening next month. Irish Nurses in the NHS is a one-day event devoted to telling the stories of the men and woman who left Ireland and became instrumental in forming one of the UK’s most emblematic institutions. It will take place at … [Read more...] about Experience of Irish nurses explored in documentary marking 75 years of NHS
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Irish bar launches fundraising campaign to buy tuk-tuk for Indian orphanage
AN Irish bar has launched a campaign to raise money to buy a tuk-tuk for an orphanage in India. Founded in 2021 by Irish couple Lara and Kieran Boyle, Boyles' Bar in Sidcup, south-east London is a family-run boutique watering hole. Over the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend it will be hosting a special fundraising day in support of the City of Child Orphange in Pune, India, which … [Read more...] about Irish bar launches fundraising campaign to buy tuk-tuk for Indian orphanage
Boy, 13, dies as five injured in ‘horrific’ stabbing attack in London
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy has died following a ‘horrific’ stabbing attack in London this morning. The boy was one of five people injured in the attack in Hainult, east London, which saw a car driven into a house in the Thurlow Gardens area at around 7am before the stabbings began. Three members of the public and two police officers were injured in the attack, the Met Police’s Chief … [Read more...] about Boy, 13, dies as five injured in ‘horrific’ stabbing attack in London
Man convicted of killing Irish pensioner Thomas O’Halloran in brutal London attack
A MAN has pleaded guilty to killing Irish pensioner Thomas O’Halloran in a brutal attack in West London. Lee Byer, of Allenby Avenue, Southall, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter by diminished responsibility of the 87-year-old, who was stabbed in Greenford, west London, in August 2022. Mr O’Halloran, who hailed from Ennistymon in Co. Clare, was attacked while on his mobility … [Read more...] about Man convicted of killing Irish pensioner Thomas O’Halloran in brutal London attack
Watch belonging to Titanic’s richest passenger sells for more than £1m
A WATCH belonging to the richest passenger aboard the ill-fated Titanic has sold for more than £1m. Henry Aldridge and Son auctioneers in Devizes, Wiltshire, said the timepiece had set a new house record of £1.175m. Despite having an upper estimate of £150,000, the amount eventually paid for the gold pocket watch is believed to be a record for an item from the famous … [Read more...] about Watch belonging to Titanic’s richest passenger sells for more than £1m