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Appeal for information after man injured in Dublin shooting

December 22, 2024 by

GARDAÍ have appealed for information after a man was injured in a shooting in Dublin. The incident occurred at a residence in the Shancastle Close / Shancastle Avenue area of Clondalkin, Dublin 22 at around 9.15pm on Friday, December 20. A man in his 20s was subsequently treated at Connolly Memorial Hospital for injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening. The scene … [Read more...] about Appeal for information after man injured in Dublin shooting

Young woman dies in suspected hit-and-run in Co. Limerick

December 22, 2024 by

A YOUNG woman has died following a suspected hit-and-run incident in Co. Limerick. According to gardaí, the collision occurred at the entrance of a private property in Rathkeale at around 12.15pm on Saturday. A female pedestrian, aged in her 20s, was injured in the incident and taken to University Hospital Limerick, where she was later pronounced deceased. It is believed the … [Read more...] about Young woman dies in suspected hit-and-run in Co. Limerick

Two men die in separate road traffic collisions in the North

December 22, 2024 by

TWO men have died following separate road traffic collisions in Northern Ireland. In the first incident, a pedestrian was fatally injured after a collision with a vehicle on John Street in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone at around 6.30pm on Friday. The man was taken to hospital but later died from his injuries. At around the same time, a man in his 70s died in Ballynure, Co. Antrim after … [Read more...] about Two men die in separate road traffic collisions in the North

Man suffers broken jaw after being attacked by four people in Belfast

December 22, 2024 by

POLICE have appealed for information after a man sustained a broken jaw during an attack in Belfast. The incident occurred in the Donegall Square West area of Belfast at around 11.30pm on Friday, December 20. The man, aged in his 20s, is reported to have been assaulted by four unknown males. "Our appeal is to anyone who saw what happened, and who hasn't spoken with us yet, to … [Read more...] about Man suffers broken jaw after being attacked by four people in Belfast

Man released as woman found dead in Co. Wexford is named locally

December 22, 2024 by

A MAN arrested in connection with the death of a woman in Co. Wexford has been released. The woman, who has been named locally as 32-year-old Paula Lawlor, was found unresponsive at a property in the Baile Eoghain area of Gorey at around 3am on Thursday. A post mortem examination by State Pathologist Dr SallyAnne Collis was completed on Thursday evening, the results of which … [Read more...] about Man released as woman found dead in Co. Wexford is named locally

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March 23, 1847

On this day in 1847, the Choctaw Native American tribe collected money to help starving victims of the Irish potato famine. Several years before, in 1831, President Andrew Jackson seized Choctaw territory in what is now southeastern Mississippi and parts of Alabama, forcing the Choctaw to travel five hundred miles along the “Trail of Tears” to reserved Indian Territory in Oklahoma. The Choctaw people sympathized with Ireland’s forced submission to Britain, and with the starvation and disease that plagued them. A group of Choctaws gathered in Scullyville, Oklahoma and raised $170, which they then forwarded to a U.S. famine relief organization. Though U.S. contribution in aid to Ireland totaled in the millions, the Choctaw donation was by far the most generous.

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