US PRESIDENT Joe Biden formally congratulated Simon Harris on becoming Taoiseach while the pair discussed global affairs during a phone call last night. In a statement issued after the call the White House confirmed the President “spoke with Taoiseach Simon Harris of Ireland to congratulate him on his recent election as Taoiseach and to deepen U.S.-Ireland cooperation on a … [Read more...] about Joe Biden congratulates Simon Harris on becoming Taoiseach as pair discuss global issues
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President Higgins hosts Bloomsday garden party promoting love of reading
A BLOOMSDAY garden party hosted by President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina saw members of the public invited to Áras an Uachtaráin to celebrate the work of James Joyce. A raft of librarians were among those on the guestlist, as the President sought to use the occasion to highlight the importance of libraries and promoting reading. President Higgins and Sabina hosted the … [Read more...] about President Higgins hosts Bloomsday garden party promoting love of reading
Irish talent lined up for BBC’s new nostalgia-fuelled horror comedy, Video Nasty
A HOST of Irish talent has been lined up to star in an upcoming dark comedy series that is set to air on BBC and Virgin Media Television next year. Video Nasty, produced by Ireland's Deadpan Pictures, is currently filming on the island of Ireland and is set to air in early 2025. Set in the 1980s, the series sees three teenagers go on an epic quest to complete a cult VHS … [Read more...] about Irish talent lined up for BBC’s new nostalgia-fuelled horror comedy, Video Nasty
Video released of driver deliberately ramming police vehicle, leaving officer requiring months of treatment
POLICE have released a video of a driver deliberately ramming a police vehicle, leaving an officer with serious injuries and requiring months of treatment. PC James Yeoman sustained leg, back, neck and arm injuries after Gerard McDonagh reversed a Land Rover Freelander at speed into the police car in Loughborough, Leicestershire. At Leicester Crown Court on Friday, 21-year-old … [Read more...] about Video released of driver deliberately ramming police vehicle, leaving officer requiring months of treatment
‘Gentle, loving person’: Family pay tribute to pedestrian who died in two-car collision
THE FAMILY of a pedestrian who died following a two-vehicle collision have described him as a 'quiet, gentle, loving person'. Dean McCormack, 62, was on foot at the time of the collision involving a silver Audi TT Quattro and a grey BMW 218I near the village of Compton Abbas, Dorset on June 6. Mr McCormack from Warminster, Wiltshire was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Two … [Read more...] about ‘Gentle, loving person’: Family pay tribute to pedestrian who died in two-car collision