THREE woman who aided a man later accused of raping and murdering a young woman have avoided jail. Katie Simpson, 21, died in hospital on August 9, 2020, six days after an incident in Gortnessy Meadows in Co. Derry. Invetigators originally believed Ms Simpson had attempted to take her own life but 36-year-old Jonathan Cresswell was later charged with the rape and murder of the … [Read more...] about Three women avoid jail over aiding man accused of rape and murder of young woman
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Tributes paid to ‘kind and pleasant’ teen who died following Co. Fermanagh collision
TRIBUTES have been paid to a teenager who passed away days after a collision in Co. Fermanagh. Oisin Gregg, 18, was involved in a two-vehicle collision in Kesh last Friday, June 7. On Thursday, the PSNI revealed that Mr Gregg had since passed away from his injuries in hospital. Following the news, Mr Gregg's former primary school said the entire community had been left … [Read more...] about Tributes paid to ‘kind and pleasant’ teen who died following Co. Fermanagh collision
St. Columba, Patron of Ireland,
Bookbinders, and Poets
By Rosemary Rogers
IA Newsletter June 15, 2024
IA Newsletter June 15, 2024
St. Columba 521-597 AD | Patron Saint of Derry | Feast Day, June 9
One of Ireland’s most beloved Saints (he was buried at Down with Patrick and Brigid) this sixth-century poet-prince-warrior was called “Ireland’s first exile.” Columba was born in Donegal, of the royal clan O’Neill, and given the name “Columcille” meaning “Dove of the Church.” An excellent student, he became, … [Read more...] about St. Columba, Patron of Ireland,
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Forgotten Heroes of the Great Hunger
IA Newsletter, June 15, 2024
Honoring Choctaw and Cherokee Irish Famine Aid, a new documentary, explores Native American contributions to Irish Famine relief in 1847. The film was launched at the “Honoring Indigenous Aid and Sharing Lands” event held at the National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park, in County Roscommon on June 8th. Dr. Christine Kinealy (Ireland's Great Hunger Institute, Quinnipiac … [Read more...] about Forgotten Heroes of the Great Hunger
Jailed teacher Enoch Burke loses defamation case over newspaper article
ENOCH BURKE has lost a defamation case he brought against the publishers of the Sunday Independent, Mediahaus Ireland. The teacher, who has been in Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison since September 2023 for contempt of court and was previously jailed for the same offence in September 2022, had taken the action over an article published in October 2022. The report claimed Burke had been … [Read more...] about Jailed teacher Enoch Burke loses defamation case over newspaper article