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TRIBUTES have been paid to a father-of-two who was killed in a collision in Co. Clare over the Bank Holiday weekend. Daniel ‘Danny’ Danny Myers was struck by a car as he walked along the N18 at Portdrine at around 4am on Saturday, June 1. He was taken to University Hospital Limerick, where he later passed away, Gardaí, who are investigating the incident, confirmed. Mr Myers, … [Read more...] about ‘Unbelievably cruel’: Tributes to father-of-two killed in horror collision on Irish road

A NEW report estimates that Ireland experienced excess deaths of 1100 people during the Covid-19 pandemic. The figures, published in a report of The Society of Actuaries in Ireland's Demography Committee, refer to deaths in the years 2020 and 2021. In their analysis of the mortality rates in those years, the Society found no excess deaths recorded in 2020, which they claim is … [Read more...] about Ireland experienced 1100 excess deaths during Covid-19 pandemic, report reveals

THREE men have been arrested after an attack overnight which saw a boat set alight and left a man hospitalised. The incident outside a boat club in the Beach Road area of Portballintrae in Co. Antrim was sparked by a flag being displayed on a boat in the pier area, the PSNI confirmed this morning. “At approximately 7.45pm on Monday, June 3 police received a report that an … [Read more...] about Sectarian-motivated attack saw man hospitalised and boat set on fire

FREE contraception will be extended to women aged between 32 and 35 in Ireland. The move, which takes effect next month, was announced by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly today. It means all women aged 17 to 35 can now avail of free contraception across the country. "Gender should not be a barrier to healthcare, and I firmly believe that the Free Contraception Scheme is a … [Read more...] about Free contraception extended to women aged 32-35 in Ireland

AN 81-YEAR-OLD woman who was found dead in her home in Co. Down has been named as a murder investigation is launched. Patricia ‘Patsy’ Aust’s body was found in the living room of her house in the Hawthorne Court area of Bangor on the evening of June 2. “Officers responded to a report of the death of a woman in a house, just off the Clandeboye Road, on the evening of Sunday 2 … [Read more...] about Grandmother found dead at home named as murder investigation launched