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Renewed appeal over 84-year-old Galway woman missing since Saturday

May 30, 2024 by

GARDAÍ have renewed a missing person’s appeal for an 84-year-old Galway woman who was last seen on Saturday. Teresa Tannian was last seen at her home in Kilina at around 7pm on May 25. She is described as approximately 5’2″ in height, of slim build, with short white hair. Teresa Tannian has been missing since Saturday Officers have urged anyone with information as to her … [Read more...] about Renewed appeal over 84-year-old Galway woman missing since Saturday

Three men sentenced over ‘horrific’ cross-border kidnapping ordeal

May 30, 2024 by

THREE men have been sentenced over a kidnapping which saw a man taken from his home, driven across the Irish border and attacked with a crossbow in a five-hour ordeal. On October 3, 2020 PSNI officers received a call from Gardai that a man had been abducted in Donegal, bundled into a vehicle and driven across the border. Officers located the vehicle outside a property in the … [Read more...] about Three men sentenced over ‘horrific’ cross-border kidnapping ordeal

Farmer avoids jail after man killed and wife paralysed in trampling attack by cattle

May 30, 2024 by

A FARMER has avoided an immediate spell behind bars after his cattle trampled a man to death and left his wife paralysed. Martin Howard Mitchell was given a six-month custodial sentence, which was suspended for 12 months following the incident on a farm in Netherton, Wakefield. Michael Holmes, 57, had been walking on a public footpath with his wife Teresa and their dogs on … [Read more...] about Farmer avoids jail after man killed and wife paralysed in trampling attack by cattle

Cocaine, MDMA and ketamine worth £100k seized in joint operation in Belfast

May 30, 2024 by

DRUGS with an estimated street value of £100k were seized in a joint operation by the PSNI and the UK Border Force. Detectives from the PSNI’s Organised Crime Unit, working in partnership with Border Force officers, seized the suspected Class A and Class B drugs and made an arrest this week. “The drugs, detected during an initial seizure carried out in conjunction with our … [Read more...] about Cocaine, MDMA and ketamine worth £100k seized in joint operation in Belfast

Man jailed for subjecting ex-partner to ‘prolonged and violent’ attack over several days

May 29, 2024 by

A MAN who subjected his former partner to a prolonged violent attack during which he stabbed her in the leg has been jailed for nine years. Jason McInerney attacked his ex while the pair were in Marbella in Spain. McInerney, 36, who is from Chessington in Hertfordshire, assaulted her over the course of several days in July 2023. He pleaded guilty to a charge of causing grievous … [Read more...] about Man jailed for subjecting ex-partner to ‘prolonged and violent’ attack over several days

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October 30, 1751

Irish born playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan was born in Dublin on this day in 1751. His family moved to England when he was just seven. Sheridan grew up in a family immersed in theater. His mother Frances was a playwright and novelist, best known for her book “The Memoirs of Sidney Biddulph.” His father Thomas was an actor, manager and writer. Richard Brinsley Sheridan is famous for his works, such as “A Trip to Scarborough” and “The School Scandal.” He was held in high esteem by his contemporaries, having been elected to Parliament. He was buried in the Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey.

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