POLICE have named a teenage girl who was killed in a road traffic collision in Co. Tyrone as 17-year-old Kamile Vaicikonyte. The schoolgirl and a 19-year-old male named locally as Jamie Moore died at the scene of the single-vehicle collision in the Doogary Road area of Omagh at around 9.50pm on Tuesday. The collision occurred on a stretch of the A5 a day after Miss … [Read more...] about Police name teenage girl killed in Co. Tyrone collision
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LEGACY ACT: Police Ombudsman confirms 335 Troubles cases will not be investigated due to new law
THE Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland will write to the families of Troubles victims whose investigations will no longer take place under controversial new legislation which comes into effect this week. 'Transitional arrangements' are being implemented to enact Britain’s Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, which effectively removes the … [Read more...] about LEGACY ACT: Police Ombudsman confirms 335 Troubles cases will not be investigated due to new law
Experience of Irish nurses explored in documentary marking 75 years of NHS
A DOCUMENTARY exploring the experiences of Irish nurses who helped found and form Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) will get a special screening next month. Irish Nurses in the NHS is a one-day event devoted to telling the stories of the men and woman who left Ireland and became instrumental in forming one of the UK’s most emblematic institutions. It will take place at … [Read more...] about Experience of Irish nurses explored in documentary marking 75 years of NHS
Irish bar launches fundraising campaign to buy tuk-tuk for Indian orphanage
AN Irish bar has launched a campaign to raise money to buy a tuk-tuk for an orphanage in India. Founded in 2021 by Irish couple Lara and Kieran Boyle, Boyles' Bar in Sidcup, south-east London is a family-run boutique watering hole. Over the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend it will be hosting a special fundraising day in support of the City of Child Orphange in Pune, India, which … [Read more...] about Irish bar launches fundraising campaign to buy tuk-tuk for Indian orphanage
Boy, 13, dies as five injured in ‘horrific’ stabbing attack in London
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy has died following a ‘horrific’ stabbing attack in London this morning. The boy was one of five people injured in the attack in Hainult, east London, which saw a car driven into a house in the Thurlow Gardens area at around 7am before the stabbings began. Three members of the public and two police officers were injured in the attack, the Met Police’s Chief … [Read more...] about Boy, 13, dies as five injured in ‘horrific’ stabbing attack in London