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TWO people have died following separate road traffic collisions in Dublin and Cork today. In Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, a female cyclist died following a collision involving a bicycle and a truck at around 8am. At around the same time, a male motorcyclist died after a collision involving a motorcycle and a truck at Toureenfineen, Co. Cork. The latter incident is the third since … [Read more...] about Two die in separate collisions in Dublin and Cork

GARDAÍ involved in the fatal shooting of a man in Dublin more than three years ago will not face prosecution, it has been revealed. George Nkencho, 27, was shot by a member of An Garda Síochána Armed Support Unit outside his family home in Clonee, West Dublin on December 30, 2020. Mr Nkencho was armed with a knife when he was shot, which followed an earlier report of an assault … [Read more...] about Gardaí will not face prosecution over 2020 George Nkencho shooting

THE Taoiseach has told the Stardust families that they were “failed” by the Government when they needed them most. Delivering a State apology during an emotional speech in the Dáil this afternoon, Simon Harris said the families of the 48 people who died in the 1981 fire should never have had to “walk alone” following the tragedy. Members of the victims’ families who were in … [Read more...] about ‘We failed you when you needed us most’ Taoiseach tells Stardust families while issuing State apology

THE funeral will take place tomorrow of a young boy who died following a tragic accident at a hotel in Co. Clare. Shay Lynch drowned in the swimming pool at the Lakeside Hotel & Leisure Centre in Killaloe on Saturday, April 20. An ambulance rushed the seven-year-old, who lived in O’Briensbridge in Clare, to University Hospital Limerick, where he was later pronounced … [Read more...] about Funeral for boy who died following tragic swimming pool incident takes place tomorrow

TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of a motorcyclist who was involved in a collision in Co. Cork over the weekend. The man, aged in his 60s, has been identified locally as Niall Murphy, who lived in Wilton. The father-of-three was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident which happened at around 6.45pm on the R579 at Glen South in Banteer on April 21. His body was … [Read more...] about Tributes paid to motorcyclist killed in collision on Irish road