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A MAN has been charged with murder after his wife was found dead at her Nottinghamshire home. Rachel McDaid’s body was found at the property in Nottingham Road, Eastwood shortly after 11am on Friday, April 19. The family of the 53-year-old, who was a mother-of-three, have described her as a “beloved mother, daughter, sister, auntie and cousin”. Rachel McDaid's body was found at … [Read more...] about Husband charged with murder after mother-of-three found dead at home

A MAN has been arrested after cannabis worth an estimated €184k was found in luggage on a flight which arrived in Dublin from Spain. Revenue officers seized 9.2kgs of herbal cannabis at Dublin Airport yesterday afternoon. The drugs were found when officers stopped and searched the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight from Barcelona. The drugs were found in a … [Read more...] about Drugs worth €184k found in suitcase on flight from Spain to Dublin

IRELAND’S President Michael D Higgins will be conferred with an honorary doctorate from the University of Manchester today. Later this evening, President Higgins will be conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Letters honoris causa by the Chancellor of the University of Manchester, Nazir Afzal. The honour is in recognition of “his extensive and significant contributions to … [Read more...] about President of Ireland to receive honorary doctorate from University of Manchester

TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of an Irish man who died while on holiday in Bali. The family of Dylan Costelloe Clohessy confirmed today that he died following a tragic accident while on holiday in the Indonesian island on April 12. He is “dearly loved and deeply regretted by his heartbroken Mam Edelle Costelloe, dad Kevin Clohessy, his little brother Iarlaith and … [Read more...] about Tributes to ‘beautiful young man’ who died in tragic accident while on holiday in Bali

FORMER soldiers accused of giving false evidence to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry will not face prosecution over the claims the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has confirmed. Thirteen people were shot dead when soldiers opened fire on marchers during a civil rights march in Derry on January 30, 1972. The report of an inquiry into the massacre, led by Lord Saville and published in … [Read more...] about ‘Further blow’ to Bloody Sunday families as former soldiers will not face prosecution over perjury allegations