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GARDAÍ are investigating after a body was found at a house in Co. Kildare. Officers were called to the property in Eustace Demesne in Naas at around 1.30pm on April 14. Gardai at the scene where the bnody was fopund in Naas, Kildare They discovered the body of a man in the property, who has since been identified locally as 36-year-old Shane Knott. Gardaí have confirmed that … [Read more...] about Victim named after body found in house in Kildare

THE Irish Government has extended a programme providing children with a hot meal during the school day to 900 new locations this week. New Taoiseach Simon Harris launched the rollout yesterday, stating the move meant 150,000 more children would now benefit from the programme which first launched in 2019. Taoiseach Simon Harris with Minister for Social Protection Heather … [Read more...] about Taoiseach extends hot school meals programme to 900 more primary schools across Ireland

AN EXHIBITION documenting the history of the Irish community in Britain has opened in Dublin following a successful tour of England. Launched last November, the heritage exhibition Look Back to Look Forward: 50 years of the Irish in Britain toured the country until earlier this year, where it drew vast crowds at every stop. Thousands came out to see it when it pulled up in … [Read more...] about Popular exhibition documenting history of the Irish community in Britain gets Dublin showcase

THE British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly (BIPA) has unanimously adopted a resolution calling for an ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in the Gaza conflict. Parliamentarians from Britain and Ireland are in Wicklow this week for the 66th BIPA meeting which began yesterday afternoon (April 15). The event, which concludes today, features British BIPA Co-Chair, Dame Karen Bradley … [Read more...] about British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly adopt resolution calling for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza

THREE people were injured in an attack which took place in a shop in Co. Clare over the weekend. Gardaí in Ennis are investigating following the incident which happened at a store in Clarecastle at around 1pm on Sunday, April 14. Officers were called after two men entered the shop and assaulted two men and a woman who were inside before fleeing the scene in a car. One man, aged … [Read more...] about Appeal for witnesses after man left seriously injured following afternoon attack in shop