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FIRST MINISTER Michelle O’Neill has vowed that Stormont will do "everything we can" to protect Lough Neagh for future generations. The lough in Northern Ireland is the largest in Ireland and the UK but concerns for its future were raised last summer with the appearance of toxic blue-green algae in the water. Ms O’Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly visited the … [Read more...] about First Minister pledges to do ‘everything we can’ to protect Lough Neagh as toxic algae expected to return

IRISH MP Maria Caulfield is already planning for St Patrick’s Day 2025 after a successful event saw Longford natives celebrating Ireland’s national day in Westminster earlier this month. The Conservative MP for Lewes, whose parents moved from Ireland to England in the 1950s, invited members of the Longford Association (London) to celebrate St Patricks day in the State Rooms of … [Read more...] about MP Maria Caulfield ‘already planning’ next year after successful event brought Longford natives to Westminster

A CONSTRUCTION company and local council in Northern Ireland have been fined for health and safety offences in relation to an engineer who died while working during a storm in Co. Armagh. Matt Campbell, 24, was killed in Slieve Gullion Forest Park during Storm Ali on September 19, 2018 after being struck by a 200-year-old beech tree that had become uprooted by strong winds. A … [Read more...] about Construction company and local council fined over engineer’s death during storm

A MAN in his 40s has been arrested after gardaí seized four viable explosive devices during a search of a vehicle in Dublin. Gardaí revealed that army bomb disposal experts were called to the scene in the Dublin 22 area on Sunday afternoon to remove the devices. Meanwhile, suspected cannabis and a scrambler bike were seized during subsequent searches. "At approximately 3.40pm, … [Read more...] about Man arrested after gardaí seize four viable explosive devices in Dublin

POLICE in Northern Ireland have renewed their appeal for information about the whereabouts of a high-risk missing woman who hasn't been seen for more than three weeks. Paula Elliott, 52, was last seen on Tuesday, March 5 on CCTV cameras leaving the Sprucefield Court area of Lisburn at 5.30pm, before making her way to Warren Gardens at around 5.36pm. Paula Elliott was last seen … [Read more...] about Police renew appeal over Lisburn woman missing for three weeks