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SINN FÉIN's Michelle O'Neill has urged US President Joe Biden to push for a ceasefire in Gaza. The First Minister cited the role of the US in securing peace in Northern Ireland as an example of how the country can use its influence to secure a settlement in the Middle East. Meanwhile, Mr Biden has thanked Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for Ireland's support of the people of Gaza and … [Read more...] about Michelle O’Neill urges President Biden to push for ceasefire in Gaza

A MAN from Dublin who attempted to arrange to meet a six-year-old girl to sexually abuse her has been jailed. Adrian O'Reilly, 49, flew to London believing he was meeting a contact he had been communicating with online, who would then take him to meet the child. However, the child was fictitious and the person O'Reilly had been communicating with was an undercover police … [Read more...] about Dublin man jailed for child sex offence after being snared by online police sting

A MAN who repeatedly exposed himself to girls has been jailed for more than three years. Patrick Connors, 22, approached five different girls across south Cambridgeshire between June 13-17, 2023. He drove next to them and asked for them directions before indecently exposing himself. Connors, of Carshalton Road, Banstead, Surrey, was arrested on June 19 and made no comment in … [Read more...] about Man who repeatedly exposed himself to girls is jailed more than three years

THE GARDA OMBUDSMAN is investigating a fatal hit-and-run in Co. Louth following a referral from An Garda Síochána. The incident occurred on the Rathmullen Road, Drogheda at around 2.30am on Sunday. The pedestrian, a male aged in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene while the vehicle involved failed to remain at the location. "As part of ongoing inquiries, investigating … [Read more...] about Garda Ombudsman investigating fatal hit-and-run in Co. Louth

PRESIDENT OF IRELAND Michael D. Higgins has led the tributes to his fellow former Labour Party TD Emmet Stagg, who passed away on Sunday, aged 79. Mr Stagg was first elected to Dáil Éireann as TD for Kildare in 1987, representing the constituency for 10 years. During that time, he served as Minister of State at the Department of the Environment from 1993 until 1994 and as … [Read more...] about President Higgins leads tributes after former Labour TD Emmet Stagg passes away