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A TEENAGER will appear at the Old Bailey today after being charged with murdering a man who died following an attack in west London. John Cavanagh was assaulted in Dawley Avenue, Uxbridge at around 8pm on Monday, March 4. Police officers and the London Ambulance Service were called to the scene and he was taken to hospital, where he later died. A post-mortem confirmed the cause … [Read more...] about Teenager appears in court charged with murder of John Cavanagh

THE Irish Government has announced a €289k funding injection to reprint a range of Irish language books which are currently out of print or are about to be. The move, which has been approved by the Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, Patrick O’Donovan, will provide €289,030 for Foras na Gaeilge to reprint a wide range of Irish language publications. “Foras na Gaeilge is doing … [Read more...] about Funding injection of €289k to save out of print Irish language books for future generations

A TEENAGER has been arrested after a suitcase containing cannabis worth €330k was found on a flight from Boston to Dublin Airport. The drugs were discovered by Revenue officers, after the man, aged in his late teens, disembarked a flight from Boston in the US on March 10. The drugs were found in a suitcase on a flight from Boston to Dublin “As a result of risk profiling, … [Read more...] about Teenager arrested after drugs worth €330k found on flight from Boston to Dublin

A CHARITY in northern England is offering a free screening of a film documenting Ireland’s mother and baby home scandal to encourage survivors to come forward. Some 40 per cent of those woman and children who went through Ireland’s notorious state institutions are thought to now be based in the UK. On March 20 a compensation scheme offering redress payments to survivors will … [Read more...] about Charity to screen film documenting Ireland’s mother and baby home scandal to help bring survivors forward

THE Taoiseach will plead the case for the US to call a ceasefire in Gaza while meeting with President Joe Biden this week. Leo Varadkar flew to the US yesterday, where he will remain until St Patrick’s Day on March 17. He will attend a series of political, economic and Irish community engagements in Boston first, before travelling to Washington DC for the traditional St … [Read more...] about Crisis in Gaza top of agenda as Taoiseach begins St Patrick’s trip to US