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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 YOUNG man who died after the car he was travelling in collided with a truck in Co. Cavan has been named locally as Dylan Costin. The vehicles collided on the N3 at Drumcrauve in Co. Cavan at around 3am yesterday morning (March 11). Mr Costin, who was from Belturbet in Cavan, was fatally injured in the collision and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the car, a … [Read more...] about Family left ‘heartbroken’ after young man killed in collision between car and truck

DETECTIVES have reissued a missing persons appeal on the birthday of a man last seen nearly 40 years ago. David Foster was last seen in the Ballymacash Park area of Lisburn in Co. Antrim in October 1986. He was 23 years old at the time. Originally from the Glenbyn area of north Belfast, Mr Foster is described as being 5’ 10” tall, of slim build, with brown hair and brown eyes … [Read more...] about Appeal for information on birthday of Irishman missing for more than 30 years

OSCAR winner Cillian Murphy can expect a hero’s welcome when he returns to Ireland following his historic win at the Academy Awards. The Cork native, who hails from Douglas, won Best Actor at the 96th Academy Awards in the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California on Sunday, March 10 for his role in Oppenheimer. He beat off strong competition to win the category, where he went up … [Read more...] about ‘A master of his craft’: Hero’s welcome awaits Oscar winner Cillian Murphy back in Ireland

SIX artists feature in a unique outdoor exhibition which opens this week as part of Dublin’s St Patrick’s Festival. The street art initiative, titled A Better City, will see large-scale murals and printed pieces located in the city’s architectural “nooks and crannies and unused sites”  Dublin City Council has confirmed. The pieces will be positioned in Thomas Street, Crane … [Read more...] about Street art exhibition brings public on a journey through Dublin’s ‘nooks and crannies’