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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

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

VETERAN broadcaster Charlie Bird has died at the age of 74 following a long battle with motor neurone disease (MND). The former journalist spent four decades reporting from across the globe for Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ. In Ireland he covered everything from the Troubles in the North to the Stardust nightclub fire tragedy in Dublin in 1981. Having retired from RTÉ in … [Read more...] about ‘Exceptionally talented’ Irish broadcaster Charlie Bird dies following battle with motor neurone disease

The Waterford man ran some of Britain’s top venues and festivals and has been credited with revolutionising live music Vince Power (Getty Images).jpg VINCE Power, the music impresario from Waterford, died last Saturday at the age of 76. Figures from across the music industry — in Britain, Ireland and internationally — have spoke about his vision that helped change the very face … [Read more...] about Tributes flood in for Vince Power