IF Cork para-triathlete Donnacha McCarthy makes it to this year’s Paralympic Games he will be cheered on in person by someone who is prepared to put in an equally heroic physical effort to get there. Dave Tilly, the man who was McCarthy’s first guide in the sport, had a surprise for him yesterday when they were reunited at a special Paralympics Ireland event to mark six months … [Read more...] about With six months to go Donnacha McCarthy is determined to qualify for Paralympics in Paris
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‘Kind, warm and intelligent’: Tributes as homeless woman’s funeral due to take place
TRIBUTES have been paid to a homeless woman who died suddenly in Dublin this week. Ann Delaney, 47, died in St James’s Hospital on Sunday, February 25 after sleeping rough in the capital for seven years. The mother-of-one, who hailed from Crettyard in Co. Laois, was a former nurse and popular member of the homeless community in Dublin city. Ann Delaney passed away in Dublin … [Read more...] about ‘Kind, warm and intelligent’: Tributes as homeless woman’s funeral due to take place
Big Irish Breakfast: Charity launches fundraising fry-up campaign
A CHARITY which supports some of the most vulnerable Irish people living in the north of England is inviting people across to globe to enjoy a Big Irish Breakfast next month. The Fréa organisation, which is a partnership of Irish charities based in Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds, launched their fundraising initiative this month, which calls on the Irish community to support … [Read more...] about Big Irish Breakfast: Charity launches fundraising fry-up campaign
Concierge ‘honoured’ to be first in Donegal to receive prestigious Les Clefs d’Or badge
AN Irish concierge who works at the five star Lough Eske Castle hotel in Dongeal has been welcomed into an elite organisation which is only open to the best in the business. Shea Kildea received his Les Clefs d'Or - translated as The Golden Keys - this month. His badge of honour confirms his membership of the professional association of hotel concierges – which has … [Read more...] about Concierge ‘honoured’ to be first in Donegal to receive prestigious Les Clefs d’Or badge
Arrest made after man’s body found in Dublin house
GARDAÍ have arrested a man following the discovery of a body in a house in Dublin. A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a man in his 60s was found at a residence near Herberton Park in the afternoon on February 27. “Gardaí were called to a residence near Herberton Park, where the body of a man in his 60s was discovered. He was pronounced deceased at the … [Read more...] about Arrest made after man’s body found in Dublin house