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A PENSIONER was hit in the face with a telephone as he tried to call for help when burglars entered his house in the early hours of the morning. The man, aged in his 70s, was upstairs when a group of men broke into his home in Ballynahinch, Co. Down at around 3am yesterday morning. When he came downstairs to find his house being ransacked he reached for the landline telephone … [Read more...] about Pensioner hit in face with telephone as burglars ransacked his home

PEOPLE across Ireland are being warned to ‘stay safe’ and only travel if necessary as Storm Jocelyn is set to hit the region today. The storm, which lands across the island this afternoon, comes hot on the heels of Storm Isha which devastated many areas over the weekend. The clean-up operation is still underway across parts of Northern Ireland and the Republic, following that … [Read more...] about ‘Stay safe’: Warnings issued across Ireland as Storm Jocelyn arrives hot on heels of Storm Isha

A YOUNG woman who was killed when the van she was travelling in collided with a tree has been named as Kate Keenan. The family of the 25-year-old, from Knockbridge in Co. Louth, have confirmed she died yesterday morning (January 22) “as a result of a tragedy on the roads”. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the incident at Carnalogue in Co. Louth at around … [Read more...] about Tributes paid as young woman killed when van collided with tree named

IRISH actor Cillian Murphy has been nominated for an Oscar for his role in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. The Cork native, who stars as Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who led America's development of the atomic bomb in the 2023 blockbuster, goes up against Bradley Cooper, Colman Domingo, Paul Giamatti and Jeffrey Wright in the Actor in a Leading Role category. Murphy, who … [Read more...] about ‘Brilliant’: Ireland applauds as Cillian Murphy gets Oscar nomination for Oppenheimer role

IRISH actor Pierce Brosnan has been announced among the 2024 recipients of the annual Oscar Wilde Awards. The 70-year-old, who was born in Drogheda, Co. Louth and raised in Navan, Co. Meath, will be honoured for his success in the film industry over many decades. Pierce Brosnan will receive an Oscar Wilde Award in March Having moved to England in his youth, Brosnan graduated … [Read more...] about ‘He paved the way’: Irish legend Pierce Brosnan to receive Oscar Wilde Award