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A MAN in his 80s has died following a house fire in Co. Waterford this morning. Emergency services responded to reports of a fire at a house in the Davis Mews area of Dungarvan shortly after 9am. The fire was extinguished by local fire services, however, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was removed to University Hospital Waterford, where a post-mortem is due … [Read more...] about Elderly man dies following house fire in Co. Waterford

MET ÉIREANN has issued a series of weather warnings as Ireland prepares for an Arctic blast over the coming days. The meteorological service issued an advisory for the whole country warning that Arctic air will bring a series of winter hazards over the coming week. The advisory, which began this morning and is in place until midday on Friday, has predicted severe frosts and icy … [Read more...] about Weather warnings issued by Met Éireann as Ireland braced for Arctic blast

A MAN who conned a pensioner out of more than £400,000 by pretending to be a court-ordered debt collector has been jailed for four years. Wayne Mark McCreery, 50, targeted the Yorkshire pensioner over a period of three years as well as scamming other victims across Britain and Northern Ireland. McCreery, of St Andrews Road, Stretford, Manchester, was sentenced at Bradford Crown … [Read more...] about ‘Cruel and calculated’ fraudster jailed for conning pensioner out of more than £400,000

TWO men have died overnight following separate road traffic collisions in Kildare and Dublin. In the first incident, a man in his 40s died in a single-vehicle collision on the R448 at Halverstown, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare at around 6.15pm on Saturday. The man, who was driving a jeep, was pronounced dead at the scene and his body removed to Naas General Hospital where a … [Read more...] about Two die overnight in separate collisions on Ireland’s roads

IRISH actress Alisha Weir has shared a terrifying trailer for her forthcoming movie, Abigail. The 14-year-old from Dublin shot to fame in the title role of the 2022 hit film, Matilda the Musical. However, her lead role in Abigail is in sharp contrast to that of the precocious schoolgirl, with the movie's tagline reading: "Children can she such monsters." Due to be released in … [Read more...] about Young Irish actress Alisha Weir teases upcoming horror from directors of Scream