GARDAÍ have appealed for witnesses to a collision in Longford to come forward. Four people were in a car that was involved in a single vehicle collision in Ballinalee at around 11.30pm on May 12. Gardaí and emergency services responded to the incident - which happened on a local road at Esker Cross - which saw all of the occupants of the car taken by ambulance to Tullamore and … [Read more...] about Appeal for witnesses after man and woman seriously injured in Longford collision
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Twelve police officers attacked while arresting man accused of domestic violence
TWELVE police officers were attacked while arresting a man accused of domestic abuse. The officers were responding to a call for assistance following reports of a domestic violence assault at a property in Lurgan. Co Armagh in the early hours of May 11. When they arrived and attempted to arrest the man on suspicion of common assault, he lashed out at the officers. The man … [Read more...] about Twelve police officers attacked while arresting man accused of domestic violence
Pope Francis appoints Irish priest as new Papal Nuncio to South Sudan
AN Irish priest has been appointed by Pope Francis as the new Papal Nuncio to South Sudan. Monsignor Séamus Horgan, who hails from Ennis in County Clare, was appointed to the ambassadorial position by the Pope today (May 14). He will be based in the city of Juba. A native of Tobarteascáin near St. Flannan’s College, where he completed his secondary schooling, Monsignor Horgan … [Read more...] about Pope Francis appoints Irish priest as new Papal Nuncio to South Sudan
Paul McCartney’s Olympic opening ceremony boots expected to fetch £15k at auction
A PAIR of boots specially designed for and worn by Paul McCartney during the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony are going up for auction. Worn by the musical legend – who was born and raised in an Irish household in Liverpool - during his performance, which closed the historic opening ceremony, the boots are expected to fetch up to £15k when they go under the hammer at … [Read more...] about Paul McCartney’s Olympic opening ceremony boots expected to fetch £15k at auction
Court of Appeal rules sentence of Nottingham triple killer was ‘not unduly leniant’
JUDGES in the Court of Appeal have refused to change the sentence given to a man who stabbed three people to death in Nottingham last year. Valdo Calocane killed students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, who were both 19, and 65-year-old Ian Coates on June 13, 2023. Last year the 32-year-old, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of all three of his … [Read more...] about Court of Appeal rules sentence of Nottingham triple killer was ‘not unduly leniant’