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A WOMAN arrested in relation to a reported arson attack on a home in Belfast has been bailed. The 33-year-old was detained on suspicion of a number of offences, including arson with intent to endanger life. It relates to a fire at a property in the north of the city at lunchtime on Friday, when three people were inside the building. "Just before 12.25pm, we received a report … [Read more...] about Woman bailed following reported arson attack on north Belfast home

A MAN in his 60s has died after a jeep collided with an electricity pole in Dublin. The single-vehicle collision occurred on the East Wall Road in Dublin 1 shortly before midnight on Thursday, January 2. The man, who was the driver and sole occupant of the jeep, was transferred to the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. No other … [Read more...] about Man in his 60s dies after jeep collides with electricity pole in Dublin

GARDAÍ have renewed their appeal for information on missing woman Imelda Keenan on the 31st anniversary of her disappearance. Ms Keenan, originally from Mountmellick in Co. Laois, was last seen in Waterford City on Monday, January 3, 1994. She had moved to Waterford and was living in an apartment in the city with her boyfriend. Gardaí recently released an age-progressed image … [Read more...] about Renewed appeal for information on Imelda Keenan on 31st anniversary of disappearance

RESTRICTIONS have been placed on visiting in hospitals across Ireland due to a rapid increase in flu cases reported across the country. “The number of people in hospital with flu has been increasing rapidly,” the Health Service Executive confirmed this week, with the latest available figures showing 1,017 cases recorded on December 31, compared to 984 on December 30, 869 on … [Read more...] about Restrictions on hospital visits as rapid increase in flu cases reported in Ireland

TEMPERATURES will plummet across Ireland from tonight as an Arctic air mass is set to bring significant snow as well as severe frost and ice to the nation. In a forecast issued today, Met Éireann warned of the possibility of significant snowfall over the weekend followed by the arrival of “an arctic air mass” which “will bring bitterly cold conditions next week”. Met Éireann … [Read more...] about Ireland faces ‘treacherous’ conditions as Arctic air mass brings severe snow, frost and ice