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A MAN has died after the car he was driving was involved in a collision in Co. Clare. Gardaí were called to the incident in the early hours of the morning on Sunday, November 24. The single vehicle collision happened in Kilmurry McMahon in Kilrush. The driver, aged in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers have urged any witnesses to the collision to contact … [Read more...] about Man dies following early morning collision in Co Clare

A FARMER in Co. Down has been jailed after being caught growing a “substantial” amound of cannabis. Poultry farmer Clive Weir, of New Road, near Hillsborough, was handed a three-year sentence at Craigavon Crown Court yesterday and was ordered to spend 18 months in prison and 18 months on licence. During an earlier court appearance, Weir pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis, … [Read more...] about Poultry farmer jailed for cultivating ‘sophisticated cannabis farm’

A MAN has died after the car he was driving collided with a lorry in Co. Mayo. The collision happened at around 5.20pm yesterday afternoon on the N17 at Corbally. Gardaí have confirmed that the man driving the car, who was aged in his 30s, was fatally injured. Noone else was injured in the incident. The road was closed overnight and a technical examination by Garda Forensic … [Read more...] about Man killed in horror collision between car and lorry on Irish road

GARDAÍ have launched a murder investigation after a man died following an attack in Dublin. The man, aged in his 60s, was found seriously injured at a property in Finglas in the early hours of this morning. The area in Finglas has been cordoned off while a murder investigation gets underway Shorlty before 12.30am officers were called to reports of an assault taing place outside … [Read more...] about Murder investigation launched after man dies following attack in Dublin

RESEARCH carried out by the University of Cambridge has revealed that Irish people are among the best at detecting people using fake accents. People from Dublin and Belfast, as well as from Glasgow and the north-east of England, are better at detecting someone imitating their accent than people from London, Essex and Bristol, reports the university. The study argues that … [Read more...] about University of Cambridge research reveals Irish are among the best for detecting fake accents