TRIBUTES have been paid to two students who were killed when the car they were travelling in hit a wall in Co. Limerick. Named locally as 20-year-old Darragh Dullea from Cork, and 19-year-old Cillian Kirwan from Kilkenny, the pair were students at Salesian Agricultural College, who were undertaking a machinery course run jointly with the Technological University Shannon. They … [Read more...] about Tributes as two students killed in tragic collision in Limerick named locally
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Ireland commits €1.6m funding to improve organ donation and transplant services
IRELAND’S health minister has confirmed a funding pot of €1.6m has been allocated to improve organ donation and transplant services across the country. The announcement comes as the Human Tissue Bill completed its passage through the Oireachtas yesterday, and awaits signing into law by President Michael D Higgins. Expressing his gratitude to “all those who contributed to the … [Read more...] about Ireland commits €1.6m funding to improve organ donation and transplant services
Bloody Sunday families and SDLP leader will not be prosecuted over ‘unnotified procession’
FAMILIES of victims of the Bloody Sunday massacre will not be prosecuted in relation to an 'unnotified procession' which took place last summer. The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) in Northern Ireland confirmed today it has "taken decisions not to prosecute seven individuals reported in connection with an unnotified procession in Derry”. In August 2023 some relatives of Bloody … [Read more...] about Bloody Sunday families and SDLP leader will not be prosecuted over ‘unnotified procession’
Man appears in court after being extradited from US over historic indecent assault offences
A MAN has appeared in court after he was extradited from the US over historic indecent assault offences. The 67-year-old, with an address in Massachusetts, was arrested in the States on an international arrest warrant for 12 alleged offences dating back to the 1970s. He was extradited by officers from the PSNI's International Policing Unit and appeared at Derry Magistrates' … [Read more...] about Man appears in court after being extradited from US over historic indecent assault offences
‘Stay safe’: Warnings issued across Ireland as Storm Jocelyn arrives hot on heels of Storm Isha
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