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The annual Terence MacSwiney London Commemoration will take place at 2pm on Sunday, October 27 outside Brixton Prison. The keynote speaker is John McDonnell MP Terence MacSwiney (image in public domain) TERENCE MACSWINEY, Lord Mayor of Cork, died in Brixton jail after 74 days on hunger strike on October 25, 1920. His death made headlines round the world. A prominent Irish … [Read more...] about Terence MacSwiney commemoration in London on Sunday, Oct 27th

A MAN who admitted to making and taking indecent images of children has been jailed for more than three years. Liam Paul McKinnon, 38, used an online file-sharing platform to engage with someone he believed was an adult with a sexual interest in children. However, McKinnon was actually communicating with an undercover police officer and was subsequently arrested. "I am pleased … [Read more...] about ‘Predatory, dangerous and opportunistic’: Man jailed for making and taking indecent images of children

SINN FÉIN has called for broadcaster RTÉ to apologise after Patrick Kielty referred to the party as 'traitors' in a joke on Friday's Late Late Show. In his opening monologue, Kielty drew comparisons between reality show The Traitors and the fallout from TD Brian Stanley's resignation from Sinn Féin last week. Sinn Féin criticised the use of the word 'traitors', saying it had … [Read more...] about Sinn Fein want RTÉ apology over Patrick Kielty’s ‘traitors’ joke on Late Late Show

THE WIFE of a Conservative Party councillor has been jailed over a social media post in which she called for mass deportation as well as setting fire to hotels housing asylum seekers. At Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday, 41-year-old Lucy Connolly was sentenced to 31 months after admitting inciting racial hatred with the post on Twitter/X. The childminder — whose husband … [Read more...] about Wife of Tory councillor jailed for inciting racial hatred with social media post after Southport killings

THE MOTHER of a young man who was lured to a shed in Co. Monaghan and savagely beaten to death has appealed for information on the anniversary of his murder. Seventeen years to the day after her son Paul's death, Breege Quinn says the pain is as raw as ever. Meanwhile, An Garda Síochána say they believe 'people may be in a position now to provide answers' into the 21-year-old's … [Read more...] about ‘It’s 17 years now, it’s horrific’: Mother of Paul Quinn appeals for information on anniversary of his murder