PROSECUTORS have charged former Labour MP Conor McGinn with one count of sexual assault following a police investigation into an alleged incident in July 2022. The Crown Prosecution Service said it had decided to bring the charge after reviewing evidence gathered by police. No further details of the alleged incident have been released at this stage. A CPS spokesperson said … [Read more...] about Former Labour MP Conor McGinn charged with sexual assault
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Applications open for second annual Ireland Fashion Week
THE dates have been confirmed for the second annual Ireland Fashion Week after last year’s debut event provide a resounding success. Galway-born tech entrepreneur Ashley McDonnell brought fashion week to Ireland for the very first time last October. The event, which took place at venues across Dublin, drew leading designers, international industry figures and some of the most … [Read more...] about Applications open for second annual Ireland Fashion Week
A Wren for 99 days
The Donegal woman whose murder in wartime Scotland is finally being confronted Gertrude Canning WHEN the body of 20-year-old Gertrude Canning was discovered in a shallow ditch outside Inveraray in the summer of 1942, the shock rippled far beyond the quiet Argyllshire town. For her family in County Donegal, it was a moment of devastation that would cast a long, painful shadow … [Read more...] about A Wren for 99 days
Survivor-written play on Mother and Baby Homes comes to Liverpool
The Marian Hotel, based on the lived experience of writer Caitriona Cunningham, brings the voices of women from Ireland’s institutions to the Liverpool stage following a sold-out Irish tour Actress Aoibhinn O’Doherty with Catriona Cunningham A POWERFUL stage drama written by a survivor of Ireland’s Mother and Baby institutions will be performed in Liverpool next month, bringing … [Read more...] about Survivor-written play on Mother and Baby Homes comes to Liverpool
Jane Gormley is bringing people together one story at a time
A RISE in loneliness led a storyteller to bring people together to share personal memories in some of Ireland’s most historic homes. Jane Gormley, founder of Craicly Stories, says the idea took shape in 2022 after she read a newspaper article that stopped her in her tracks. “One day I opened a newspaper, and there was a result of a survey that showed that Ireland was now … [Read more...] about Jane Gormley is bringing people together one story at a time