A FOOD delivery driver managed to escape after his car was set on fire while he was inside. The driver was flagged down by a man at around 2.10 am this morning, as he left Rinmore Drive in Creggan, Co. Derry. When he opened his car door the man lit an object and threw it into the vehicle before making off.The driver managed to get out of the car and make his way to safety. But … [Read more...] about Delivery driver escapes after car set on fire while he was inside
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Taoiseach ‘shocked and appalled’ as 10 people die in school shooting in Austria
TEN people are reported to have died in a school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz this morning. The incident took place at Dreierschützengasse secondary school in the north-west of the city at around 10am local time. “On the morning of June 10, 2025, there was a major police operation at a school in Graz on Dreierschützengasse,” the police force confirmed in a … [Read more...] about Taoiseach ‘shocked and appalled’ as 10 people die in school shooting in Austria
Legacy of Magdalene laundries explored in new exhibition
A STRIKING new exhibition opens this week which explores the legacy of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries. In What does it mean to know? Irish artists Ethna Rose O’Regan and Sinead McCann have worked in collaboration with writer and sociologist Louise Brangan to tackle the impact the brutal institutions have had on Irish people and how we “make sense of it today”. Dr Brangan, who is … [Read more...] about Legacy of Magdalene laundries explored in new exhibition
Garda Kevin Flatley remembered as 120 new recruits welcomed into the force
THE late Garda Kevin Flatley who died while on duty was remembered as 120 new officers were sworn into An Garda Síochána this month. Justice Minister Jim O’Callghan attended the attestation ceremony held in the Garda College in Templemore on June 6. “For each of you attesting today, it is a milestone that marks the beginning of your career and commitment to public service,” he … [Read more...] about Garda Kevin Flatley remembered as 120 new recruits welcomed into the force
‘It’s what I grew up with’: Ed Sheeran confirms he ‘identifies culturally’ as Irish
GLOBAL popstar Ed Sheeran has confirmed he “identifies culturally” as Irish. The 34-year-old singer, who has produced countless hits in a career which has now stretched over more than a decade, was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire but raised in Suffolk. His father’s family hails from Belfast in Northern Ireland and his mother’s side are all from Co. Wexford in the south. Ed … [Read more...] about ‘It’s what I grew up with’: Ed Sheeran confirms he ‘identifies culturally’ as Irish