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TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of the first chair of Northern Ireland’s Policing Board Sir Desmond Rea. Mr Rea, who hailed from the Donegall Road area of Belfast, has been described as one of the “most significant figures in the transformation of policing in Northern Ireland” following his death at the age of 89. The businessman and academic, who died on Sunday, … [Read more...] about Tributes paid following death of first Northern Ireland Policing Board chair Sir Desmond Rea

A WITNESS appeal has been issued after a cyclist died following a collision in Limerick. The man, who was aged in his 40s, was involved in a collision on the Dublin Road in Mountshannon on Tuesday, May 26. Gardaí report that he left the scene and travelled on to a home in the city where he received treatment from the emergency services. The collision happened on the Dublin Road … [Read more...] about Witness appeal after cyclist dies following Limerick collision

A MOTORCYCLIST who was seriously injured in a collision in Co. Wexford this week has died in hospital. The man, who was aged in his late teens, collided with a car on the R742 in Ballinvunnia, Kilmuckridge at around 3.30pm on May 26. The man, who was aged in his late teens, was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin He was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin for treatment of … [Read more...] about Teenage motorcyclist dies in hospital following Co. Wexford collision

AER LINGUS has recreated its first ever flight to mark 90 years since the foundation of the Irish airline. On May 27, 1936 Aer Lingus flew its first six-seater plane, named the Iolar – Irish for ‘eagle’, from Weston Airport in Dublin to Bristol Airport in England. Aer Lingus cabin crew member Laura Stapleton is pictured with EI-ABI, known as Iolar (Irish for eagle), a rare de … [Read more...] about Aer Lingus recreates first ever flight from Ireland to England

CANNABIS with an estimated street value of €4.2m has been seized in Co. Clare. The drugs were discovered during an intelligence-led operation involving the Revenue Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and the Clare Divisional Drug Unit. The cannabis seized in Co. Clare this week A search, undertaken on May 26, found 210kg of suspected … [Read more...] about Cannabis worth €4.2m seized in Co. Clare