A YOUNG girl has died following a collision between a car and a van in Donegal last night. The incident happened at around 6.30pm on the R240 at Carrowmore in Glentogher, Carndonagh. “Shortly before 6.30pm, Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to a road traffic collision involving a car and a van on the R240,” the police force said in a statement. “A female passenger, … [Read more...] about Young girl dies in horror collision in Donegal
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Witness appeal after woman left seriously injured in Wicklow collision
GARDAÍ have appealed for witnesses to come forward after a collision in Wicklow left a woman hospitalised. Officers were called to the incident on the N81 near Blessington at around 11.30pm on June 28. Two vehicles collided leaving one driver, a woman in her 60s, with serious injuries. She remains in a serious condition at Tallaght University Hospital. The second driver, a male … [Read more...] about Witness appeal after woman left seriously injured in Wicklow collision
Assembly backs law stopping mutilated pets being imported into Northern Ireland
THE Northern Ireland Assembly has approved a legal motion to stop the importation of pets which have been mutilated for ‘aesthetic reasons’. In a move described as a “significant moment” on the North’s “journey towards increasing animal welfare protections for pets”, the Assembly approved a Legislative Consent Motion (LCM) to extend powers contained in the UK’s Animal Welfare … [Read more...] about Assembly backs law stopping mutilated pets being imported into Northern Ireland
Ombudsman finds police use of baton rounds during Ballymena riots was ‘proportional’
A REVIEW of the PSNI’s response to the recent riots in Ballymena has found they showed “considerable restraint” in the face of the violence aimed at them. The Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland has assessed the use of ‘Attenuating Energy Projectiles’ (AEPs), known as baton rounds, during the public disorder which erupted in the Co. Antrim town last month. In their report they … [Read more...] about Ombudsman finds police use of baton rounds during Ballymena riots was ‘proportional’
Fine Gael councillor Ray McAdam elected new Lord Mayor of Dublin
FINE GAEL councillor Ray McAdam has been elected the new Lord Mayor of Dublin. He becomes the city’s 358th Lord Mayor, succeeding Councillor Emma Blain, who held the post from December 2024. The Co. Cavan native, who was raised in Co. Fermanagh assumed the role on June 30 at a meeting of Dublin City Council in City Hall. The newly elected Lord Mayor of Dublin Ray McAdam … [Read more...] about Fine Gael councillor Ray McAdam elected new Lord Mayor of Dublin