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A MAN in his 60s has died following a fatal road traffic collision in Co. Waterford. The collision, involving a motorcycle and a car, occurred shortly before 2pm on Saturday on the R634 at Ballydasoon near Youghal on the Cork-Waterford border. The motorcyclist was pronounced deceased at the scene and his remains transferred to the mortuary at Waterford University Hospital for a … [Read more...] about Man in his 60s dies following collision in Co. Waterford

A MAN from Co. Fermanagh has been jailed following his conviction for non-recent child sexual abuse offences. Gerard Quaile, 59, from Creamery Close, Florencecourt, stood trial last year for seven counts of indecent assault, six of which related to one female child and the seventh to another girl. He was convicted of four charges relating to one victim, with the offending … [Read more...] about Co. Fermanagh man sentenced for non-recent child sexual abuse offences

DUBLIN Zoo is celebrating the birth of a healthy eastern bongo calf, a species classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Born on the 20th of February to mother Annabel, the female calf is steadily gaining weight and thriving. Two-and-a-half-year-old Annabel is a first-time mother who arrived pregnant to Dublin Zoo from … [Read more...] about Bongo baby joy at Dublin Zoo

NORTHERN Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn showed Dáithí Mac Gabhann his organ donor card as he confirmed the Government’s continued commitment to the law created in the young campaigner’s name. Eight-year-old Dáithí, who was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, has been awaiting a heart transplant since January 2018. Through the Donate4Dáithí campaign, he and his … [Read more...] about NI Secretary shows off organ donor card as he confirms continued support for Dáithí’s Law

A NEW initiative announced today will see the Irish Government engage with members of the diaspora across Britain and further afield to deepen their connections to their homeland. The Shared Home Place programme will be formally announced today by Taoiseach Micheál Martin as a new phase of the ongoing Shared Island Initiative. Mr Martin will reveal the details of the programme … [Read more...] about New government initiative will deepen connection between members of Irish diaspora and their homeland