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THE Co. Cavan cladding and insulation manufacturers Kingspan are on one of the seven firms are among those set to be investigated over the Grenfell fire in 2017. The conflagration in the west London tower block killed 72 people. An inquiry found all their deaths were avoidable. In all, seven organisations will be investigated and could face a ban from all public building work … [Read more...] about Cavan firm Kingspan one of seven companies to be investigated in relation to Grenfell fire

IRELAND is being represented at a G20 meeting this week as Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe attends a two-day event in South Africa. The Minister is attending the first meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors held under the South African Presidency. Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is attending a two-day G20 summit in South Africa The Governor of the … [Read more...] about Ireland determined to ‘make full use’ of G20 membership as finance ministers summit underway

AN ongoing project which will create a dictionary of the Irish language from the 1600s to the present day has received a funding injection of more than €1m. Some €1.1 million has been announced for the Historical Dictionary of Irish or Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge project, which will outline the meaning and use of Irish words, from a range of sources, which have been in use … [Read more...] about Funding of €1m will progress project creating historical dictionary of Irish language

A TAXI driver who was shot last Sunday in Belfast has been denied travel to Scotland for specialist surgery, according to his solicitor. Sean O’Reilly, 49, was shot twice in the Dunmurry area of West Belfast in an attack which police believe was linked to an ongoing feud between dissident republican factions in the city. Mr. O’Reilly’s solicitor, Peter Corrigan of Phoenix Law, … [Read more...] about Belfast shooting victim denied travel for emergency surgery

St Patrick's Catholic Cathedral ARMAGH City, the ecclesiastical centre for both the Catholic Church in Ireland and the Church of Ireland, is today a tranquil, untroubled city, dreaming perhaps of its glory days in the 5th century when St Patrick established his mission there. Sleepy it may be, but come St Patrick’s weekend, the city knows how to honour our patron saint in … [Read more...] about St Patrick’s Festival in Armagh City