A Young Irish woman has died while rock climbing in southern Spain. According to Telecinco News, the 21-year-old woman fell around 150m while descending a mountain near the village of El Chorro in Álora, Malaga. The area is popular with climbers, hikers and mountain bikers. The woman's friend managed to survive by holding on to a rock. Emergency services were alerted to the … [Read more...] about Young Irish woman dies while climbing in Spain
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Police name man who died in Co. Down collision
POLICE have named a man who died in an early-morning road traffic collision in Co. Down as 35-year-old Alex Connor. Mr Connor died following the incident on the Upper Gransha Road in Bangor at around 1.50am on Saturday. The PSNI has now appealed for witnesses as they investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision. "It was reported at approximately 1.50am on Saturday … [Read more...] about Police name man who died in Co. Down collision
Funeral for father of Sophie Toscan du Plantier takes place in France
GEORGES Bouniol, father of French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier, has been laid to rest following his death at the age of 98 in Paris. Mr Bouniol died peacefully in hospital on December 30, just days after the 28th anniversary of his daughter’s brutal murder, a case that remains unresolved despite years of investigations. His funeral took place on Monday, January 6 at … [Read more...] about Funeral for father of Sophie Toscan du Plantier takes place in France
How Éamon De Valera ‘betrayed’ radical Irish women who supported him through wilderness years
A NEW historical series documents how Éamon de Valera betrayed the revolutionary Irish women who supported him through his ‘wilderness years’. TG4 series De Valera san Fhásach explores the life of the former Irish leader in the years following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921. As a leading figure in the Easter Rising of 1916 and later Ireland’s War of … [Read more...] about How Éamon De Valera ‘betrayed’ radical Irish women who supported him through wilderness years
‘Increasing concerns’ for man missing for three months
POLICE are growing “increasingly concerned” for the wellbeing of a man who was last seen in Co. Antrim three months ago. Gary Patterson was last seen in Larne on October 12, 2024 and was reported missing on December 20. Gary Patterson was last seen in Co. Antrim in October At the time the 45-year-old, who has links to the Larne and Belfast areas, had dark hair and a thick … [Read more...] about ‘Increasing concerns’ for man missing for three months