SIR IAN MCKELLAN, Bob Geldof, Eimear McBride and Niall Buggy are among those who will be paying tribute this month to the memory of Edna O’Brien who died earlier this year. Country Girl: A Tribute to Edna O’Brien takes place at the British Library on Sunday, November 24 as part of The Irish Writers’ Weekend Festival at the library. Edna O’Brien was one of the greatest Irish … [Read more...] about Edna O’Brien to be honoured at special London event
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Memorial service for Billy Lawless to be held at Galway Cathedral
A MEMORIAL service will be held in Galway next month to honour the life of Billy Lawless. The former senator, who was born in Rahoon, Co. Galway, died on November 8 at the age of 73. Mr Lawless and his family emigrated to Chicago in 1998 where he set up a successful restaurant chain. The entrepreneur went on to establish the Gage Hospitality Group in 2007. Billy Lawless has … [Read more...] about Memorial service for Billy Lawless to be held at Galway Cathedral
Man charged over hit and run in Kildare in which teenager died
A MAN has been charged in connection with a hit and run incident in Co. Kildare in which a teenager died. Kedagh Moore died after being struck by a vehicle on the R403 in Blackwood, near Robertstown, at around 12.30am on Sunday morning, November 10. The vehicle failed to stop at the scene. The funeral for the 16-year-old, who was from Graigues in Robertstown, Co. Kildare, is … [Read more...] about Man charged over hit and run in Kildare in which teenager died
Man arrested in connection with murder of Jo Jo Dullard as police search open ground site
A MAN has been arrested in connection with the disappearance and murder of Josephine ‘Jo Jo’ Dullard. The 21-year-old went missing after hitch-hiking home to Co. Kilkenny from Dublin on the night of November 9, 1995. The case has since been classified a murder investigation. Jo Jo Dullard disappeared on November 9, 1995 As the 29th anniversary of her disappearance fell over the … [Read more...] about Man arrested in connection with murder of Jo Jo Dullard as police search open ground site
PSNI apologises as Ombudsman finds family of murdered Katie Simpson were ‘failed’ by ‘flawed’ investigation
THE PSNI have apologised to the family of murdered showjumper Katie Simpson for ‘failing’ them in their investigation into her death. A report by the Police Ombudsman has found the initial police investigation was ‘flawed’ and ‘failed the Simpson family’. Ms Simpson died on August 10, 2020, six days after being assaulted at her home near Derry. She had been driven part-way to … [Read more...] about PSNI apologises as Ombudsman finds family of murdered Katie Simpson were ‘failed’ by ‘flawed’ investigation