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How Phlox Books found a new generation and a new home

January 15, 2026 by

Though Aimée Madill now runs Phlox Books in East London, her story begins in Northern Ireland. “I’m born and bred in Belfast,” she says, and all her family still live there. Madill left Northern Ireland to study English at Trinity College Dublin before moving to London for a master’s at UCL. What followed was a period of restless learning. Paris, New York, and eventually a … [Read more...] about How Phlox Books found a new generation and a new home

PSNI recruitment campaign hopes to attract student officers ‘from all backgrounds’

January 15, 2026 by

THE Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has launched a recruitment campaign to attract new officers to the force. The drive to employ new student officers and custody detention officers is open to “people from all backgrounds and communities” the police force stated, urging potential candidate to “step forward and help build a safer, more connected Northern Ireland”. PSNI … [Read more...] about PSNI recruitment campaign hopes to attract student officers ‘from all backgrounds’

Husband of pregnant woman who died in Co. Antrim collision passes away

January 14, 2026 by

THE HUSBAND of a pregnant woman who died in a collision in Co. Antrim on Sunday has himself passed away in hospital. Cathrene Kith Quiñones Singco and her unborn baby, Kate, died following the two-car collision near Nutts Corner in Crumlin on Sunday afternoon. Ms Quiñones Singco, who was aged in her 30s and seven months pregnant, was a backseat passenger in one of the … [Read more...] about Husband of pregnant woman who died in Co. Antrim collision passes away

Renewed appeal for information on man who went missing from Co. Limerick a year ago

January 14, 2026 by

GARDAÍ have issued an appeal for information on a man who went missing from Co. Limerick a year ago. Luke Price was 27 years old when he was reported missing on this day last year. Gardaí are now hoping that a renewed appeal on the anniversary of Mr Price's disappearance will lead to new information about the case. Mr Price was reported missing from his home in Mountkennet, … [Read more...] about Renewed appeal for information on man who went missing from Co. Limerick a year ago

Oireachtas meeting hears gardaí are investigating 200 reports of Grok abuse images

January 14, 2026 by

A SENIOR member of An Garda Síochána has revealed the force is investigating 200 reports of images of potential child sexual abuse material generated by Grok. Detective Chief Superintendent Barry Walsh revealed the numbers while addressing a meeting of the Oireachtas Arts and Media Committee today to discuss the regulation of online platforms and online safety. He also revealed … [Read more...] about Oireachtas meeting hears gardaí are investigating 200 reports of Grok abuse images

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On this day in 1818, Bernardo O’Higgins helped to secure the independence of Chile from Spain in the Battle of Maipú. O’Higgins, then Commander in Chief of the Chilean Army, was the illegitimate son of Ambrosio (formerly Ambrose) Bernardo O’Higgins, an Irishman from Co. Sligo who had moved to Spain as a young man and received colonial postings of increasing importance from the Spanish government, eventually becoming Marques de Osorno. His mother was Isabel Riquelme, from an upper-class Chilean family. Under Jose de San Martin’s official command, O’Higgins fought tirelessly in the War of Independence to gain Chile’s freedom. After the war, he became Supreme Director of the newly independent country.

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