Joe McVey appointed new Victims Commissioner for Northern Ireland

JOE MCVEY has been appointed as the new Commissioner for Victims and Survivors in Northern Ireland, a key role aimed at promoting and safeguarding the interests of those affected by conflict-related trauma and harm. McVey, a respected figure in the voluntary sector, will officially begin his four-year term on 6 October 2025. His new role was confirmed by Northern Ireland’s … [Read more...] about Joe McVey appointed new Victims Commissioner for Northern Ireland

HOMICIDE detectives are investigating the death of an Irish woman who was found dead on a boat in the United States. Suffolk County Police Department in New York state have identified the woman as 33-year-old Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra. According to RTÉ, Ms Nolan-O’Slatarra was originally from Co. Carlow but lived in Manhattan, having emigrated to the US nine years ago. She was … [Read more...] about Homicide detectives investigating after Irish woman found dead on boat in the US

AN INVESTIGATION by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) has found that police committed multiple breaches in their duty of care to a girl killed in a 2018 collision in Co Antrim. Shannon McQuillan, 19, and her then 21-year-old boyfriend Owen McFerrann were struck by a van after emergency services personnel left them alone at a bus shelter in the early hours of the … [Read more...] about ‘Wholly inadequate’: Ombudsman finds police breached duty of care after girl killed in Co. Antrim collision

GARDAÍ say they are investigating 'all the circumstances' following the discovery of a man's body at a home in Cork on Tuesday. The discovery was made yesterday afternoon at a property in the Shandon area of the city. A post-mortem is due to be carried out on the man, who was aged in his 50s. "Gardai in Cork are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a … [Read more...] about Investigation after man’s body found in Cork home

IRISH TDs have received another salary boost, with their annual basic pay now standing at €117,113 following a 1% increase introduced last week. The rise, worth just over €1,000, is part of a broader national public sector pay agreement that affects over 400,000 workers and is gradually increasing wages across the civil service. Further increases are already scheduled under the … [Read more...] about TDs set for pay increase with salaries now over €117,000