Sinn Féin brands US attack on Venezuela a ‘naked power grab’ for oil

SINN FÉIN has described the US attack on Venezuela, during which President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured by US forces, as 'nakedly a power grab to gain control of Venezuelan oil'. In a press conference following the attack, US President Donald Trump said the operation was undertaken 'to bring outlaw dictator Nicolás Maduro to justice'. Trump said the … [Read more...] about Sinn Féin brands US attack on Venezuela a ‘naked power grab’ for oil

A MAN has died following a three-vehicle collision in Co. Longford. A second man has been taken to hospital following the incident, which occurred on the N4 at Edgeworthstown at around 7pm on Saturday. Gardaí are now appealing for witnesses or anyone with information on the collision to contact them. "The collision involved two cars and a van and occurred on the Longford Town … [Read more...] about Man dies following three-vehicle collision in Co. Longford

GARDAÍ have issued a renewed appeal for information on Imelda Keenan, who went missing from Co. Waterford 32 years ago. Ms Keenan, then 22, was last seen in Waterford city on Monday, January 3, 1994 and despite extensive garda investigations in the intervening years, there have been no further confirmed sightings of her. "The pain of Imelda's disappearance lives strong with the … [Read more...] about New appeal for information on 1994 disappearance of Imelda Keenan in Co. Waterford

SIR Patrick Duffy KSG, believed to have been the oldest living former parliamentarian in these islands, has died peacefully aged 105. Sir Patrick passed away at 5am on Friday, January 2 at Doncaster Hospital following a short illness. Born in Wigan on June 17, 1920 to Irish parents, James and Margaret Duffy from Co. Mayo, he was raised in Doncaster but maintained a deep and … [Read more...] about Sir Patrick Duffy, Britain’s oldest living former MP, passes away at the age of 105