Appeal after human remains found in burnt-out vehicle in Yorkshire

POLICE in Yorkshire have said they are supporting a family in Ireland following the discovery of human remains in a burnt-out vehicle. North Yorkshire Police said formal identification of the remains is yet to take place following the discovery on Marishes Lane, around 15 miles from Scarborough, at around 4am on Monday. The death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries … [Read more...] about Appeal after human remains found in burnt-out vehicle in Yorkshire

BRITISH broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a documentary on the fatal 2023 Nottingham attacks that claimed the lives of three people, including a young second-generation Irish woman. Grace O'Malley-Kumar, 19, her friend Barnaby Webber, 19, and 65-year-old Ian Coates were killed in fatal knife attacks carried out on June 13 two years ago. Ms O'Malley-Kumar— whose mother … [Read more...] about Channel 4 commissions documentary on families’ fight for justice after fatal Nottingham attacks

A SINGLE ticket bought in Ireland has landed the €250m jackpot in Tuesday's EuroMillions draw, making it the country's highest-ever National Lottery win. The record-breaking amount eclipses the €175m won by a family syndicate in The Naul, Co. Dublin in February 2019. According to the National Lottery, the winning ticket was sold at a retail outlet in Munster, reports RTÉ. The … [Read more...] about Single Irish ticket scoops record-breaking €250m on EuroMillions

A MAN has died following a road traffic collision in Co. Mayo on Tuesday. The single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle occurred on the R331 at Friarsquarter East, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo shortly after 7.40pm last night. The motorcyclist, a male aged in his 40s, was pronounced deceased at the scene and his body taken to Mayo University Hospital. The coroner has been informed … [Read more...] about Man in his 40s dies in motorcycle collision in Co. Mayo

IRELAND'S bogs may be ancient but new science is reshaping how we see them, and who controls them. Peatlands cover over a million and a half hectares, the equivalent of 1/5 of the island's total land mass. These peatlands are being mapped more extensively than ever before, in a valiant effort to help curb the effects of climate change. But while scientists race to uncover the … [Read more...] about Ireland’s peatlands are at a crossroads