‘Shameful tragedy’: Man convicted of murdering Irish pensioner John Mackey for ‘a few bits of shopping’

THE family of an Irish pensioner who died after being violently robbed in the street have paid tribute to him as the 'perfect uncle' as a man was convicted of his murder. John Mackey was assaulted and robbed while out shopping in the Manor House area of Hackney, in east London in May of this year. The 87-year-old, who hailed from Co. Kilkenny but had been living in Finsbury … [Read more...] about ‘Shameful tragedy’: Man convicted of murdering Irish pensioner John Mackey for ‘a few bits of shopping’

MACK HANSEN scored a first-half hat-trick as Ireland romped to a 46-19 victory over Australia in Dublin in their third Autumn International. With Hugo Keenan and Jamie Osborne injured, Canberra-born Hansen started at full-back for the first time in a Test match as he returned from a foot injury picked up with Connacht last month. However, any doubts about Andy Farrell's … [Read more...] about Hansen puts boot into Australia with hat-trick as Ireland romp to victory in Dublin

WITH Ireland relying on a wing and a prayer to reach the World Cup play-offs, it was Troy Parrott who swooped in to edge the Boys in Green closer to the finals. Heimir Hallgrimsson's side needed to win in Hungary to secure a play-off berth but trailed the hosts 2-1 with 10 minutes of normal time remaining. Up popped Parrott — who had levelled the scores at 1-1 in the first half … [Read more...] about Hat-trick hero Troy Parrott secures World Cup play-off for Ireland after Hungary win

TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has said he is 'numbed and shocked' after five young people died in a road traffic collision in Co. Louth last night. Three men and two women, all in their early 20s, died in the two-vehicle collision, which occurred shortly after 9pm on Saturday on the Ardee Road in the townland of Gibstown, Dundalk. All five were travelling in a Volkswagen Golf when … [Read more...] about Taoiseach ‘numbed and shocked’ as five young people confirmed dead in horrific Co. Louth collision

POLICE have said they are treating an incident in Co. Tyrone in which a man was verbally abused, assaulted and had his phone taken as a racially-motivated hate crime. The incident occurred in the Ballycolman Estate in Strabane on Saturday afternoon. Investigators have appealed for witnesses as they attempt to trace a man in connection with the incident. "It was reported that a … [Read more...] about Police treat Co. Tyrone assault as racially-motivated hate crime