A YOUNG man has died following a collision involving a van and a cyclist in Co. Dublin earlier today. Shortly after 7.30am, gardaí were alerted after a cyclist was struck by a van at the junction of Griffeen Avenue, R136 and Balgaddy Road in Lucan. The cyclist, a 19-year-old male, was treated at the scene before being taken to Tallaght Hospital, where he was later pronounced … [Read more...] about Cyclist, 19, tragically dies in Dublin collision
Cyclist, 19, tragically dies in Dublin collision
Growth of family-run engineering firm leads to jobs boost for Co. Roscommon
THE GROWTH of a family-run engineering firm in Co. Roscommon has led to a jobs boost for the region. Griffdon Engineering is to create 48 new jobs at its headquarters in Ballaghaderreen, boosting local employment and enhancing skills in the electrical service and maintenance sector. The company has grown considerably since siblings Seamus and Elayne Griffin took over in 2017 … [Read more...] about Growth of family-run engineering firm leads to jobs boost for Co. Roscommon
The First Word: “People Forget So Quickly”
As the room fills up with the members of the Business 100 I feel the pride that I always feel at our annual lunch at the '21' Club. I look around the room and consider the brain-power that has taken this collected group to their positions as corporate leaders in America, and I am glad that they have enough pride in their Irishness to travel to New York from all over the country … [Read more...] about The First Word: “People Forget So Quickly”
From vigil to violence in riot-torn Ballymena
FOR the second day in a row violence has engulfed the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland. What began as a peaceful vigil on Monday quickly descended into chaos, with rioters targeting police and property. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said that over 30 officers have been injured in the last two days, with crowds hurling bricks, fireworks and glass bottles … [Read more...] about From vigil to violence in riot-torn Ballymena
Leon’s Redemption
By Colin Lacey
July/August 1995
With two years on the New York Times bestseller list and over five million copies in print, Leon Uris's Trinity is probably the biggest-selling novel ever written about Ireland and the Irish struggle. Now, almost twenty years later, Uris returns to Ireland with Redemption (Harper Collins, $25, 848p), a sequel to Trinity which continues the sagas of the Larkin and Weed-Hubble … [Read more...] about Leon’s Redemption