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Co. Galway pair jailed over counterfeit cash scam across England as warrant issued for third man

Co. Galway pair jailed over counterfeit cash scam across England as warrant issued for third man

June 1, 2025 by

TWO men from Co. Galway have been jailed over their role in a counterfeit cash scam carried out across England. Patrick Ward, 22, of Coole Park, Galway, and Jason Ward, 19, of Radharc Na Freine, Galway, have been jailed for 30 months and 28 months rerspectively. The latter will serve his sentence in a young offender institution. Meanwhile, a warrant has been issued for a third … [Read more...] about Co. Galway pair jailed over counterfeit cash scam across England as warrant issued for third man

‘A truly special soul’: Funeral takes place for second teenager who died in Co. Donegal tragedy

June 1, 2025 by

A TEENAGER who died after getting into difficulty in the sea in Co. Donegal three weeks ago was described as 'a very special soul' as he was laid to rest on Saturday. The funeral of 18-year-old Matt Sibanda took place at St Mary's Oratory in Buncrana, three weeks after he and his friend Emmanuel Familola died in the tragedy. The pair had gotten into difficulty while trying to … [Read more...] about ‘A truly special soul’: Funeral takes place for second teenager who died in Co. Donegal tragedy

Man extradited to North to stand trial for rape

June 1, 2025 by

A MAN has been extradited to Northern Ireland to stand trial for rape. The 35-year-old man was arrested in Ireland on April 9 before being extradited to the North on Friday. He had been subject to an investigation by the PSNI's Rape Crime Unit and is sought to stand trial in relation to a rape that occurred in Belfast in October 2023. The man skipped court bail in June 2024 and … [Read more...] about Man extradited to North to stand trial for rape

Saint Gaudens’ Celtic Vision

By Joe Zentner

September October 1996

May 30, 2025 by

If there was such a thing as an American Renaissance, Augustus Saint Gaudens embodied it in sculpture. TO Saint Gaudens, an artist is an interpreter of beauty in the world. A work of art is the artist's vision of a subject, colored by the light of imagination and expressed in symbols which convey what he or she has seen, in terms that will make others see and believe and revel … [Read more...] about Saint Gaudens’ Celtic Vision

Rosie Revealed

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
September October 1996

May 30, 2025 by

Patricia Harty talks to the Princess of Daytime Talk: Rosie O'Donnell They call her the Princess of Daytime talk shows. Our own Rosie O'Donnell who, at just 35 years old, seems to have the world at her feet.  In 1989 when I.A. first interviewed Rosie she was already a successful comedian and "vee-jay" on VH-1. Since then she has received an Emmy nomination for her HBO Comedy … [Read more...] about Rosie Revealed

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On this day in 1889, Thomas Kiley riding Spokane won the 15th Kentucky Derby. Spokane, who had Irish lineage as a descendant of stallion Faugh-A-Ballagh (Ire. 1841), was the only Montana-born horse to win the Derby. According to a report in Horse Racing Forum James James, Jesse James’ older brother, was at the Derby on that day “looking like a Southern gentleman in his Prince Albert suit and white hat.” James won $2,400 on an early race on the card, then asked a bookmaker what the price was on Spokane in the Derby. “Ten-to-one, and the sky’s the limit,” the bookie replied. James slapped down $5,000 on Spokane, and the bookie declared, “as far as I’m concerned, that’s the sky.” James won his bet on Spokane.

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