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Bringing It All Back Home

Bringing It All Back Home

By Emer Mullins

May/June 1996

May 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Virtuoso New York fiddler Eileen Ivers is thrilling audiences everywhere with her wild Celtic rhythms in Riverdance, the sensational Irish dance revue which is taking the world by storm.  ONE of the most electric moments in Riverdance occurs when the slight figure of virtuoso fiddler Eileen Ivers bounds into the spotlight and effortlessly teases up the tempo until the entire … [Read more...] about Bringing It All Back Home

Pair wanted in connection with attempted murder may be in Ireland

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TWO men wanted in connection with an attempted murder in Warwickshire, England may be in Ireland. Michael Galbraith, 26, and 23-year-old Thomas Galbraith are being sought in connection with the incident in Nuneaton on May 9. The men have links with Warwickshire, the West Midlands, Kent and Bedfordshire in England, as well as in the southern region of Ireland. Michael Galbraith … [Read more...] about Pair wanted in connection with attempted murder may be in Ireland

Search concludes for missing Fiona Pender after investigation upgraded to murder

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A SEARCH of open ground in Co. Offaly by gardaí investigating the disappearance and murder of Fiona Pender has concluded. Ms Pender was seven months pregnant when she was last seen at 6am on August 23, 1996 at her flat on Church Street in Tullamore. On Monday, gardaí said they had reclassified the case as a murder investigation and undertook a search of a remote area near … [Read more...] about Search concludes for missing Fiona Pender after investigation upgraded to murder

Government apologises to family of young man killed in 2011 hit-and-run in Co. Monaghan

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THE GOVERNMENT has apologised to the family of a young man who was killed in a hit-and-run in Co. Monaghan 14 years ago, admitting there were 'failings within our justice system'. Shane O'Farrell, 23, was struck by a car while cycling near his home in Carrickmacross on August 2, 2011. The driver, Zigimantas Gridziuska — who had been stopped by gardaí an hour before the incident … [Read more...] about Government apologises to family of young man killed in 2011 hit-and-run in Co. Monaghan

Two men in their 60s arrested after more than €5m worth of heroin and cocaine seized in Co. Meath

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GARDAÍ have arrested two men in their 60s after more than €5m worth of heroin and cocaine was seized in Co. Meath. On Tuesday, Revenue officers seized 20kg of diamorphine (heroin) and 37kg of cocaine with an estimated value of approximately €5,400,000. The seizure was made as a result of an intelligence-led joint operation conducted by Revenue's Customs Service, the Garda … [Read more...] about Two men in their 60s arrested after more than €5m worth of heroin and cocaine seized in Co. Meath

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