The goverment press release reads: “Monday's papers reported on renewed violence in Northern Ireland which left four men dead and twelve people seriously injured. In Belfast loyalist UFF, gunmen murdered three Catholic men in a gun and grenade attack on a betting shop. The attack was described in the Irish Times as 'a virtual carbon-copy repeat of the UFF attack on a bookies … [Read more...] about Is There Any Hope?
Is There Any Hope?
Terror From America
By Tom Deignan
June 8 2026
This thrilling historical fiction/espionage novel marks Golway's debut as a novelist, blending his signature expertise in Irish-American history with classic detective fiction. The Premise: It’s 1885 and London is under siege. Irish American Fenians are dynamiting bridges, trains, and even Scotland Yard itself. Dispatched by Her Majesty's government to New York, Sherlock … [Read more...] about Terror From America
Canadian PM Mark Carney to visit Ireland with a view to deepening ties between countries
MARY CARNEY, the Prime Minister of Canada, has announced he is to visit Ireland next week with a view to deepening ties between the two countries. During his visit, Mr Carney will visit Co. Mayo, where two of his three Irish grandparents hailed from. He will also visit Dublin as part of the first bilateral visit to Ireland by a Canadian Prime Minister in nearly a decade. As … [Read more...] about Canadian PM Mark Carney to visit Ireland with a view to deepening ties between countries
Arrest after man in his 60s hospitalised with serious injuries following Co. Laois assault
GARDAÍ investigating an assault in Co. Laois that left a man in his 60s requiring hospital treatment for serious injuries have made an arrest. The incident occurred in Main Street, Portarlington at around 1.15am today. The injured man was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin to be treated for serious injuries. A man in his 40s was arrested and is currently being detained at a … [Read more...] about Arrest after man in his 60s hospitalised with serious injuries following Co. Laois assault
Young woman dies in Co. Cork collision
A YOUNG woman has died following a road-traffic collision in Co. Cork. The single-vehicle collision occurred on the N73 Mallow-Dublin Road at Kildorrery at around 7.25am today. The woman, who was the sole occupant of the car, was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene. Her body was removed to the local mortuary where a post-mortem examination is due to take place, while the … [Read more...] about Young woman dies in Co. Cork collision