The Wild American Tenure of Wicklow Native Matthew Lyon

A LONDON-BASED Irishman who is fighting an aggressive form of cancer is hoping to access potentially life-saving treatment in Israel. Derek Reale, who hails from the village of Hospital-Herbertstown in Co. Limerick, has been living in London for 38 years. First diagnosed in October 2023, Mr Reale has undergone various treatments since then and is now facing stage 4 metastatic … [Read more...] about London-based Irishman in need of specialist cancer treatment in Israel

POLICE have launched a manhunt for a prisoner who has escaped from a prison in Warrington. Daniel Buckley was last seen at HMP Thorn Cross in Appleton on the morning of Saturday, May 30. Cheshire Police has launched a public appeal calling for anyone who have may have seen the 37-year-old to call 999. Buckley, who has links to the Fallowfield and Openshaw areas in Manchester, … [Read more...] about British police launch manhunt for escaped prisoner who has links across island of Ireland

THE Irish Government will give drivers grants of up to €8,500 to help them switch from traditional cars to electric vehicles. Some €10m in funding has been allocated for a new ICE2EV scrappage scheme, which is hoped will speed up the transition to more environmentally friendly cars across the country. “It is a targeted measure to reduce emissions, by removing internal … [Read more...] about Drivers offered grants of up to €8.5k to switch to electric vehicles

AN AMERICAN businessman whose parents emigrated from a small Galway village is returning to their old school this month to see a special project created in their memory. Bill Mulrow, who previously worked as a senior executive at Blackstone and was the chief aide to former New York Governor Cuomo, has funded the construction of an outdoor classroom at Clonbur National … [Read more...] about US business leader’s gift to Galway school where his parents met 100 years ago