SINN FÉIN MP John Finucane has described a security alert in Belfast as 'dangerous and disgraceful'. The MP for North Belfast was speaking after a number of viable pipe bomb-type devices were discovered along with a quantity of ammunition near Belfast Castle on Tuesday evening. Police have since made the devices safe and removed them from the scene for further forensic … [Read more...] about Sinn Féin MP condemns ‘disgraceful’ security alert in Belfast
Sinn Féin MP condemns ‘disgraceful’ security alert in Belfast
Arrest after more than €150,000 worth of drugs seized in Co. Meath
A MAN has been arrested after gardaí seized more than €150,000 worth of drugs during searches in Co. Meath. The searches were carried out on Tuesday by gardaí attached to the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT) investigating the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Dublin Region. During the search of a commercial premises in Ratoath, gardaí recovered cannabis herb valued at … [Read more...] about Arrest after more than €150,000 worth of drugs seized in Co. Meath
Two people killed and four seriously injured on Irish roads in Easter Monday collisions
TWO people died and four were left seriously injured in collisions on roads across Ireland on Easter Monday. A two-car collision on the N59 in Ballysadare, Co. Sligo, happened at around 2.30pm yesterday (April 21). The occupants of one vehicle, two women aged in their 40s and 20s, along with a three-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl, were all taken to Sligo University … [Read more...] about Two people killed and four seriously injured on Irish roads in Easter Monday collisions
Head of Catholic church in Ireland remembers Pope’s ‘closeness and friendship with Christ’
THE head of the Catholic church in Ireland has paid tribute to the late Pope Francis claiming his ‘closeness and friendship with Christ’ is what he will remember most about him. Armagh-based Archbishop Eamon Martin, who is the Primate of All Ireland, said the news of the Pope’s death yesterday morning, at his apartment in the Vatican, filled his heart with “both deep sadness … [Read more...] about Head of Catholic church in Ireland remembers Pope’s ‘closeness and friendship with Christ’
Motorcyclist in serious condition in hospital following collision in Kilkenny
GARDAÍ have appealed for witnesses after a collision in Kilkenny left a motorsyclisy ina. Serious condition in hospital. The incident happened in Ballyhale at around 12.40pm on Easter Sunday. are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny yesterday, Sunday 20th April 2025. “At approximately 12:40pm, Gardaí and emergency … [Read more...] about Motorcyclist in serious condition in hospital following collision in Kilkenny