Tributes paid after two women die in horror Mother’s Day collision

TRIBUTES have been paid after two women died in a collision in Co. Cork on Mother's Day. Two cars collided on the N72, Navigation Road in Mallow at around 3.50pm on Sunday, March 30. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. They have since been named locally as Marie ‘Mary’ Coughlan and Susan O’Sullivan. Ms Coughlan, who was 62 and from Mitchelstown, was described as … [Read more...] about Tributes paid after two women die in horror Mother’s Day collision

Long-time advocate for survivors' rights, Phyllis Morgan Fann lived between 10 August 1944 and 23 February 2025. THE Irish Post was saddened to learned about the passing of Phyllis Morgan-Fann, a tireless advocate for the rights of survivors of institutional abuse. In 2021, she received the Irish Presidential Distinguished Service Award from sitting An Uachtarain Michael D … [Read more...] about Obituary: Phyllis Morgan-Fann, advocate for survivors of insitutional abuse

A WOMAN has been arrested at Dublin Airport after cannabis worth an estimated €380k was found in her baggage. The woman, aged in her 20s, had arrived on a flight from Thailand yesterday (March 31) when she was stopped by gardaí and Revenue officers. The woman arrived in Dublin Airport on a flight from Thailand “As a result of risk profiling, Revenue officers seized 19kg of … [Read more...] about Woman arrested at Dublin Airport after cannabis worth €380k found in baggage

IT IS expected that the Cabinet will be warned today that Irish exports of pharmaceuticals to the US could decline by as much as 50% if the White House follows through on its plans to apply a 20% tariff on the sector. Tánaiste Simon Harris will outline the potential economic impact of reciprocal trade tariffs between the EU and the US, ahead of tomorrow’s expected … [Read more...] about US tariffs could reduce pharmaceutical exports by up to half

A MAN has died after the car he was driving was involved in a collision in Mayo last night. The single vehicle incident happened on the R323, Knock Road at Bracklaghboy, in Ballyhaunis at around 10.10pm. The driver, a man aged in his 50s who was the only person in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene. His body has been removed to the mortuary at Mayo University … [Read more...] about Appeal for witnesses after driver dies in Mayo collision