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Engaged couples receive special blessing at shrine of St Valentine

Engaged couples receive special blessing at shrine of St Valentine

February 13, 2025 by

ENGAGED Irish couples have received a special blessing this week in honour of St Valentine’s Day. The event was held at the shrine of Saint Valentine, which is located in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Dublin’s Whitefriar Street. Organised by Accord, the Irish Catholic Marriage Care Service, the service was presided over by Bishop Denis Nulty, who is the Bishop of Kildare … [Read more...] about Engaged couples receive special blessing at shrine of St Valentine

Driver caught with cocaine worth €350k after acting ‘suspiciously’ at garda checkpoint

February 13, 2025 by

A MAN has been arrested after being caught with €350k worth of cocaine in his car while passing through a garda checkpoint. The driver, aged in his 30s, was seen to be acting suspiciously as he approached a road safety awareness checkpoint in Dublin. Gardaí from Kevin Street and Kilmainham Garda Stations were carrying out the operation yesterday (February 11). “A number of … [Read more...] about Driver caught with cocaine worth €350k after acting ‘suspiciously’ at garda checkpoint

Two men charged in investigation into New IRA

February 13, 2025 by

TWO men have been charged in connection with an investigation into the activities of the New IRA. Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Terrorism Investigation Unit, have charged two men to court. The men, aged 43 and 49, have been charged with collecting information likely to be of use to terrorists. They are due to appear before Strabane Magistrates' Court … [Read more...] about Two men charged in investigation into New IRA

‘Heartbroken’ family confirm funeral details for Irish boxer John Cooney

February 13, 2025 by

THE ‘heartbroken’ family of Irish boxer John Cooney have confirmed that his funeral will take place tomorrow. The 28-year-old from Knocknacarra in Co. Galway died on Saturday, February 8, one week after he sustained a brain injury in a title fight with Nathan Howells. Mr Cooney was stopped in the ninth round during his Celtic Super Featherweight title defence at the Ulster Hall … [Read more...] about ‘Heartbroken’ family confirm funeral details for Irish boxer John Cooney

Tánaiste ‘deeply disappointed’ as trial into killing of Irish peacekeeper in Lebanon delayed further

February 13, 2025 by

THE trial of those indicted with killing an Irish peacekeeper in Lebanon has been delayed for more than six months. Private Seán Rooney was killed while serving with the Unifil mission in Lebanon in December 2022. His armoured vehicle was ambushed as it drove north through Al-Aqbiya, a town controlled by the Iranian backed Hizbullah militant group. The 23-year-old, from … [Read more...] about Tánaiste ‘deeply disappointed’ as trial into killing of Irish peacekeeper in Lebanon delayed further

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May 26, 1366

The statutes of Kilkenny passed. The Statutes of Kilkenny were a series of thirty-five acts passed at Kilkenny in 1366. The laws were ordained to put a stop to the Anglo-Normans becoming more Irish than the Irish themselves. Under the statutes, marriage between the Anglo-Normans (English) and the Irish was banned. No English man could sell an Irishman a horse or arms even in peacetime. There was even a ban on Irish games. . . “do not, henceforth, use the plays which men call horlings, with great sticks and a ball upon the ground, from which great evils and maims have arisen….”

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