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Man charged with rape following serious sexual assault in Belfast

Man charged with rape following serious sexual assault in Belfast

February 11, 2025 by

A MAN has been charged with rape after a serious sexual assault was reported in Belfast. PSNI officers have confirmed that the man, who is 43, has been charged with rape and a number of other offences, for which he appeared before Belfast Magistrates’ Court yesterday (February 10). Details of the alleged offence have not been released by the police force. “The man, aged 43, has … [Read more...] about Man charged with rape following serious sexual assault in Belfast

Taoiseach keen to discuss ‘using AI as force for good’ while at Paris tech summit

February 11, 2025 by

TAOISEACH Micheál Martin is keen to discuss the use of artificial intelligence (AI) as a “force for good” while attending a tech summit with fellow European leaders in Paris this week. Mr Martin is in France today where he will attend the second day of the two-day AI Action Summit. The Irish leader arrived in Paris yesterday, following a brief stop in Brussels where he took … [Read more...] about Taoiseach keen to discuss ‘using AI as force for good’ while at Paris tech summit

Appeal for witnesses after man knocked unconscious in ‘racially motivated hate crime’

February 11, 2025 by

POLICE have launched an investigation after a man was knocked unconscious in what officers believe was a racially motivated hate crime. The victim was targeted as he walked through Belfast city centre with another man and a woman in the early hours of Sunday, February 2. “It was reported that two men and a woman were walking in the Royal Avenue area when they were approached by … [Read more...] about Appeal for witnesses after man knocked unconscious in ‘racially motivated hate crime’

Search for missing woman stood down after body found

February 11, 2025 by

GARDAÍ have stood down their search for a woman who was reported missing from her home in Kilkenny last week. Officers issued a public appeal for help to trace Fiona Booth on February 8. Fiona Booth was last seen on Tuesday (Image: via An Garda Síochána) The 50-year-old was reported missing from her home in Gowran on February 7, having last been seen on February 4. Gardaí … [Read more...] about Search for missing woman stood down after body found

Arrest after three people injured in ‘serious incident’ in Dublin

February 9, 2025 by

A MAN has been arrested after three people were injured in what gardaí described as a 'serious incident' in Dublin this afternoon. An Garda Síochána said three males were assaulted during the incident at around 3pm in the Stoneybatter area of Dublin 7, two of whom sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries. The third male was also treated in hospital for less serious … [Read more...] about Arrest after three people injured in ‘serious incident’ in Dublin

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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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