A MAN has been arrested following a fire at an Islamic prayer centre in Dublin. Gardaí were called to the Al Madinah Hall in Talbot Street where a fire broke out at around 3.35pm yesterday afternoon. The fire broke out at the Al-Madinah Prayer Hall on Talbot Street yesterday afternoon Three people were evacuated from the building, but no injuries were reported. Dublin Fire … [Read more...] about Arrest made following suspected arson attack on Islamic prayer hall in Dublin
Arrest made following suspected arson attack on Islamic prayer hall in Dublin
Man robbed off licence with kitchen knife in ‘terrifying ordeal’ for staff
POLICE have appealed for witnesses to come forward after a man robbed an off licence with a kitchen knife. The incident happened in south Belfast on June 28. “At approximately 8.40pm, a man entered an off-licence in the Lisburn Road area,” the PSNI’s Detective Sergeant Faulkner said. “He then left, and returned a short time later at 9pm, producing a large kitchen-style knife at … [Read more...] about Man robbed off licence with kitchen knife in ‘terrifying ordeal’ for staff
Cyclist dies in hospital days after Kilkenny collision
A CYCLIST who was seriously injured in a collision in Kilkenny has died in hospital. The man, aged in his 30s, collided with a car on the L100 Tullaroan Road in Loughmacask on June 24. He was taken to St. Luke’s General Hospital Carlow Kilkenny for treatment, where he died on June 27, Gardaí have confirmed. The police force has since appealed for anyone who may have witnessed … [Read more...] about Cyclist dies in hospital days after Kilkenny collision
Hibernia
By Irish America Staff February 1992
That's the question currently inflaming the intelligentsia of Putnam County, a rocky chunk of exurbia some 60 miles north of New York City, Its 247 square miles are home to 88,971 inhabitants and some 200 mysterious stone chambers that were built either 150 or 3,000 years ago, depending on who you talk to. Some of the best examples are in the woods off Whangtown Hollow Road in … [Read more...] about Hibernia
Blazes Boylan
Compiled by Brian Rohan February 1992
Just seven days into the New Year, the Irish community in New York and in the entire country were shocked by the news of the first major legal battle wonby Irish Republicans in America for as long as anyone could remember. On that day a federal judge admitted that Bronx resident Sean Mackin, 33, would suffer certain persecution if he was deported back to his native Northern … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan