Creeslough victims remembered on two-year anniversary of tragedy

THOSE killed in the Creeslough tragedy in Donegal were remembered this week as the two-year anniversary of the incident fell. The explosion at the Applegreen station on October 7, 2022, killed 10 people – aged between five and 59 years old. They were Robert Garwe and his five-year-old daughter Shauna Flanagan-Garwe; Catherine O’Donnell and her 13-year-old son James Monaghan; … [Read more...] about Creeslough victims remembered on two-year anniversary of tragedy

LEEDS Irish Health & Homes (LIHH) is holding a fundraising céilí at Leeds Irish Centre on Friday October 18 to support its lifeline services, and guests are guaranteed a fantastic evening of culture, community and craic. The céilí is a new initiative for LIHH, which held two fundraising dinner dances before COVID-19 struck. It’s hoped that the céilí format will be inclusive … [Read more...] about Culture, community and craic at Leeds Irish Health & Homes céilí fundraiser

A MAN who sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl and forced her to send him indecent photographs of herself has been sentenced to 18 years in jail. Alan Cunningham, 63, from Wigan, was already serving a three-year term for other child sex offences when he was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday. "This was a concerning case for the victim's family, but I hope today's … [Read more...] about Man sentenced to 18 years for child sex offences

IRISH PRESIDENT Michael D. Higgins has offered his condolences to those affected by the Guildford pub bombings. Mr Higgins was speaking on the 50th anniversary of the IRA attacks that claimed five lives on October 5, 1974. Meanwhile, families who lost loved ones in the attacks were invited to a memorial service at Holy Trinity Church in Guildford on Sunday morning. Eleven … [Read more...] about President Higgins offers condolences on 50th anniversary of Guildford pub bombings

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched following the death of an inmate at Cloverhill Prison in Dublin. Gardaí say a man was treated for injuries sustained in an incident at the prison in the early hours of Saturday morning but was later pronounced dead. According to RTÉ News, the deceased is 43-year-old Martin Salinger, who was on remand after being arrested and charged two months … [Read more...] about Investigation launched after death of inmate in Dublin prison