IRISH travellers are being urged to stay safe while on holiday as new figures show a record number of fatalities were recorded abroad last year. Some 381 Irish people died abroad in 2023, new figures from the Department of Foreign Affairs show. That is a marked increase on the figures for 2022, where 340 deaths abroad were recorded, and 2021, which recorded 220 deaths. Tánaiste … [Read more...] about Tánaiste urges travellers to say safe as record number of Irish people die abroad
Tánaiste urges travellers to say safe as record number of Irish people die abroad
Tributes paid to young man killed in Sligo collision
TRIBUTES have been paid to a young man who was killed in a collision in Sligo over the weekend. James McNeive, of Knock in Co. Mayo, died on Sunday, August 4 when the van he was driving was involved in a collision with a lorry shortly after 6am on the N15 at Urlar, Drumcliffe. The 28-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, while the lorry driver was taken to Sligo University … [Read more...] about Tributes paid to young man killed in Sligo collision
CCTV to be brought to GAA grounds targeted in ‘long line of attacks’ in Belfast
COUNCILLORS are working on bringing CCTV to a GAA club grounds in Belfast which has been the subject of multiple sectarian motivated attacks. The Henry Jones Playing Field in the Church Road area of east Belfast is the home of East Belfast GAA. For months the site has been targeted in a series of attacks deemed hate crimes by the PSNI. Yesterday the grounds were targeted once … [Read more...] about CCTV to be brought to GAA grounds targeted in ‘long line of attacks’ in Belfast
‘That’s sound of yous’: Kneecap respond after film selected as Ireland’s foreign language Oscars entry
IRELAND has selected the Irish language biopic Kneecap as its entry for the best international film category at next year’s Oscars. The country is the first to submit an entry for the 97th annual Academy Awards, which will take place in 2025. Written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, the film stars the members of the west Belfast rap trio Kneecap – namely Móglai Bap, Mo Chara and … [Read more...] about ‘That’s sound of yous’: Kneecap respond after film selected as Ireland’s foreign language Oscars entry
Northern Ireland Assembly recalled after violent disorder in Belfast
THE Northern Ireland Assembly has been recalled from its summer recess to address the violence and disorder that blighted Belfast over the weekend. Trouble erupted in the city following an anti-immigration protest held outside Belfast City Hall on Saturday (August 3), similar to those witnessed across England last week following the killing of three young girls at a holiday … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland Assembly recalled after violent disorder in Belfast