Three jailed for a total of 56 years following ‘senseless and violent’ murder of 17-year-old

THREE people have been jailed for a total of 56 years for the murder of a 17-year-old boy following a row over a £180 drug debt. Callum Riley was stabbed following a confrontation with Tony Adams, Dale Heywood and Niall Conaghan in Heywood, Greater Manchester on September 17, 2022. At Manchester Crown Court on Tuesday, 35-year-old Adams, of Minshull New Road, Crewe was jailed … [Read more...] about Three jailed for a total of 56 years following ‘senseless and violent’ murder of 17-year-old

TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of a much-loved member of the Irish community in Birmingham. Former music promoter and owner of the popular Irish store Minstrel Music, John Fitzgerald has died it has been confirmed. John Fitzgerald (Pic: Brendan Farrell/The Irish Post) The father-of-seven was a much-loved figure within the Irish community in Birmingham, where he ran … [Read more...] about ‘A TRUE GENTLEMAN’: Tributes following death of Birmingham Irish legend John Fitzgerald

TWO men have been arrested at Dublin Airport after luggage containing cannabis worth €862k was found on separate flights from Thailand to Dublin. The drugs were discovered in vacuum packed bags in suitcases aboard the flights, which both arrived in Dublin on June 2. The drugs were discovered in suitcases on flights from Thailand to Dublin The cases belonged to two men who had … [Read more...] about Two men arrested after drugs worth €862k found on flights from Thailand to Dublin

TRIBUTES have been paid to a father-of-two who was killed in a collision in Co. Clare over the Bank Holiday weekend. Daniel ‘Danny’ Danny Myers was struck by a car as he walked along the N18 at Portdrine at around 4am on Saturday, June 1. He was taken to University Hospital Limerick, where he later passed away, Gardaí, who are investigating the incident, confirmed. Mr Myers, … [Read more...] about ‘Unbelievably cruel’: Tributes to father-of-two killed in horror collision on Irish road

A NEW report estimates that Ireland experienced excess deaths of 1100 people during the Covid-19 pandemic. The figures, published in a report of The Society of Actuaries in Ireland's Demography Committee, refer to deaths in the years 2020 and 2021. In their analysis of the mortality rates in those years, the Society found no excess deaths recorded in 2020, which they claim is … [Read more...] about Ireland experienced 1100 excess deaths during Covid-19 pandemic, report reveals