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Triumph and Disaster:A Tribute To My Friend, Tony O’Reilly

Triumph and Disaster:
A Tribute To My Friend, Tony O’Reilly

By Ted Smyth
IA Newsletter, June 1. 2024

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Tony O’Reilly loved Pittsburgh. It became his home in 1971 and it was where he reached the pinnacle of U.S. business by serving as Chairman and CEO of the H.J. Heinz Company while serving on the boards of companies from Mobil Oil to the Washington Post. It was where his six children were raised in the leafy suburbs of Fox Chapel, and where he made lasting friendships with … [Read more...] about Triumph and Disaster:
A Tribute To My Friend, Tony O’Reilly

Royal College of Nursing CEO Pat Cullen steps down to stand for Sinn Féin in election

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PROFESSOR Pat Cullen has stepped down from her position at the head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in order to stand for Sinn Féin in the general election. Ms Cullen is seeking the republican party’s nomination to stand as their candidate in the Westminster election for the Fermanagh & South Tyrone constituency. She confirmed her resignation from her RCN General … [Read more...] about Royal College of Nursing CEO Pat Cullen steps down to stand for Sinn Féin in election

Murderer who killed mother-of-four in ‘shocking act of violence’ will serve at least 17 years behind bars

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A MAN who killed a mother-of-four in her home will serve at least 17 years behind bars for her murder. Taylor McIlvenna appeared before Belfast Crown Court on May 29, in connection with the murder of his ex-partner Caoimhe Morgan in north Belfast in 2021. McIlvenna, aged 32, who is originally from Greyabbey Road in Ballywalter, County Down, was handed a life sentence in January … [Read more...] about Murderer who killed mother-of-four in ‘shocking act of violence’ will serve at least 17 years behind bars

Three men sentenced over ‘horrific’ cross-border kidnapping ordeal

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THREE men have been sentenced over a kidnapping which saw a man taken from his home, driven across the Irish border and attacked with a crossbow in a five-hour ordeal. On October 3, 2020 PSNI officers received a call from Gardai that a man had been abducted in Donegal, bundled into a vehicle and driven across the border. Officers located the vehicle outside a property in the … [Read more...] about Three men sentenced over ‘horrific’ cross-border kidnapping ordeal

Farmer avoids jail after man killed and wife paralysed in trampling attack by cattle

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A FARMER has avoided an immediate spell behind bars after his cattle trampled a man to death and left his wife paralysed. Martin Howard Mitchell was given a six-month custodial sentence, which was suspended for 12 months following the incident on a farm in Netherton, Wakefield. Michael Holmes, 57, had been walking on a public footpath with his wife Teresa and their dogs on … [Read more...] about Farmer avoids jail after man killed and wife paralysed in trampling attack by cattle