Heavy traffic expected in Dublin as thousands attend Europa League Final

THOUSANDS of football fans will descend upon Dublin tomorrow to attend the Europa League Final. The match, between Bayern Leverkusen of Germany and Atalanta of Italy, will take place in the Aviva Stadium, which will open its turnstiles at 5pm ahead of an 8pm kick off. Gardaí have stated that plans are in place to keep disruption in the city to a minimum, although they have … [Read more...] about Heavy traffic expected in Dublin as thousands attend Europa League Final

TRIBUTES have been paid to a former director of a national collaborative arts agency who died following a two-year battle with illness. Dr Ailbhe Murphy, who was the director of Create Ireland from 2015 to 2022, died on May 17, at Blackrock Hospice, with her husband Ciaran and son Luke by her side. Paying tribute, her family said she would be “lovingly remembered and cherished … [Read more...] about ‘PROFOUND LOSS’: Tributes following death of former director of national arts agency

POLICE have appealed for witnesses to come forward with information following a petrol bomb attack on a car in Co. Antrim. A car was targeted outside a house in the Wellhurst Park area just after midnight yesterday. “Shortly before 00:05am, it was reported that a car was set alight outside a property in the area,” the PSNI’s Inspector Graham said. “Damage was caused to the … [Read more...] about Investigation underway following petrol bomb attack

A ROAD RAGE driver has been found guilty of manslaughter after assaulting a pedestrian, who later died as a result of his injuries. Jake McIntyre, 28, struck Andrew Peart with a tyre lever before punching him in the attack in Guide Post, Northumberland on August 22 last year. Mr Peart, 39, initially appeared fine after the assault but was admitted to hospital several hours … [Read more...] about Road rage driver found guilty of manslaughter following altercation with pedestrian

IRISH actress Philippa Dunne is to appear in a spin-off of hit BBC sitcom Motherland. Dunne will reprise her role as over-protective Irish mum Anne Flynn, the long-suffering friend of Amanda, played by Lucy Punch. As well as being familiar to fans of Motherland, Dunne also had a recurring role in Derry Girls as Clare Devlin's mother Geraldine and last year appeared in the BBC's … [Read more...] about Irish actress Philippa Dunne to star in spin-off of hit BBC sitcom Motherland