Taoiseach pays tribute following death of former minister Seán Barrett

TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has paid tribute to former government minister Seán Barrett following his death aged 81. The Dublin native was a Fine Gael politician who was elected TD for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 1981 to 2002 and again from 2007 to 2020. His lengthy political career saw him serve as Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil from 2011 to 2016, prior to which he was Chief … [Read more...] about Taoiseach pays tribute following death of former minister Seán Barrett

PRESIDENT Connolly has paid tribute to poet Gabriel Rosenstock following his death aged 76. The Limerick native, who was born in Kilfinane in 1949 and wrote mainly in Irish, died this week, his family confirmed. They remembered him a “restless soul” and someone who “believed in the power of poetry and in its ability to build bridges between different cultures”. Over the course … [Read more...] about President leads tributes following death of Irish poet Gabriel Rosenstock

A MAN has died following a collision in Co. Louth last night. The two-vehicle incident happened on the N53 at Rassan in Dundalk at around 10.15pm. The driver of one vehicle, a man aged in his late 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene. A woman is being treated in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Drogheda for injuries sustained in the collision His body was taken to Louth County … [Read more...] about Man dies and woman injured in Co. Louth collision

A MAN was attacked by masked burglars who then tied him up and ransacked his home. The incident happened in Co. Tyrone on Sunday, April 5. PSNI officers were called to the property in Dungannon, which had been targeted at around 9.30pm that night. “We received a report at around 11.30pm of an assault and burglary at a property in the Whitebridge Road area, which had occurred … [Read more...] about Man attacked and tied up while burglars ransacked his home

COMMEMORATIONS took place in Ireland over the weekend marking the 110th anniversary of the Easter Rising. A state commemoration was held outside the General Post Office (GPO) in Dublin's O'Connell Street, where President Catherine Connolly laid a wreath. President Catherine Connolly lays a wreath during the State Commemoration to mark the Anniversary of the 1916 Rising on … [Read more...] about IN PICTURES: How Ireland marked the anniversary of the Easter Rising 1916