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Garda slam ‘completely inaccurate’ social media content relating to death of Garda Kevin Flatley

Garda slam ‘completely inaccurate’ social media content relating to death of Garda Kevin Flatley

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AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA has condemned social media content relating to the death of Garda Kevin Flatley, branding it 'completely inaccurate'. Garda Flatley, 49, died after he was struck by a motorcycle on the R132 in Lanestown in North County Dublin on Sunday as he performed speed checks. The motorcyclist, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital in a serious condition. In a statement … [Read more...] about Garda slam ‘completely inaccurate’ social media content relating to death of Garda Kevin Flatley

How the conclave voted in Pope Leo XIV

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Backroom diplomacy, shifting alliances and a surprise result in Rome ushered in American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the 267th successor of St Peter The cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel (picture by Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images) FOLLOWING Pope Francis's death on April 21, 2025, the College of Cardinals convened to elect his successor. The conclave began … [Read more...] about How the conclave voted in Pope Leo XIV

Former primary school teacher who ‘preyed on pupils’ jailed

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A FORMER primary school teacher has been jailed for sexual offences against two pupils at his school. William Maher, from Kings Brae in Belfast, was sentenced today at Belfast Crown Court for the offences against the boys who were ten years old at the time. They included three counts of sexual communications with a child and three counts of causing or inciting a child under 13 … [Read more...] about Former primary school teacher who ‘preyed on pupils’ jailed