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British Government Faced With Legal Dilemma Over 1997 Murder of Sean Brown

British Government Faced With Legal Dilemma Over 1997 Murder of Sean Brown

By Brian Dooley

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This month is crunch time for the British government on one of the most prominent legal cases from the Northern Ireland conflict, with London now under severe pressure to set up an inquiry into the 1997 murder of Sean Brown, despite extensive evidence linking his killing to British state agents. Sean Brown was abducted and killed by Loyalist paramilitaries less than a year … [Read more...] about British Government Faced With Legal Dilemma Over 1997 Murder of Sean Brown

Inquests linked to Bayesian yacht tragedy delayed amid criminal probes

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Suffolk coroner cites cross-border complexity as complicating the inquest into deaths of four of those lost in the Mediterranean tragedy Dr Michael Lynch (Photo by Ben Gurr - WPA Pool/ Getty Images) A SUFFOLK coroner has confirmed that a full inquest into the deaths of four people in the Bayesian yacht disaster in the Mediterranean cannot proceed until separate criminal … [Read more...] about Inquests linked to Bayesian yacht tragedy delayed amid criminal probes

Sláinte! Lent and Easter: The Fast and the Feast

By Edythe Preet


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In pre-Christian Ireland, the spring celebration on May 1 was called Bealtaine. Household fires were extinguished several days before the feast and people were forbidden to rekindle them until Druid priests lit a ceremonial bonfire on the Hill of Tara, stronghold of the High King. When Christianity supplanted pagan customs a new spring celebration was introduced: Easter, … [Read more...] about Sláinte! Lent and Easter: The Fast and the Feast

Police searching for missing Mayo man seek van driver who picked up hitchhiker

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POLICE have reissued a missing person’s appeal as they attempt to track down a man from Mayo who is believed to be in Northern Ireland. Enquiries have been ongoing as to the whereabouts of missing George Brennan, who was last seen on April 2 in Ballycastle, Co. Antrim. On that date the 38-year-old, who has not been heard from since, was spotted on CCTV in a Spar shop on Moyle … [Read more...] about Police searching for missing Mayo man seek van driver who picked up hitchhiker

Clancy Group director will run London Marathon for brain disease charity in mum’s honour

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IRISHMAN Ronan Clancy will run the London Marathon this month to raise vital funds for the National Brain Appeal. The 42-year-old is taking part in the event on April 27, in support of his mother, Vicky, who was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 67, just months before his father, Dermot, was killed in a tragic accident. Mr Clancy, who is a lifelong runner, … [Read more...] about Clancy Group director will run London Marathon for brain disease charity in mum’s honour