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

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

THERE has been an increase in the number of accidents which happen on roads in Ireland on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Figures collated by An Garda Síochána have revealed the increase, with double the five-year average number of collisions happening on Fridays alone this year. Some 48 people have been killed in collisions on Irish roads already in 2025, with one in three of … [Read more...] about Increase in the number of accidents on Irish roads on weekends

TRIBUTES have been paid to an 18-year-old who was killed in a tractor accident in Co. Leitrim. Desmond ‘Dessie’ O’Kelly died following the incident which saw the tractor he was a passenger in involved in a single vehicle collision on the R204 at Aghavilla in Carrigallen at around 3.10pm on Tuesday, April 15. The male driver of the tractor, who is also in his late teens, was … [Read more...] about Tributes to teen killed in tractor accident

PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins will lead a ceremony marking the anniversary of the Easter Rising in Dublin this weekend. Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris will also attend the service, which will take place outside the GPO on O’Connell Street on Easter Sunday. The event marks the 109th state commemoration marking the Irish uprising in 1916, which eventually led to … [Read more...] about President Higgins will lead public ceremony marking 1916 Rising this Easter Sunday

A MAN has been arrested after police officers smelt cannabis in the car he was driving when pulled over for speeding. Officers spotted the car speeding in a 30mph zone during a road safety operation in Derry yesterday afternoon (April 16). “Shortly after 9pm on Wednesday evening, a car was detected speeding in a 30mph zone on the Springtown Road by officers from the Derry City … [Read more...] about Man arrested after police smell cannabis in car pulled over for speeding