TWO men have been arrested after gardaí seized €3m worth of suspected heroin in Dublin on Friday. The 21kg haul was discovered after members of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau intercepted and searched a vehicle in the Coolock area. The operation was part of ongoing investigations targeting transnational and Dublin-based organised crime gangs. One man was … [Read more...] about Two arrested after €3m worth of suspected heroin seized in Dublin
Two arrested after €3m worth of suspected heroin seized in Dublin
Sinn Féin to move motion calling for presidential voting rights to be granted to those living in Northern Ireland
SINN FÉIN is to move a motion at the Northern Ireland Assembly calling for the Irish Government to extend presidential voting rights to those living in the North. The party's National Chairperson, Declan Kearney MLA, said it would be an opportunity for the Assembly to have its voice heard on the issue. In 2013, the Constitutional Convention recommended extending voting rights … [Read more...] about Sinn Féin to move motion calling for presidential voting rights to be granted to those living in Northern Ireland
US President Donald Trump posts AI picture of himself as Pope
US President Donald Trump has posted an AI-generated picture of himself as the Pope. Trump, who last week attended the funeral of Pope Francis, shared the image on his Truth Social account. It was later shared on the official White House Twitter/X account, where it has been viewed over 70m times. Trump has previously described himself as a Presbyterian but in 2020 said he … [Read more...] about US President Donald Trump posts AI picture of himself as Pope
Woman in her 70s dies in house fire in Limerick
A WOMAN in her 70s has died in a house fire in Co. Limerick. Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of a fire at a property in Wolfe Tone Street in Limerick in the early hours of Saturday morning. "During a search of the premises, the body of a woman was discovered," read a statement from gardaí. "The woman, aged in her 70s, was pronounced deceased at the … [Read more...] about Woman in her 70s dies in house fire in Limerick
A Pilgrimage of Repair
In January 2025, to open the Jubilee of the World of Communication in Rome, the Dicastery for Communication at the Vatican, Colum McCann, author of numerous works and co-founder of Narrative 4 – a global non-profit which uses storytelling to better communities, stressed the importance of stories in his address to an audience that included Pope Francis. “The shortest distance … [Read more...] about A Pilgrimage of Repair