Man in his 50s dies in single-vehicle collision in Co. Wexford

A MAN in his 50s has died following a single-vehicle collision in Co. Wexford. The incident occurred on a local road at Poulpeasty near Taghmon at around 6.50pm on Saturday. The man, who was riding a motorcycle, was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene. His body was removed to the mortuary at University Hospital Waterford, where a post-mortem examination is due to take … [Read more...] about Man in his 50s dies in single-vehicle collision in Co. Wexford

A TEACHER from Co. Antrim has been jailed for the sexual abuse of a teenage pupil. At Laganside Court in Belfast on Friday, 33-year-old Judith Evans from Newtownabbey was sentenced to two years in prison and two years on licence. The mother-of-two, a former teacher at a Belfast high school, pleaded guilty to seven child sexual abuse offences relating to a 14-year-old boy. These … [Read more...] about ‘Cold, calculating child predator’: Teacher from Co. Antrim jailed for sexual abuse of pupil

The Irish Post's PETER KELLY reports from inside the White House  DID the DUP 'steal a march' on normally super-savvy Irish republicans in the United States' St Patrick's events? You bet they did. In the land of the free rein for Sinn Féin in the past, the DUP — the party founded by Rev Ian Paisley more than fifty years ago — commanded previously unthinkable centre stage in a … [Read more...] about After St Patrick’s Washington celebrations – the shape of things to come?