Taoiseach pledges to ‘cooperate’ with newly inaugurated President Trump

TAOISEACH Simon Harris has congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States while pledging to “cooperate” with the new US administration. “I warmly congratulate President Donald Trump on his inauguration and wish him every success in his term-in-office,” Mr Harris said in a statement. “This is a very important moment for President Trump … [Read more...] about Taoiseach pledges to ‘cooperate’ with newly inaugurated President Trump

THE public has been urged to keep away from a dead whale which has washed up on a Waterford shore. Yesterday morning local residents in Dungarvan were shocked to find the carcass of a fin whale had washed ashore on the rocks between Ballinclamper and Ballinard car parks. The large fin whale washed up on the rocks in Waterford (Pic: Cllr T Phelan) Local Labour Party Councillor … [Read more...] about Public urged to ‘keep away’ after dead whale washes up on Waterford coast

A MAN was taken to hospital after being attacked with a hammer while burglars raided his home. Police were called to the aggravated burglary in south Belfast on January 19. "At approximately 8.25pm we received a report that a number of men had gained access to a property in the Coolfin Street area,” Detective Sergeant McCartan said. “The men threatened the resident and demanded … [Read more...] about Man attacked with hammer as burglars raided his home

AN ELDERLY woman has died in hospital after being involved in a collision between a car and two pedestrians in Donegal. The woman, aged in her 80s, was one of two people hit by the car in the incident which happened on Main Street in Buncrana at around 2.20pm on January 14. Letterkenny University Hospital She died at Letterkenny University Hospital on January 19, where she was … [Read more...] about Pensioner dies in hospital following collision where car struck two pedestrians

ULTAN COWLEY is collecting the untold stories of Irish emigrants to Britain Ultan Cowley, acclaimed historian and author of The Men Who Built Britain — and someone who has been described as the world authority on the labourers who helped rebuild Britain from the mid-1940s onwards — is now working on a related project, a new book entitled: Taking the Boat: Irish Emigrants Tell … [Read more...] about Capturing the hidden history of emigration