The Irish love a good gathering. That was no more evident than in 2024 as we gathered to celebrate the arts, raise money for international charities, honor leaders in cities around the country, and celebrate our differences and that which brings us together. We look back at these wonderful events and some people who participated and made them possible. Sláinte … [Read more...] about 2024 A Year of Irish Events
2024 A Year of Irish Events
How Éamon De Valera ‘betrayed’ radical Irish women who supported him through wilderness years
A NEW historical series documents how Éamon de Valera betrayed the revolutionary Irish women who supported him through his ‘wilderness years’. TG4 series De Valera san Fhásach explores the life of the former Irish leader in the years following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921. As a leading figure in the Easter Rising of 1916 and later Ireland’s War of … [Read more...] about How Éamon De Valera ‘betrayed’ radical Irish women who supported him through wilderness years
‘Increasing concerns’ for man missing for three months
POLICE are growing “increasingly concerned” for the wellbeing of a man who was last seen in Co. Antrim three months ago. Gary Patterson was last seen in Larne on October 12, 2024 and was reported missing on December 20. Gary Patterson was last seen in Co. Antrim in October At the time the 45-year-old, who has links to the Larne and Belfast areas, had dark hair and a thick … [Read more...] about ‘Increasing concerns’ for man missing for three months
‘Seriously injured’ woman airlifted to hospital following collision in Cavan
A WOMAN aged in her 70s was airlifted to hospital after the car she was a passenger in was involved in a collision in Co. Cavan. She was left seriously injured following the crash and remains Mater Hospital in Dublin where she is in a critical condition. Gardaí were called to the two-car collision in Virginia at around 1.10pm yesterday afternoon (January 8). The occupant of the … [Read more...] about ‘Seriously injured’ woman airlifted to hospital following collision in Cavan
Woman arrested in connection with hit-and-run that left cyclist in critical condition in hospital
A WOMAN has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run collision that left a cyclist in a critical condition in hospital. The cyclist, a man aged in his 40s, was seriously injured in the incident, which happened on Monday, January 6. Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, Co. Louth A car collided with the cyclist on the R132 near Whitehouse Cross in Dromiskin, Co. Louth … [Read more...] about Woman arrested in connection with hit-and-run that left cyclist in critical condition in hospital