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Triumph and Disaster:A Tribute To My Friend, Tony O’Reilly

Triumph and Disaster:
A Tribute To My Friend, Tony O’Reilly

By Ted Smyth
IA Newsletter, June 1. 2024

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Tony O’Reilly loved Pittsburgh. It became his home in 1971 and it was where he reached the pinnacle of U.S. business by serving as Chairman and CEO of the H.J. Heinz Company while serving on the boards of companies from Mobil Oil to the Washington Post. It was where his six children were raised in the leafy suburbs of Fox Chapel, and where he made lasting friendships with … [Read more...] about Triumph and Disaster:
A Tribute To My Friend, Tony O’Reilly

Tributes paid ahead of funeral for dad who died in alleged Kerry assault

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TRIBUTES have been paid to a man who died following an alleged attack in Kerry earlier this week. Gerard Kennelly was found dead in the rural village of Knockanure on the evening of Sunday, May 26. In a statement confirming his death, his family said he died “tragically” and would be “sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his heartbroken family”. Mr Kennelly, 44, who hailed … [Read more...] about Tributes paid ahead of funeral for dad who died in alleged Kerry assault

Investigation launched after sectarian attack on teenage boy

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POLICE have launched an investigation after a teenage boy was assaulted by a gang on bikes overnight. The boy was targeted as he cycled in the Ormeau Park area of south Belfast yesterday evening (May 29). A group of boys, also on bikes, began directing sectarian abuse at the teen, before one of them punched him in the face. PSNI officers have appealed for anyone who witnessed … [Read more...] about Investigation launched after sectarian attack on teenage boy

Renewed appeal over 84-year-old Galway woman missing since Saturday

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GARDAÍ have renewed a missing person’s appeal for an 84-year-old Galway woman who was last seen on Saturday. Teresa Tannian was last seen at her home in Kilina at around 7pm on May 25. She is described as approximately 5’2″ in height, of slim build, with short white hair. Teresa Tannian has been missing since Saturday Officers have urged anyone with information as to her … [Read more...] about Renewed appeal over 84-year-old Galway woman missing since Saturday

Three men sentenced over ‘horrific’ cross-border kidnapping ordeal

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THREE men have been sentenced over a kidnapping which saw a man taken from his home, driven across the Irish border and attacked with a crossbow in a five-hour ordeal. On October 3, 2020 PSNI officers received a call from Gardai that a man had been abducted in Donegal, bundled into a vehicle and driven across the border. Officers located the vehicle outside a property in the … [Read more...] about Three men sentenced over ‘horrific’ cross-border kidnapping ordeal