‘Predatory’ police officer who had sex with vulnerable woman dismissed

A POLICE officer was dismissed from the PSNI after using his position of authority to have sex with a vulnerable woman while on duty. The findings of a Police Ombudsman investigation have been released, which found the officer had sex with the woman at an industrial estate in Antrim while on duty in 2016. The incident only came to light in 2019 when the woman called 999 to … [Read more...] about ‘Predatory’ police officer who had sex with vulnerable woman dismissed

GARDAÍ are investigating after a body was found at a house in Co. Kildare. Officers were called to the property in Eustace Demesne in Naas at around 1.30pm on April 14. Gardai at the scene where the bnody was fopund in Naas, Kildare They discovered the body of a man in the property, who has since been identified locally as 36-year-old Shane Knott. Gardaí have confirmed that … [Read more...] about Victim named after body found in house in Kildare

THE Irish Government has extended a programme providing children with a hot meal during the school day to 900 new locations this week. New Taoiseach Simon Harris launched the rollout yesterday, stating the move meant 150,000 more children would now benefit from the programme which first launched in 2019. Taoiseach Simon Harris with Minister for Social Protection Heather … [Read more...] about Taoiseach extends hot school meals programme to 900 more primary schools across Ireland

AN EXHIBITION documenting the history of the Irish community in Britain has opened in Dublin following a successful tour of England. Launched last November, the heritage exhibition Look Back to Look Forward: 50 years of the Irish in Britain toured the country until earlier this year, where it drew vast crowds at every stop. Thousands came out to see it when it pulled up in … [Read more...] about Popular exhibition documenting history of the Irish community in Britain gets Dublin showcase

THE British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly (BIPA) has unanimously adopted a resolution calling for an ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in the Gaza conflict. Parliamentarians from Britain and Ireland are in Wicklow this week for the 66th BIPA meeting which began yesterday afternoon (April 15). The event, which concludes today, features British BIPA Co-Chair, Dame Karen Bradley … [Read more...] about British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly adopt resolution calling for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza