TRIBUTES have been paid to a teenager who died when the car he was driving veered off a road in Co. Sligo. Rickie Devine Jr was pronounced dead at the scene of the single vehicle collision on the N17 at Ballinacarrow shortly after 8.15pm on February 22. "A young adult male, aged in his late teens, sustained serious injuries when the SUV he was driving veered off the road," … [Read more...] about Tributes to tragic teen killed in collision on Irish road
Tributes to tragic teen killed in collision on Irish road
BBC ‘censored’ truth about Catholics’ experience during Troubles former executive reveals
A NEW show documenting the history of the BBC and its reporting over the years has revealed the broadcaster “censored” the Catholic viewpoint during the Troubles. That claim has been made by former BBC senior executive Sir Paul Fox, who talks candidly in the documentary Shooting the Rapids. The Guardian reports Mr Fox’s statement to the programme, where he claims the truth of … [Read more...] about BBC ‘censored’ truth about Catholics’ experience during Troubles former executive reveals
Francis Bacon’s final portrait of lover George Dyer expected to fetch £7m at auction
THE last portrait painted by Francis Bacon of his lover George Dyer will go under the hammer next month. Painted in 1970, Study of George Dwyer was completed a year before Dyer’s death. With an estimated price tag of £5-7million, it will go up for sale for the first time in more than 50 years next month. The piece will be on offer at Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary Evening … [Read more...] about Francis Bacon’s final portrait of lover George Dyer expected to fetch £7m at auction
‘A beautiful young man’: Tributes following death of Irish man in Bali
FRIENDS and family have paid tribute this weekend following the death on an Irish man in Bali. Val Brooks died while on holiday on the Indonesian island. He had moved to Australia last month. The 25-year-old, a carpenter who hailed from Kiltealy in Co. Wexford, has been described as “a beautiful young man with an infectious smile” by friends as tributes have flooded in since … [Read more...] about ‘A beautiful young man’: Tributes following death of Irish man in Bali
Man wanted for murder in Spain arrested in Northern Ireland
A MAN wanted in connection with a murder in Spain has been arrested in Northern Ireland. The 22-year-old was tracked down in Craigavon in Co. Armagh by PSNI officers on February 23. He was arrested “on an extradition warrant issued by Spanish authorities for murder” the PSNI confirmed. Sergeant Davey, from the PSNI’s International Policing Unit, explained: “Officers from Lurgan … [Read more...] about Man wanted for murder in Spain arrested in Northern Ireland