Renewed appeal 14 years after man killed in hit and run while walking home from night out

POLICE have issued an anniversary appeal for information about a hit and run collision which killed a 20-year-old man. Fintan Traynor died after being hit by a car while walking home in the early hours of June 26, 2011, after a night out in Castleblayney, County Monaghan. The collision happened in Lemgare Road, which links the villages of Clontibret and Annyalla with Derrynoose … [Read more...] about Renewed appeal 14 years after man killed in hit and run while walking home from night out

A MAN has been arrested after being caught with a gun while in a Dublin taxi. Gardaí stopped the cab while on routine patrol in Turvey Avenue, Inchicore on June 24, after seeing two “males of interest” entering the vehicle. When the car stopped the officers “were met by a strong smell of cannabis” the police force said in a statement. Both men were searched and one of them was … [Read more...] about Man arrested after being caught with gun in taxi

IRELAND has officially recorded its first jihadist terrorist attack, following confirmation of the incident by An Garda Síochána in a newly released European Union terrorism report. The 2025 Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT), published by Europol, cites a knife attack on a Defence Forces chaplain in Galway last August as part of a broader rise in jihadism across … [Read more...] about Ireland’s first jihadist attack confirmed as EU report warns of rising extremism

NEW research has revealed striking inequalities in access to Para sports in Ireland. The report found girls and those who become disabled in later life face more challenging pathways when attempting to access disability sports. The far-reaching study, a collaboration between the University of Limerick and Paralympics Ireland, examined the lived experience of Para athletes and … [Read more...] about Call to action as new research reveals barriers to disability sports in Ireland

IRELAND'S oldest and largest medieval book shrine is on display for the very first time. The Lough Kinale Book Shrine is now on public display at the National Museum of Ireland, following a nearly 40-year conservation effort. Discovered in 1986 by divers in a lake in County Longford, the 9th-century wooden box was remarkably well preserved for over a thousand years. The shrine, … [Read more...] about Ireland’s oldest book shrine unveiled after 39-year restoration