Delight as Dundalk’s St Patrick’s Day parade to go ahead after earlier cancellation announcement

DUNDALK’S St Patrick's Day parade is to go ahead after it was announced earlier this week that 'funding challenges' had led to the event being cancelled. Louth County Council said on Wednesday that it was disappointed that the Co. Louth town's St Patrick's Day Committee had decided not to proceed with this year's event. However, the council revealed on Saturday evening that … [Read more...] about Delight as Dundalk’s St Patrick’s Day parade to go ahead after earlier cancellation announcement

AN OFFICER with London's Metropolitan Police has been dismissed for sexually inappropriate behaviour against two female colleagues while on duty. A disciplinary hearing, which concluded on Friday, January 23, found that PC Calum O'Loughnane, of the Central North Command Unit, acted inappropriately towards the officers, including putting his hands on their legs. A statement from … [Read more...] about Metropolitan Police officer dismissed for sexually inappropriate behaviour

SINN FÉIN has renewed calls for Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin to be removed from his position. It was revealed earlier this week that Murrin's cooked meats company, Dawn Farms, had imported Brazilian beef into Ireland. Sinn Féin believed that made his position at Bord Bia untenable, given the semi-state agency's mission is to promote Irish food and produce. However, Murrin … [Read more...] about Sinn Féin renews calls for Larry Murrin’s removal after Bord Bia chair backed by government

CELTIC manager Martin O'Neill has said new signing Tomáš Čvančara could make his debut for the club against Hearts in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday with Irish striker Johnny Kenny a doubt for the clash. The Co. Sligo native picked up a calf strain after replacing Hyunjun Yang for the final 13 minutes of Celtic's impressive 2-2 draw away to Bologna in the Europa League on … [Read more...] about Martin O’Neill says Tomáš Čvančara could make Celtic debut at Hearts with Johnny Kenny a doubt

THREE people have been taken to hospital after getting into difficulty off the coast of Co. Down. Multiple agencies responded to the incident at Helen's Bay on Saturday afternoon, including the Coastguard, RNLI and Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. Meanwhile, the Coastguard's Senior Coastal Operations Officer Ryan Gray thanked members of the public who 'acted quickly and … [Read more...] about Three hospitalised after getting into difficulty off Co. Down coast