TRIBUTES have been paid to a young man who died in a road traffic collision in Co. Tyrone on St Stephen's Day. Padraig McDonald, 20, died following the collision on the Drum Road in Cookstown in the early hours of Friday, December 26. Four others were injured in the incident, including a boy aged in his late teens who sustained life-changing injuries and another who suffered … [Read more...] about ‘A friend to us all’: Tributes paid to young man who died in St Stephen’s Day collision in Co. Tyrone
‘A friend to us all’: Tributes paid to young man who died in St Stephen’s Day collision in Co. Tyrone
Body discovered by police hunting man following attempted murder of two people in Co. Down
POLICE hunting a man in connection with the attempted murder of two people in Co. Down have revealed they have discovered a body. At around 3.30pm on Christmas Eve, a man armed with a hammer and a knife entered a residential property in Chippendale Avenue in Bangor and assaulted a woman in her 50s and a man in his 20s. The man left the scene on foot, still armed, while the two … [Read more...] about Body discovered by police hunting man following attempted murder of two people in Co. Down
Co. Waterford father-of-two who died after Christmas Day e-scooter collision is named locally
A MAN who died following a Christmas Day collision in Co. Waterford involving an e-scooter has been named locally as Alan Walsh. Mr Walsh died after the e-scooter he was travelling on was involved in a collision with a car at the junction of Manor Hill (Bunker's Hill) and Hennessy's Road in Waterford city at around 11am. The father-of-two, who was in his 40s, was taken to … [Read more...] about Co. Waterford father-of-two who died after Christmas Day e-scooter collision is named locally
Man dies following St Stephen’s Day house fire in Co. Antrim
A MAN has died following a house fire in Co. Antrim on St Stephen's Day. Police received a report of a fire in the Waring Street area of Ballymena shortly before 9.45am on Friday and attended alongside the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS). Two appliances from Ballymena Fire Station were despatched to the incident. Sadly, a 48-year-old man was pronounced dead at … [Read more...] about Man dies following St Stephen’s Day house fire in Co. Antrim
Irish academic appointed chief scientist at the UN
AN IRISH academic has been appointed a chief scientist at the United Nations. Professor Charles Spillane will take up the role of Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, it was confirmed this month. The Mr Spillane, who is a Professor of Plant Science in the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences and Ryan Institute at the University of … [Read more...] about Irish academic appointed chief scientist at the UN