£5m earmarked for student training to secure Northern Irish health service

INVESTMENT of more than £5m has been announced to secure the health service in Northern Ireland. Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has confirmed a two-year funding package which is designed to expand student training places across the region. “Our health and social care workforce are our greatest asset,” he said. “Without their skill and dedication, there is no service,” he … [Read more...] about £5m earmarked for student training to secure Northern Irish health service

Throughout the 20th century, waves of emigration from Donegal to Scotland shaped the social fabric of both places. Seasonal migration for work — in agriculture, coal-mining, construction and transport — saw thousands of Donegal men and women cross the water each year Mary McGinley, Derryreel, Falcarragh pictured with her co-workers on Glasgow Corporation trams in the 1950s (pic … [Read more...] about Glasgow exhibition wants to hear from Donegal people

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of missing Co. Kerry farmer, Michael Gaine. Mr Gaine, 56, was reported missing from his home near Kenmare on Friday, March 21, having last been seen in the town the previous day. On April 29, gardaí reclassified the case as a homicide investigation. Gardaí confirmed on Saturday that human remains had been discovered on Mr … [Read more...] about Man arrested on suspicion of murder of Co. Kerry farmer Michael Gaine

A WOMAN arrested in Belfast after going on the run for two years to avoid sentencing for drug-related offences has been jailed. Emily MacArthur, 34, of no fixed address, failed to appear at Swindon Crown Court in April 2022 having pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply controlled drugs into prisons and importing cocaine from Jamaica. Having used various aliases to move around … [Read more...] about Woman arrested in Belfast after going on run for two years to avoid sentencing for drugs offences is jailed

A FORENSIC examination of missing Michael Gaine's farm is continuing today after human remains were discovered on the site. Mr Gaine, 56, was reported missing from his home near Kenmare in Co. Kerry on Friday, March 21, having last been seen in the town the previous day. On April 29, gardaí reclassified the case as a homicide investigation. As part of their investigation, … [Read more...] about Forensic examination of missing Michael Gaine’s farm continues after human remains discovered