Close ties between Britain and Ireland celebrated at prestigious London event

THE “strong diplomatic and cultural ties” between Britain and Ireland were celebrated at a prestigious annual event held in London’s Park Lane. Organisers and special guests at the St Patrick's Day Ball in Park Lane For 2025 the St Patrick’s Day Ball was held at the InterContinental Hotel where guests enjoyed a night celebrating Irish heritage and community. The event was … [Read more...] about Close ties between Britain and Ireland celebrated at prestigious London event

GARDAÍ seized cocaine worth €87k after stopping and searching a car in Dublin this week. Officers from the Dublin Metropolitan Region South Central Drugs Unit stopped and searched a vehicle in the Dublin 2 area yesterday, they confirmed today. Some of the cocaine seized was found disguised as mints “Over €87,000 of suspected cocaine  - some of which was packaged in the form of … [Read more...] about Cocaine disguised as mints seized as car stopped in Dublin

GARDAÍ are appealing to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a teenage girl missing from Co. Meath. Dija Savickaite, 15, is reported missing from her home in Trim since Wednesday, March 19. Dija is described as being approximately 5' 2" in height, with shoulder length dark hair and blue eyes. She typically wears a nose ring. It is not known what Dija was … [Read more...] about Appeal for information over girl missing from Co. Meath

THE Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland has found a police investigation into the Troubles-era killing of an IRA man was “wholly inadequate”. Colum Marks was shot by a Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officer, known as Officer B, on the evening of April 10,1991 in Downpatrick, in Co. Down. He later died from his injuries in hospital. The RUC’s Criminal Investigation Division … [Read more...] about Police investigation into killing of IRA man Colum Marks was ‘wholly inadequate’

THE Taoiseach has issued what some commentators have described as ‘strong’ condemnation of the Israeli airstrikes launched against Gaza on Monday evening. Mr. Martin described the events as the ‘collective punishment of Palestinians’. An Taoiseach made the comments in Brussels ahead of an EU summit to discuss the ongoing Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. He said that … [Read more...] about Micheál Martin issues condemnation of Israeli strikes on Gaza