A WOMAN has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Co. Down. The 40-year-old man sustained a serious injury in an incident in Newry at around 12.45pm on June 28. PSNI officers attended the scene in the Fisher Park area of the city where the man was treated for his injuries before being taken to hospital. He subsequently died in hospital, the police force … [Read more...] about Woman charged with murder after man dies in Co. Down
Woman charged with murder after man dies in Co. Down
Appeal for witnesses after serious collision leaves motorcyclist and car driver hospitalised
GARDAÍ have appealed for witnesses to come forward after two men were hospitalised following a serious collision in Co. Cork. A motorcycle and a car collided on the N71 at Grillagh, north of Clonakilty, on June 29. The motorcyclist, aged in his 20s, was treated at the scene and taken by ambulance to Cork University Hospital. The driver of the car, a man aged in his 70s, was … [Read more...] about Appeal for witnesses after serious collision leaves motorcyclist and car driver hospitalised
Police confirm name of motorcyclist who died in single vehicle collision
A MOTORCYCLIST has died after being involved in a single vehicle collision in Co. Down. The man has been named by the PSNI as 36-year-old Philip McClelland from Newtownards. Police were called to the incident which happened on the Portaferry Road in Newtownards on the afternoon of June 29 “Shortly before 1.15pm, we received a report of a single vehicle road traffic collision … [Read more...] about Police confirm name of motorcyclist who died in single vehicle collision
San Francisco’s Irish Festival
By Elgy Gillespie
May/June 1995
Elgy Gillespie reports on the month-long San Francisco Irish festival. For four years the Irish Arts Foundation of San Francisco headed by Derryman Peter O'Neill and Clareman Eddie Stack have produced the very successful Celtic Music Festival, which ran over a weekend in March and included the best of Irish music, traditional and otherwise. This year the pair ambitiously … [Read more...] about San Francisco’s Irish Festival
‘F*** Keir Starmer’: Kneecap hit back at British Prime Minister during Glastonbury set
BELFAST rap group Kneecap led chants of 'F*** Keir Starmer' during their Glastonbury set days after the British Prime Minister said the band should not perform at the festival. Kneecap's set was not shown live by the BBC, who instead released an edited version of the performance on iPlayer later on Saturday. However, footage from the set was shared online, with one person who … [Read more...] about ‘F*** Keir Starmer’: Kneecap hit back at British Prime Minister during Glastonbury set