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Tánaiste says government committed to finding ‘truth and justice’ for Dublin-Monaghan bombings

Tánaiste says government committed to finding ‘truth and justice’ for Dublin-Monaghan bombings

May 18, 2025 by

THE TÁNAISTE has said the government is committed to finding 'truth and justice' for the Dublin-Monaghan bombings. Simon Harris was speaking yesterday on the 51st anniversary of the bombings, which occurred on May 17, 1974, claiming the lives of 34 people. In Dublin, 27 people — including a mother and her unborn baby — were killed when three car bombs exploded in the city … [Read more...] about Tánaiste says government committed to finding ‘truth and justice’ for Dublin-Monaghan bombings

Man arrested after female police officer assaulted during incident in Derry

May 18, 2025 by

A MAN has been arrested after a female police officer was assaulted during an incident in Derry. The assault occurred after officers attended an incident in the Sackville Street area of the city on Friday evening, during which two men were arrested on suspicion of assault. "During this arrest, a female officer was pulled into the side of the vehicle by one of the detained men, … [Read more...] about Man arrested after female police officer assaulted during incident in Derry

Police name men who died in separate road traffic collisions on Friday

May 18, 2025 by

POLICE have named two men who died in separate road traffic collisions on Friday as Paddy McDonald and Philip Taylor. Mr McDonald, 62, was riding a bicycle when it was involved in a collision with a car on the Monaghan Road in the Middletown area of Co. Armagh on Friday afternoon. Mr McDonald, from Castleblayney in Co. Monaghan, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Shortly … [Read more...] about Police name men who died in separate road traffic collisions on Friday

Boy dies after getting into difficulty in water in Co. Sligo

May 18, 2025 by

A BOY has died after getting into difficulty in the water in Co. Sligo. The incident occurred at Lissadell Beach on Saturday afternoon. Gardaí and emergency services, including Sligo Bay RNLI and Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 118, responded to the incident. The boy was rescued from the water and airlifted to Sligo University Hospital in a serious condition. Gardaí have revealed … [Read more...] about Boy dies after getting into difficulty in water in Co. Sligo

Canada Recognizes Irish Famine Memorial

By Michael Quigley

May/June 1996

May 16, 2025 by

The Irish in Canada have won a major victory over the Canadian Government on how the national historic site at Grosse Ile should be developed. The small island in the St. Lawrence River, 48 kilometers downstream from Quebec City, once served as a quarantine station, and is the burial site of thousands of Irish immigrants who died of cholera in 1832, and of typhus, ship fever, … [Read more...] about Canada Recognizes Irish Famine Memorial

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