Fundraiser to support families of Buncrana teenagers raises more than €37,000

A FUNDRAISER to support the families of two teenagers who died in Co. Donegal at the weekend has raised more than €37,000. Emmanuel Familola, 16, and Matt Sibanda, 18, died after getting into difficulty in the water at Buncrana on Saturday. Emmanuel was rescued from the water but sadly passed away later in hospital, while the body of Matt was recovered from the water between … [Read more...] about Fundraiser to support families of Buncrana teenagers raises more than €37,000

A WOMAN whose daughter and her best friend died in a collision on the way to their debs ball has said there is 'no justice' after the driver was jailed for seven years. Theresa McCann was speaking outside Monaghan Circuit Court today after 61-year-old Anthony McGinn was sentenced over the collision, which occurred on July 31, 2023. Ms McCann's daughter Kiea, 17, and her best … [Read more...] about Mother says there is ‘no justice’ as driver sentenced over death of two girls in Co. Monaghan collision

A MAN has been extradited to Northern Ireland from the South in relation to fraud offences. The 54-year-old man was arrested in Ireland on March 7 and extradition proceedings were completed today with his successful return to the North. He was subject to an investigation by the Department for Communities and is sought to stand trial for a number of benefit fraud offences that … [Read more...] about Man extradited to Northern Ireland over fraud offences

AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA has condemned social media content relating to the death of Garda Kevin Flatley, branding it 'completely inaccurate'. Garda Flatley, 49, died after he was struck by a motorcycle on the R132 in Lanestown in North County Dublin on Sunday as he performed speed checks. The motorcyclist, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital in a serious condition. In a statement … [Read more...] about Garda slam ‘completely inaccurate’ social media content relating to death of Garda Kevin Flatley

Backroom diplomacy, shifting alliances and a surprise result in Rome ushered in American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the 267th successor of St Peter The cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel (picture by Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images) FOLLOWING Pope Francis's death on April 21, 2025, the College of Cardinals convened to elect his successor. The conclave began … [Read more...] about How the conclave voted in Pope Leo XIV