Thousands view Pope Francis lying in state at St Peter’s Basilica

THOUSANDS of people have made their way to St Peter’s Basilica to view the body of Pope Francis as it lies in state. The 88-year-old died at his home Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican on Easter Monday (April 21) after a stroke and subsequent heart failure. Yesterday his body was taken from the Vatican apartment where he had lived since his papacy began in 2013, and brought to St … [Read more...] about Thousands view Pope Francis lying in state at St Peter’s Basilica

A MAN arrested under the Terrorism Act following a parade in Derry on Easter Monday has been charged with a number of offences connected to the event. The 55-year-old is charged with managing a meeting in support of a proscribed organisation and aiding and abetting wearing clothing/articles as member or supporter of a proscribed organisation He is also charged with aiding and … [Read more...] about Man charged to court following Easter Monday parade in Derry

A MAN has been arrested after gardaí seized more than €150,000 worth of drugs during searches in Co. Meath. The searches were carried out on Tuesday by gardaí attached to the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT) investigating the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Dublin Region. During the search of a commercial premises in Ratoath, gardaí recovered cannabis herb valued at … [Read more...] about Arrest after more than €150,000 worth of drugs seized in Co. Meath

SINN FÉIN MP John Finucane has described a security alert in Belfast as 'dangerous and disgraceful'. The MP for North Belfast was speaking after a number of viable pipe bomb-type devices were discovered along with a quantity of ammunition near Belfast Castle on Tuesday evening. Police have since made the devices safe and removed them from the scene for further forensic … [Read more...] about Sinn Féin MP condemns ‘disgraceful’ security alert in Belfast

TWO people died and four were left seriously injured in collisions on roads across Ireland on Easter Monday. A two-car collision on the N59 in Ballysadare, Co. Sligo, happened at around 2.30pm yesterday (April 21). The occupants of one vehicle, two women aged in their 40s and 20s, along with a three-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl, were all taken to Sligo University … [Read more...] about Two people killed and four seriously injured on Irish roads in Easter Monday collisions