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BAFTA-award winning actor Jamie Demetriou joins cast of new sitcom set in Northern Ireland

BAFTA-award winning actor Jamie Demetriou joins cast of new sitcom set in Northern Ireland

January 19, 2025 by

ACLAIMED actor, writer and comedian Jamie Demetriou has joined the cast of a new sitcom set in Northern Ireland. Demetriou, who has twice won the Best Male Comedy Performance BAFTA for the title role in his sitcom Stath Lets Flats, will appear in Funboys next month. It will see him link up with Simon Mayhew-Archer, the BAFTA-award-winning producer of BBC comedy, This … [Read more...] about BAFTA-award winning actor Jamie Demetriou joins cast of new sitcom set in Northern Ireland

Man dies in house fire in Co. Dublin while gardaí warn against online speculation

January 19, 2025 by

A MAN has died following a house fire in Co. Dublin this morning. Firefighters from Tallaght, Blanchardstown and Dolphins Barn attended the scene.of a fire at a residence in Lucan just before 6am. Gardaí laer confirmed that a man, aged in his 40s, was fatally injured in the fire and his body remains at the scene. However, they warned against the spread of disinformation … [Read more...] about Man dies in house fire in Co. Dublin while gardaí warn against online speculation

Teenager convicted of manslaughter of John Cavanagh following fatal punch to the neck

January 19, 2025 by

A TEENAGER has been convicted of the manslaughter of his neighbour, who died after sustaining a single punch to the neck. Jimmy McDonagh, 18, struck 44-year-old John Cavanagh during an argument in Uxbridge, West London, last March. Police officers and the London Ambulance Service were called to the scene and Mr Cavanagh was taken to hospital, where he later died. McDonagh was … [Read more...] about Teenager convicted of manslaughter of John Cavanagh following fatal punch to the neck

Anniversary appeal to find prime suspect in 2015 murder of much-loved father-of-two Jon Casey

January 19, 2025 by

POLICE have issued a renewed appealed for information in their bid to locate the prime suspect in the murder of a much-loved father-of-two a decade ago. Jon Casey, 35, was stabbed to death in Barrack Road, Northampton, close to the Lazeez restaurant, shortly before 5.30pm on January 16, 2015. Northamptonshire Police declared Waijs Dahir the prime suspect in Mr Casey's death … [Read more...] about Anniversary appeal to find prime suspect in 2015 murder of much-loved father-of-two Jon Casey

Teenager seriously injured following Lisburn hit-and-run

January 19, 2025 by

POLICE are appealing for information after a teenager was seriously injured in a hit-and-run in Lisburn. The collision occurred in the city around eight miles outside Belfast just before 6.20pm on Saturday. An 18-year-old motorcyclist was taken to hospital, while police are attempting to trace a silver vehicle that failed to remain at the scene. "We received a report that a … [Read more...] about Teenager seriously injured following Lisburn hit-and-run

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December 17, 1999

The Irish government announced on this day in 1999 that the state had purchased the 550 acre site of the Battle of the Boyne for £9 million. In 1690, forces under rival claimants to the English throne, Catholic King James and Protestant King William, met at the River Boyne near Drogheda and fought. The battle was won by William, ending James’s quest to regain the crown and instituting the Protestant rule in Ireland. The site, which was purchased from an unidentified business man, was redeveloped and is now a tourist centre.

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