A MAN has been taken to hospital following an arson attack on a home in Co. Tyrone. The incident took place in the Riverview Park area of Omagh in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police have bow appealed for information over the blaze, which they are treating as arson with intent to endanger life. "At approximately 2.55am, we received a report of a fire at a property in … [Read more...] about Man hospitalised following Co. Tyrone arson attack
Man hospitalised following Co. Tyrone arson attack
Roots: Byrnes and O’Beirnes
By James G. Ryan
September / October 1997
The names O'Byrne and O'Beirne (or Byrne and Beirne) are often regarded as variants of the same name, much to the annoyance of the less-common Beirnes. In fact, the names spring from totally different sources. O'Byrne is derived from the Gaelic O'Broin, meaning "descended from Bran," an 11th century King of Leinster. The O'Byrnes were chieftains of what is now County Kildare … [Read more...] about Roots: Byrnes and O’Beirnes
Matriarch of Chicago Bears Dies at 102
By Bob Herguth
IA Newsletter March 8, 2025
The matriarch of one of Chicago’s best-known Irish-American clans, who was among the last-living links to the early 20th-century origins of the National Football League, has died. Virginia Halas McCaskey, principal owner of the Chicago Bears and daughter of late NFL pioneer George S. Halas, died Feb. 6 at the age of 102. She leaves behind a franchise that, while storied, for … [Read more...] about Matriarch of Chicago Bears Dies at 102
The Boycott Origination Story
By Rosemary Rogers
IA Newsletter, March 8, 2025
IA Newsletter, March 8, 2025
Captain Charles Boycott, an ordinary man though in possession of a repellent personality, has gone on to immortality due to his behavior in 19th Century Mayo. Formerly an obscure officer in the British army, Captain Boycott was the land agent for an absentee landlord, Lord Erne, a position which afforded him a lush life on an estate outside the town of Ballinrobe. His lordship … [Read more...] about The Boycott Origination Story
Family of missing Dublin woman want access to unseen CCTV footage
THE London-based family of a missing Dublin woman have asked gardaí to allow them to examine unseen CCTV footage that they believe could hold the key to solving the baffling case. Esra Uyrun, a 38-year-old mother-of-one, was last seen leaving her home in Clondalkin, west Dublin, on the morning of February 23, 2011. Her car, a silver Renault Twingo, was later found in a car park … [Read more...] about Family of missing Dublin woman want access to unseen CCTV footage