• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Irish America

Irish America

Irish America

  • HOME
  • WHO WE ARE
    • ABOUT US
    • IRISH AMERICA TEAM
  • IN THIS ISSUE
  • HALL OF FAME
  • THE LISTS
    • BUSINESS 100
    • HALL OF FAME
    • HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES 50
    • WALL STREET 50
  • LIBRARY
  • TRAVEL
  • EVENTS

Appeal for witnesses after pedestrian killed in Roscommon collision

Appeal for witnesses after pedestrian killed in Roscommon collision

January 28, 2025 by

GARDAÍ have appealed for witnesses to come forward after a pedestrian died following a collision in Roscommon last night. A man, aged in his 80s, died after being struck by a car on the R377 on the outskirts of Castlerea just after 6pm. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was uninjured, the police force confirmed today as they appealed for witnesses to come … [Read more...] about Appeal for witnesses after pedestrian killed in Roscommon collision

Boy, 13, in serious condition after e-scooter accident

January 28, 2025 by

A TEENAGER is in a serious condition in hospital following an e-scooter accident on a road in Co. Donegal. The 13-year-old was found unresponsive on a local road at Linsfort at around 4.45pm yesterday afternoon (January 27) after an "apparent fall off an e-scooter", Gardaí confirmed in a statement today. He was treated at the scene before being taken by ambulance to Letterkenny … [Read more...] about Boy, 13, in serious condition after e-scooter accident

Driver who crashed after trying to overtake four cars punched police officer at the scene

January 28, 2025 by

A DRIVER who was involved in a two-car collision after attempting to overtake four vehicles went on to punch a police officer at the scene of the incident. The man has been arrested for driving whilst unfit and assault on police following the collision on the Castle Road in Antrim last night (January 27). When officers arrived at the scene they found a Nissan vehicle had … [Read more...] about Driver who crashed after trying to overtake four cars punched police officer at the scene

Public inquiry into Omagh Bombing begins

January 28, 2025 by

THE Omagh Bombing Inquiry opened today with the first oral hearings from survivors and those directly affecting by the bombing. Over the next four weeks the Inquiry, which is sitting in Strule Arts Centre in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, will hear personal insights on the impact of the attack on the town 27 years ago. Led by Lord Alan Turnbull, the Inquiry is intended to establish the … [Read more...] about Public inquiry into Omagh Bombing begins

Funeral details confirmed for Northern Irish poet Michael Longley

January 28, 2025 by

NORTHERN Irish poet Michael Longley will be laid to rest this weekend. He died on January 22, aged 85, in his hometown of Belfast, "surrounded by his family, music, love and poetry", his family have confirmed. "Michael will be remembered widely for his warmth, humour, friendship, intellect and his many contributions to the arts on the island of Ireland, in the UK, and across … [Read more...] about Funeral details confirmed for Northern Irish poet Michael Longley

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Featured Video

Featured Podcast

News from the Irish Post

  • Irish academic awarded €6m for pioneering multiple sclerosis study

    AN Irish academic has been awarded a significant sum of research funding to support a pioneering ...

  • Taoiseach: ‘Every death by suicide is a tragedy’

    THE Irish Government has pledged to reduce suicide rates across the country over the next ten yea...

  • Information board unveiled in Welsh town once known as ‘Little Ireland’

    AN INFORMATION board honouring the Irish connections of an historic Welsh town has been unveiled ...

  • Galway cheese named ‘best in UK and Ireland’

    A GOAT’S cheese made in county Galway has been named the best in the UK and Ireland. Killeen Farm...

May 30, 1971

Murphy wearing the U.S. Army khaki "Class A" uniform with full-size medals, 1948.
Murphy wearing the U.S. Army khaki “Class A” uniform with full-size medals, 1948.

Audie Murphy, the most decorated combat soldier of World War II, died tragically on this day in a plane crash. He was 46. Audie, one of 9 children, was born on June 20, 1924, near the town of Kingston, Texas. “We were share-crop farmers,” he wrote. “And to say that the family was poor would be an understatement. Poverty dogged our every step.” When he was 18, Audie enlisted in the army. The slight, freckle-faced kid was turned down by the Marines and the paratroopers before the infantry took him. He went on to earn 21 medals for bravery and the Congressional Medal of Honor. He is buried in Arlington Cemetery.

Footer

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe

  • Subscribe
  • Give a Gift
  • Newsletter

Additional

  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2026 · IrishAmerica Child Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in