Two arrested in connection with death of man in Wicklow

TWO men have been arrested in connection with the death of a man who was found seriously injured near a playground in Co. Wicklow. The man, named locally as 36-year-old William Moorehouse, was found with serious injuries at a park in Bray on January 19. The father-of-six, who had an address at the Half Moon Halting Site, was found with stab sounds at the park in Boghall Road … [Read more...] about Two arrested in connection with death of man in Wicklow

A WEATHER advisory has been issued across Ireland as Storm Éowyn has been named. The fifth storm of 2024/2025 season will arrive this week, meteorologists have confirmed today, with the UK Met Office naming Storm Éowyn this morning. It will bring wet and very windy weather to Ireland from Thursday night (January 23) and during Friday (January 24), Met Éireann said today. “Éowyn … [Read more...] about Weather advisory issued for Ireland as Storm Éowyn named

THE funeral will take place today for a popular barman who was killed in a collision in Co. Cork this month. Marco da Costa was involved in a single car collision on the N71 in Clonakilty town at around 12.15am on January 14. The father-of-one, who was originally from South Africa, was pronounced dead at the scene. Tributes have flooded in for the 55-year-old, who worked at the … [Read more...] about ‘A true gentleman’: Funeral confirmed for popular barman killed in Cork collision

FUNDING has been reinstated to support a GCSE which is designed to improve road safety among young people in Northern Ireland. Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has agreed to fund a scheme that supports the Motor Vehicle and Road User (MVRUS) GCSE, which targets young people in a bid to improve road safety among a group which is over-represented in road traffic fatalities and … [Read more...] about Funding reinstated for road safety GCSE following ‘devastating’ year of fatal collisions

A MURDER investigation is underway following the death of a man who was found seriously injured near a playground in a park in Co. Wicklow. Gardaí have confirmed they are “investigating all of the circumstances” surrounding the death of the man following the incident in Bray on January 19. Garda forensics at the scene where the man was found with stab wounds He has been named … [Read more...] about Man dies after being found seriously injured in Wicklow playground