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

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

Man jailed for possessing hundreds of indecent images of children thanks to work of Digital Detection Dog

January 19, 2025 by

A MAN has been jailed for possessing hundreds of indecent images of children, thanks in part to the work of a Digital Detection Dog. Timothy O'Keefe, 58, of May Close in Southampton, appeared at Winchester Crown Court on Friday after pleading guilty to possessing more than 700 indecent images of children. The offences took place between June 2022 and June 2024 while O'Keefe was … [Read more...] about Man jailed for possessing hundreds of indecent images of children thanks to work of Digital Detection Dog

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

Sinn Féin MLA calls for Irish Diaspora to be granted voting rights

January 19, 2025 by

SINN FÉIN MLA Conor Murphy has called for the Irish Diaspora to be given the right to vote in presidential elections. Murphy, who is contesting the upcoming elections to Seanad Éireann, said the incoming Irish Government must end the denial of voting rights for Irish citizens outside the state, including those in the North of Ireland and the Diaspora overseas. A referendum … [Read more...] about Sinn Féin MLA calls for Irish Diaspora to be granted voting rights

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John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, great grandson of Irish immigrants, was born on Tuesday, May 29, 1917, at at his family’s home in Brookline, MA to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. He was named after his maternal grandfather John “Honeyfitz” Fitzgerald. Often ill as a child and given the last rites 5 times, the first when he was a newborn, he went on to Princeton and Harvard and joined the U.S. Navy in 1941. In the early 1950s he ran for Congress and was elected a Senator from Massachusetts in 1952. In 1960, he defeated Richard Nixon to become the 35th president of the U.S. He was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Texas. For more information on JFK visit the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum.

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