A WOMAN who was seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision in Co. Limerick last month has passed away. The woman, aged in her 30s, was a passenger in a car that was involved in a collision with a bus near Ballylanders at around 3pm on Saturday, October 26. She was airlifted to Cork University Hospital but it was revealed this week that she has since died. None of the … [Read more...] about Woman dies weeks after Co. Limerick collision involving car and bus
Woman dies weeks after Co. Limerick collision involving car and bus
New search underway in Co. Dublin for couple who went missing in 2015
A NEW search is being carried out by garda investigating the disappearance of William Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane in Co. Meath more than nine years ago. The couple have not been since April 14, 2015, with the case upgraded to a murder investigation following a review in September 2016. The latest search for the couple in open lands at Ring Commons, Balrothery East in … [Read more...] about New search underway in Co. Dublin for couple who went missing in 2015
The Irish Moment
By Thomas Cahill
The Irish have long loomed in American imagination. From Mr. Dooley to Scarlett O'Hara to Randall Patrick McMurphy, they have appeared as powerful symbols in popular American fiction, standing for will power and unbowed determination (in the case of Ms. O'Hara, who would never go hungry again) or for deep-seated sanity and freedom of spirit (in the case of R.P. McMurphy, the … [Read more...] about The Irish Moment
Family of man shot dead by British soldier during Troubles receive MoD settlement
THE family of a man who was shot dead by a British soldier in Derry at the height of the Troubles have received a ‘significant’ settlement from the Ministry of Defence (MoD). William McGreanery died in the early hours of September 15, 1971, after a soldier opened fire from an army lookout at a junction in the city. The 41-year-old, who worked as a shop assistant, was shot by a … [Read more...] about Family of man shot dead by British soldier during Troubles receive MoD settlement
Man charged with murdering his father at five-star hotel in Ireland
A MAN has been charged with the murder of his father at a luxury hotel in Co. Laois. Tourist Henry McGowan, of Clinton Street in Brooklyn, New York, was charged with murder following an incident at The Lodge at the Ballyfin Demense estate in Ballyfin. An investigation is underway into the death of a man at the five star Ballyfin Estate in Co Laois His father, John McGowan, was … [Read more...] about Man charged with murdering his father at five-star hotel in Ireland