Woman in her 60s dies in Dublin collision

A WOMAN in her 80s has died following a collision in Dublin. The incident occurred at around 10.30am today at Hillside Drive in Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. According to gardaí, the woman was fatally injured when the car she was driving collided with a number of other parked vehicles. The local coroner has been notified and arrangements are being made for a post-mortem … [Read more...] about Woman in her 60s dies in Dublin collision

AN IRISH woman has reportedly died in the sea off the coast of Sardinia. L'Unione Sarda reports that the 62-year-old tourist was swept into the water at the seaside village of Portu Maga on Tuesday. The newspaper adds that a rescue operation was immediately undertaken to locate the woman, who was reportedly holidaying in the Costa Verde resort with her husband. The woman was … [Read more...] about Irish woman dies in the sea off the coast of Sardinia

A MAN has been hospitalised after being attacked by a gang armed with baseball bats in Newry. The incident occurred in the Helen's Terrace area of the city at around 10.20pm on Tuesday. Investigators are looking into whether the attack is linked to damage caused to a nearby property. After responding to reports that a man had been attacked by a number of males armed with … [Read more...] about Man hospitalised after being attacked by gang armed with baseball bats in Newry

THE WIDOW of solicitor Pat Finucane has welcomed the announced today that an independent public inquiry will finally be held into his death. Despite recommendations over the years, there has been no public inquiry into the death of Mr Finucane, who was shot in front of his wife Geraldine and their three children by loyalist paramilitaries in 1989. Mrs Finucane, who was also … [Read more...] about ‘A watershed moment’: Widow of Pat Finucane welcomes announcement of public inquiry into his murder

AN ATTACK on a young family in south Belfast is being treated as a racially-motivated hate crime by police. The incident, which happened on Monday night in the Vernon Street area of the city, has left the family afraid to stay in their home. In a statement, police said it was fortunate that no one was injured in the attack, which saw masonry thrown through windows at the … [Read more...] about Attack on young family in Belfast being treated as a hate crime