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Twelve people arrested during anti-immigration protest in Dublin

Twelve people arrested during anti-immigration protest in Dublin

July 16, 2024 by

TWELVE people were arrested at an anti-immigration protest in Dublin yesterday. Tensions erupted in Coolock in the north of the city at a site which was due to to be made available to house asylum seekers. Emergency services were called to the scene yesterday afternoon, where anti-immigration protestors were demonstrating outside the former Crown Paints factory on the Malahide … [Read more...] about Twelve people arrested during anti-immigration protest in Dublin

‘She lit up our hearts and lives’: Tributes paid to girl, 13, who died after collapsing during soccer match in Co. Louth

July 14, 2024 by

TRIBUTES have been paid to a teenage girl who died after collapsing during a soccer match in Co. Louth on Thursday. Zara Murphy, 13, became ill during a Louth School Girls League (LSGL) game between her club Termonfeckin Celtic and former side Glen Magic. She was rushed to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda but later passed away. All games in the LSGL and the North East … [Read more...] about ‘She lit up our hearts and lives’: Tributes paid to girl, 13, who died after collapsing during soccer match in Co. Louth

Suspicious object sparks security alert in West Belfast

July 14, 2024 by

A NUMBER of roads have been cordoned off in West Belfast following a security alert on Sunday morning. Police have asked people to avoid the area after the discovery of what it described as a suspicious object on the Springfield Road. Images shared on social media appeared to show an object bound with black tape sitting in a doorway in the area before a bomb disposal robot was … [Read more...] about Suspicious object sparks security alert in West Belfast

Man hospitalised after petrol bomb attack on Dublin home

July 14, 2024 by

A MAN has been treated in hospital for serious injuries following a petrol bomb attack on a home in Dublin. The incident occurred during the early hours of Saturday, July 13 at a house in Drimnagh, Dublin 12. Gardaí have described the injured man's condition as stable following what local councillor Daithí Doolan said was the latest in a number of recent violent incidents in … [Read more...] about Man hospitalised after petrol bomb attack on Dublin home

Man sustains head injuries in Belfast city centre brawl

July 14, 2024 by

POLICE have appealed for information after a man sustained head injuries in a brawl in Belfast city centre. The man, aged in his 30s, was treated in hospital for his injuries and subsequently arrested. The incident unfolded on the Bedford Street area of the city on Friday afternoon, July 12. "Shortly before 3.45pm we received a report that a man had been assaulted during a … [Read more...] about Man sustains head injuries in Belfast city centre brawl

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April 22, 1834

On this day in 1834, Daniel O’Connell, the Irish political leader often referred to as “The Liberator” or “The Emancipator,” sparked a debate in the British House of Commons by calling for a repeal to the 1801 Act of Union. During a five-hour speech, O’Connell questioned the 2/17 tax that Britain had levied on Ireland, calling it a “fraction purposely introduced in order that Ireland might be robbed with greater facility.” Previously, O’Connell had successfully campaigned for the right for Catholics to sit in the Westminster Parliament. A critic of violent insurrection and a staunch abolitionist, he would serve as an inspiration to Frederick Douglass, and later to Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.

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