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But Always Meeting Ourselves

But Always Meeting Ourselves

By Colum McCann
IA Newsletter, June 15, 2024

June 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment

[My grandfather] the man whom I had met only once was becoming flesh and blood through the pages of a fiction. A LONDON nursing home. The shape of a figure beneath the sheets. My grandfather could just about whisper. He wanted a cigarette and a glass of whiskey. “Come up on the bed here, young fella,” he said, gruffly. It was 1975 and I was 10 years old and it would be the … [Read more...] about But Always Meeting Ourselves

Appeal after man stabbed in neck in Belfast city centre

June 12, 2024 by

POLICE have appealed for information after a man was stabbed in the neck during an altercation in Belfast city centre. The incident occurred at College Square East on Wednesday afternoon. It is believed that an altercation involving three men occurred in the area shortly before 4.30pm, which resulted in one of the men sustaining a stab wound to his neck. He was taken to … [Read more...] about Appeal after man stabbed in neck in Belfast city centre

Family of man fatally stabbed remember his ‘cheeky smile’ as three people are charged

June 12, 2024 by

THE FAMILY of a man who was fatally stabbed at the weekend have said they will miss his 'cheeky smile'. Michael McCann, 35, died two days after the stabbing, which occurred on Back Bradford Street, Bolton, Greater Manchester on Friday, June 7. One man has been charged with murder, another man has been charged with assisting an offender and a woman has been charged with … [Read more...] about Family of man fatally stabbed remember his ‘cheeky smile’ as three people are charged

Family pay birthday tribute to father-of-three who died in collision

June 12, 2024 by

THE FAMILY of a man who died in a road traffic collision have paid tribute to him on what would have been his 32nd birthday. Thomas McNally was one of two passengers who were seriously injured in a single-vehicle collision at Halwell Cross, near Totnes, Devon on Friday, April 26. Mr McNally, known as Tommy, died in Derriford Hospital the following day as a result of the … [Read more...] about Family pay birthday tribute to father-of-three who died in collision

Man who ‘indiscriminately’ stabbed two people in separate Belfast attacks is jailed for more than 10 years

June 12, 2024 by

A MAN who 'indiscriminately' stabbed two people in Belfast in separate incidents just minutes apart has been jailed for more than 10 years. Derek McOwen, 29, attacked the two men in the early hours of July 2, 2022. He was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to two counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and to possessing a bladed article … [Read more...] about Man who ‘indiscriminately’ stabbed two people in separate Belfast attacks is jailed for more than 10 years

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