A popular Waterford DJ and entertainer died after he was knocked down by a truck while apparently trying to get his beloved dog off a road. The man was named locally as father-of-three Michael Wright (60), a Waterford County Council employee but who was best known in west Waterford as an entertainer and DJ fondly […]
A TEENAGER, who was airlifted to hospital after sustaining a head injury during a soccer match in Co Galway yesterday afternoon, is expected to make a full recovery. Ballymoe FC goalkeeper Jack Donnellan (18) was injured inside the penalty area during a match against Boyle Celtic. Doctors from University Hospital Galway said he suffered a […]
Four people have gone on trial in Paris over the 2013 horsemeat scandal in Europe. Two former managers of French meat-processing firm Spanghero are accused, along with two Dutch meat traders. They are accused of using cheap horsemeat in beef products that were sold across Europe. One Frenchman denies knowing he was being sold horse, […]
A COLD night lies ahead with potential snow showers and ice on the way, weather forecasters have warned. A status yellow weather warning has been issued nationwide from 11pm tonight. The snow-ice warning will remain in place until 11am on Tuesday, after it was originally anticipated to last until 7pm. According to Met Éireann, icy […]
Facebook is tripling its investment in online safety programmes in Ireland as part of its partnership with the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) at Dublin City University (DCU). It will bring the company’s total spend on online safety programmes in Ireland to one million euro. The extra contribution was announced during a visit […]
A COLD night lies ahead with potential snow showers and ice on the way, weather forecasters have warned. A status yellow weather warning has been issued nationwide from 9pm tonight. The snow-ice warning will remain in place until 7pm on Tuesday. According to Met Éireann, icy and slippery conditions are expected due to “accumulation of […]
Abdulah Husseini was supposed to attend a hearing at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court on 18 December after being charged with theft and fraud following an incident in September. When he failed to appear, the 36-year-old – who was compared to Friends character Ross Geller after CCTV footage issued by police went viral – was made the […]
For nine years, Demonique and Thabo Wilson and their five children have been the only people living on Halcombe Close in Pendleton, Salford. A £400m regeneration project has seen 39 neighbouring properties cleared or torn down. Now, just six terraces are left. Five of them are empty, with the Wilsons living in the other. The […]
While her account may have been closed upon her engagement to Prince Harry, Meghan was able to provide something of a peek behind the curtain of her royal life via close pal and celebrity make-up artist Daniel Martin. He used his Instagram account to share a photo of some avocado on toast he was treated […]
The shots from the 1919 Soloheadbeg ambush were “heard around the world”. One hundred years later, the echoes of those same shots which sparked Ireland’s War of Independence are still heard but by a proud, modern nation determined to look at its past through a prism of respect and inclusiveness. Please sign in or register […]