The 44-year-old, who came out as gay in 2009, was the victim of a homophobic attack in Cardiff on Saturday night. Thomas chose to pursue restorative justice rather than press charges against a 16-year-old-boy, saying he “thought they could learn more that way than any other way”. Serge Simon, vice-president of the French rugby federation, […]
A town where one-in-three local residents is non-Irish born is to use the festival of Christmas as a way of celebrating multiculturalism. Thirty per cent of the population of Cahir in Co Tipperary is non-Irish born and drawn from more than 40 countries, ranging from Zimbabwe in Africa to Brazil in South America and Lithuania […]
“Before we knew it, all hell broke loose.” Jimmy Fitzpatrick was just 17 when he was caught up in the Stardust tragedy. His six friends were among the 48 young people who lost their lives when a fire ripped through the Artane nightclub on Valentine’s Day 1981. “We were dancing but before we knew it, […]
Just a month later, 17 pioneering women stood for election. Among them were names we remember now like Christabel Pankhurst, but the only woman to win was Irish republican, who didn’t take her seat, Constance Markiewicz. A year later Nancy Astor was to become the first sitting female MP. Lady Astor won a bi-election in […]
Household face annual carbon tax bills of at least €3,000 unless the Government introduces a raft of measures to reduce emissions and tackle climate change. The stark tax bill figure – which could rise to as much as €4,559 – comes just a week after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar pledged to cut taxes worth €3,000 to […]
A 75-year-old man has told how the driver of a car he rear-ended jumped out of the vehicle to stop a witness taking photographs, but later demanded to be removed from his car on a spinal board. The accident happened in August 2013 after the driver mysteriously slammed on the brakes of his car coming […]
Why is Theresa May rushing to Brussels on Wednesday when she has a fair few political headaches to contend with back home, and when she’s due back here in just a few days for the seal-the-deal Brexit summit of EU leaders? The answer: the Prime Minister wants to show she is fighting until the very […]
The Kingdom of Denmark has, despite its relatively small size, punched above its weight internationally. Vikings raiding from Denmark and the other Nordic nations changed the course of 9th- and 10th-century European history; in the Middle Ages, the Union of Kalmar united all of Scandinavia under Danish leadership. In more recent times, Denmark has developed […]
EDINBURGH (REUTERS) – British Prime Minister Theresa May told Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday (Nov 20) that the Brexit deal she has negotiated with the EU will work for all parts of the United Kingdom and deliver on the results of the 2016 referendum. A majority of Scots voted to remain in the […]
The royal was speaking at the inaugural This Can Happen conference at The O2 in London, which aims to address mental health issues in the workplace. William, 35, told how one particular incident “took him over the edge”. He said he was lucky to have worked for the RAF and the East Anglian Air Ambulance […]