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In solemn Paris ceremony, Macron leads global WW1 Armistice commemorations

PARIS (REUTERS) – President Emmanuel Macron led tributes to the millions of soldiers killed during World War One on Sunday (Nov 11), holding an emotional ceremony in Paris attended by dozens of world leaders to commemorate the centenary of the Armistice. US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and dozens […]

Sand portraits of the fallen etched on UK beaches

Artists began work in the early hours at low tides and used stencils and rakes to create the images. The project was inspired by film-maker Danny Boyle as an informal, nationwide gesture of remembrance. On 32 beaches from Cornwall to the Shetland Isles, and Pembrokeshire to Donegal, portraits of the fallen were sculpted in the […]

The Irish village that sent most of its men to the battlefields in the Great War

One Irish village has a distinction today as the centenary of the ending of World War I is marked with public remembrance ceremonies. Rathnew once had the titles of ‘the Bravest Village’ and ‘the Khaki Village’. More men from the Co Wicklow village reportedly joined up to fight in the war during a considerable period […]

Man (50s) dies after road collision in Galway

A man has died after he was struck by a car yesterday evening. The collision happened at Kilclooney, Ballinasloe, Co Galway at around 7pm last night. A male pedestrian (50s) was fatally injured when he was struck by a car. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body removed to University Hospital Galway. […]

Paul Williams: How Larry Murphy became the prime suspect in case of missing Deirdre

IT’S a mystery that has haunted Irish society for 20 years. But the decision by gardaí to officially upgrade the disappearance of Deirdre Jacob to a murder investigation is a major development that offers the possibility of closure. Deirdre was last seen walking alone on a country road towards her home, about 1.5km outside Newbridge, […]

France's Macron and Germany's Merkel mark World War I armistice centenary

COMPIEGNE, France (AFP) – President Emmanuel Macron of France Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany on Saturday (Nov 10) unveiled a plaque to their countries’ reconciliation in the forest clearing in France where the armistice ending World War I was signed. In a highly symbolic ceremony, Macron and Merkel met at the site near Compiegne in […]

Two men arrested as part of David Boland murder investigation released

TWO men who were arrested as part of a murder investigation into the fatal stabbing of a man in Kildare earlier this month have been released without charge. David Boland died after suffering multiple stab wounds during a row in Athy in the early hours of November 1. Two men, aged in their 20s, were […]