Irish America Team

A MAN was taken to hospital after being attacked with a hammer while burglars raided his home. Police were called to the aggravated burglary in south Belfast on January 19. "At approximately 8.25pm we received a report that a number of men had gained access to a property in the Coolfin Street area,” Detective Sergeant McCartan said. “The men threatened the resident and demanded … [Read more...] about Man attacked with hammer as burglars raided his home

THE public has been urged to keep away from a dead whale which has washed up on a Waterford shore. Yesterday morning local residents in Dungarvan were shocked to find the carcass of a fin whale had washed ashore on the rocks between Ballinclamper and Ballinard car parks. The large fin whale washed up on the rocks in Waterford (Pic: Cllr T Phelan) Local Labour Party Councillor … [Read more...] about Public urged to ‘keep away’ after dead whale washes up on Waterford coast

ULTAN COWLEY is collecting the untold stories of Irish emigrants to Britain Ultan Cowley, acclaimed historian and author of The Men Who Built Britain — and someone who has been described as the world authority on the labourers who helped rebuild Britain from the mid-1940s onwards — is now working on a related project, a new book entitled: Taking the Boat: Irish Emigrants Tell … [Read more...] about Capturing the hidden history of emigration

ACLAIMED actor, writer and comedian Jamie Demetriou has joined the cast of a new sitcom set in Northern Ireland. Demetriou, who has twice won the Best Male Comedy Performance BAFTA for the title role in his sitcom Stath Lets Flats, will appear in Funboys next month. It will see him link up with Simon Mayhew-Archer, the BAFTA-award-winning producer of BBC comedy, This … [Read more...] about BAFTA-award winning actor Jamie Demetriou joins cast of new sitcom set in Northern Ireland

A MAN has died following a house fire in Co. Dublin this morning. Firefighters from Tallaght, Blanchardstown and Dolphins Barn attended the scene.of a fire at a residence in Lucan just before 6am. Gardaí laer confirmed that a man, aged in his 40s, was fatally injured in the fire and his body remains at the scene. However, they warned against the spread of disinformation … [Read more...] about Man dies in house fire in Co. Dublin while gardaí warn against online speculation