Irish America Team

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

A TEENAGER has been convicted of the manslaughter of his neighbour, who died after sustaining a single punch to the neck. Jimmy McDonagh, 18, struck 44-year-old John Cavanagh during an argument in Uxbridge, West London, last March. Police officers and the London Ambulance Service were called to the scene and Mr Cavanagh was taken to hospital, where he later died. McDonagh was … [Read more...] about Teenager convicted of manslaughter of John Cavanagh following fatal punch to the neck

POLICE have issued a renewed appealed for information in their bid to locate the prime suspect in the murder of a much-loved father-of-two a decade ago. Jon Casey, 35, was stabbed to death in Barrack Road, Northampton, close to the Lazeez restaurant, shortly before 5.30pm on January 16, 2015. Northamptonshire Police declared Waijs Dahir the prime suspect in Mr Casey's death … [Read more...] about Anniversary appeal to find prime suspect in 2015 murder of much-loved father-of-two Jon Casey

A MAN has been jailed for possessing hundreds of indecent images of children, thanks in part to the work of a Digital Detection Dog. Timothy O'Keefe, 58, of May Close in Southampton, appeared at Winchester Crown Court on Friday after pleading guilty to possessing more than 700 indecent images of children. The offences took place between June 2022 and June 2024 while O'Keefe was … [Read more...] about Man jailed for possessing hundreds of indecent images of children thanks to work of Digital Detection Dog