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THE Northern Ireland Assembly has been recalled from its summer recess to address the violence and disorder that blighted Belfast over the weekend. Trouble erupted in the city following an anti-immigration protest held outside Belfast City Hall on Saturday (August 3), similar to those witnessed across England last week following the killing of three young girls at a holiday … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland Assembly recalled after violent disorder in Belfast

POLICE have appealed for witnesses to come forward after a man died in a single vehicle collision in Northern Ireland. The man, aged in his 50s, was killed when the car he was driving was involved in a collision on the Stragowna Road in Kinawley, Fermanagh on the morning of August 4. “A man in his 50s has sadly died following a road traffic collision in Fermanagh on Sunday 4th … [Read more...] about Appeal for witnesses after man dies in single car collision

IRISH travellers are being urged to stay safe while on holiday as new figures show a record number of fatalities were recorded abroad last year. Some 381 Irish people died abroad in 2023, new figures from the Department of Foreign Affairs show. That is a marked increase on the figures for 2022, where 340 deaths abroad were recorded, and 2021, which recorded 220 deaths. Tánaiste … [Read more...] about Tánaiste urges travellers to say safe as record number of Irish people die abroad

FOUR white-tailed eagle chicks have been released into the wild in Ireland as part of a project to reintroduce the once extinct species back to the island. Tánaiste Michéal Martin and Ireland’s Nature Minister Malcolm Noonan were in attendance today when the chicks were released at Killarney National Park, where a long-term reintroduction programme is underway. Some 27 … [Read more...] about Four eagle chicks released into wild under scheme to bring extinct species back to Ireland

FUNERAL details have been confirmed for a mother-of-two who was found fatally injured in a burning building in Cork over the weekend. Daena Walsh was found seriously injured at her home in Midleton at around 4.15pm on August 2. The 27-year-old, a mother of two young boys, was found with stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Daena Walsh was found dead at her home in … [Read more...] about Funeral confirmed for mother-of-two killed in Cork attack