A WOMAN has died following a collision in Co. Meath in the early hours of the morning. The driver, aged in her 60s, was the only person involved in the incident which happened on Main Street in Ratoath at around 1am yesterday morning (June 10). She was pronounced dead at the scene and her body was removed to the mortuary at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan, where a post-mortem … [Read more...] about Investigation launched after woman dies in Co. Meath collision
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UCD students end encampment in support of Palestine after ‘historic’ deal with university
STUDENTS at University College Dublin (UCD) have ended an encampment in support of Palestine after reaching what it described as a 'historic' deal with the university. UCD Students' Union, UCD BDS and UCD Academics for Palestine set up the encampment at the university's Belfield campus on May 11. In a statement on Saturday detailing the agreement reached with the protesters, … [Read more...] about UCD students end encampment in support of Palestine after ‘historic’ deal with university
Man jailed over one-punch assault that left victim requiring life-saving brain surgery
A MAN who launched a brutal and unprovoked one-punch assault that left his victim needing life-saving brain surgery has been jailed for more than two years. Liam McConnell, 29, lashed out after the victim attempted to get into a taxi that McConnell had exited in Whitehaven, Cumbria in April this year. McConnell, of no fixed address, was sentenced to 27 months in prison at … [Read more...] about Man jailed over one-punch assault that left victim requiring life-saving brain surgery
Pedestrian dies following collision in Co. Donegal
A YOUNG man has died following a road traffic collision in Co. Donegal in the early hours of Sunday. At around 1.30am, emergency services responded to a collision involving a car and a pedestrian at Ballynally, near Moville. The pedestrian, a man in his 20s, was pronounced deceased at the scene. His body was taken to the mortuary at Letterkenny Hospital, where a post-mortem … [Read more...] about Pedestrian dies following collision in Co. Donegal
Convicted sex offender is deported from Ireland
A MAN with a string of criminal convictions, including several sexual offences, has been deported from Ireland. Chico Makamda was deported to Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday by gardaí from the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) with the assistance of the Department of Justice. He had been serving a custodial sentence in the Midlands Prison for failing to notify … [Read more...] about Convicted sex offender is deported from Ireland