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AN IRISH author's debut novel has been longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize literary award. Colin Barrett's Wild Houses is one of 13 novels up for the prestigious accolade, with judges describing the work as 'a slow-burn study of character and fate that's also an edge-of-your-seat thriller'. Co. Mayo native Barrett, who has previously released two collections of short stories, … [Read more...] about Irish author’s debut novel longlisted for prestigious Booker Prize

GARDAÍ have appealed for information on the whereabouts of a woman who has been missing from her Co. Sligo home for more than a month. Amy Conway, 37, was reported missing from her home in Sligo Town on Wednesday, June 26. According to gardaí, she was last seen in the Galway City area. Ms Conway is described as being approximately 5' 6" in height, with a medium build, brown … [Read more...] about Gardaí appeal for information on Co. Sligo woman missing for more than a month

POLITICIANS have condemned violent disturbances in Belfast on Saturday, during which several businesses were damaged, with two being set on fire. Trouble flared following an anti-immigration protest at Belfast City Hall, where an anti-racism demonstration was also being held. Similar anti-immigration protests have taken place across England this week following the killing of … [Read more...] about Politicians condemn violent disturbances in Belfast as police treat criminal damage as hate crimes

POLICE have launched an investigation after a man sustained 'significant injuries' in a shooting in Co. Down. The incident occurred in the Bangor area in the early hours of Saturday, shortly after midnight. Police were alerted after the man attended hospital for treatment. "We believe the man had been walking in the Ganaway Walk area a short time earlier when he was attacked," … [Read more...] about Investigation launched after man injured in Co. Down shooting

GARDAÍ are questioning a man following the death of a woman in Co. Cork. Emergency services were called to a domestic residence in Midleton at around 4.15pm on Friday. A woman was found at the scene with serious injuries and received emergency medical treatment but was pronounced deceased a short time later. She has since been named locally as 27-year-old mother-of-two, Daena … [Read more...] about Man arrested as gardaí investigate death of woman in Co. Cork