A YOUNG woman who was killed when the van she was travelling in collided with a tree has been named as Kate Keenan. The family of the 25-year-old, from Knockbridge in Co. Louth, have confirmed she died yesterday morning (January 22) “as a result of a tragedy on the roads”. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the incident at Carnalogue in Co. Louth at around … [Read more...] about Tributes paid as young woman killed when van collided with tree named
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‘Brilliant’: Ireland applauds as Cillian Murphy gets Oscar nomination for Oppenheimer role
IRISH actor Cillian Murphy has been nominated for an Oscar for his role in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. The Cork native, who stars as Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who led America's development of the atomic bomb in the 2023 blockbuster, goes up against Bradley Cooper, Colman Domingo, Paul Giamatti and Jeffrey Wright in the Actor in a Leading Role category. Murphy, who … [Read more...] about ‘Brilliant’: Ireland applauds as Cillian Murphy gets Oscar nomination for Oppenheimer role
Return of St Patrick’s weekend Birmingham Breakfast festivities
THE St Patrick’s Birmingham Breakfast will return this year on the morning of Friday, March 15. The civic reception will be held in the magnificent surroundings of the Council House in Birmingham’s city centre, where Lord Mayor Mr Chaman Lal will host the event. CELEBRATING THE SAINT Bob Brolly at the Birmingham Breakfast in 2020 (picture Chris Egan) The event is a chance for … [Read more...] about Return of St Patrick’s weekend Birmingham Breakfast festivities
Ian Bailey dead at 66
The chief suspect in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier case has died of a heart attack IAN Bailey, the chief suspect for over two decades for the murder of French woman Sophie Toscan du Plantier, has died. Mr Bailey, 66, is suspected of having suffered a heart attack. The badly beaten body of Madame du Plantier, a French film maker, was found outside her holiday home near Schull, … [Read more...] about Ian Bailey dead at 66
Arrest after armed gang ‘claiming to represent IRA’ make threats at licences premises in Dungiven
POLICE investigating reports that a gang of armed and masked men entered licensed premises in Dungiven, Co. Derry on Friday before making threats have arrested a man. It was reported that a gang, one of whom was believed to be armed with a hand gun, entered a sports club in Garvagh Road area at around 7.20pm on Friday. The gang issued threats before making off, while a similar … [Read more...] about Arrest after armed gang ‘claiming to represent IRA’ make threats at licences premises in Dungiven