An offer was made to the former Smiths musicians earlier this summer IN THE wake of the news of Oasis’ massive 2025 reunion tour, Morrissey has claimed he accepted a “lucrative offer” this summer for a Smiths reunion – but his former band colleague Johnny Marr ignored it. Like the Gallagher brothers, both Morrisey and Marr are second generation Irish men from Manchester. … [Read more...] about A Morrissey and Marr reunion on the cards?
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Irish chef killed in Kansas City in car park confrontation
TWO teenage boys were arrested within an hour of the killing of Tipperary man Shaun Brady on August 28 in Kansas City. Missouri police in the US were investigating the fatal shooting of the US-based chef, and quickly made the arrests. Tributes have been paid to the Mr Brady, a chef, popular businessman, and key member of the closely-knit Irish community in Kansas City. A … [Read more...] about Irish chef killed in Kansas City in car park confrontation
Funeral for teenager killed in collision in Donegal takes place today
A TEENAGER who died in a collision in Donegal will be laid to rest in his hometown in Derry today. Kian Dawson-Kirk died on Saturday, August 24 after the car he was a passenger in was involved in a collision at around 11.15pm. The 16-year-old, from Carnhill in Derry, was travelling with his cousin Eoghan Dawson who was driving the car. Mr Dawson, aged 20, was seriously injured … [Read more...] about Funeral for teenager killed in collision in Donegal takes place today
Arson attack on church being treated as racially motivated hate crime
AN arson attack on a church in Belfast is being treated as a racially motivated hate crime. PSNI officers were called after two men masked men set fire to The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in Templemore Street, east Belfast at around 9.30pm on Tuesday, August 27. The men, who were wearing dark coloured track suits, used an angle-grinder type tool to cut a hole in the … [Read more...] about Arson attack on church being treated as racially motivated hate crime
Conall, Darragh and Naoise confirmed among Ireland’s storm names for year ahead
CONALL, Darragh and Naoise are among the storm names for the year ahead it was announced today. Met Éireann, along with the UK’s Met Office and the Netherlands’ KNMI weather service, have released the full list of 21 new storm names for the 2024/2025 season, which starts this Sunday, September 1. Storms are named when they could cause ‘medium’ or ‘high’ impacts in one of the … [Read more...] about Conall, Darragh and Naoise confirmed among Ireland’s storm names for year ahead