GARDAÍ are investigating a suspected cock fighting event after 15 dead roosters were found at a home in Co. Monaghan. Officers were called at 11am on July 27 to reports of suspected cock fighting taking place at a private residence in Emyvale. People fled the scene as the officers arrived at the home, where 15 dead roosters were found alongside evidence of cock fighting. “A … [Read more...] about People flee scene as 15 dead roosters found at alleged cock fighting event
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Ancient church settlement in Northern Ireland awarded UNESCO World Heritage List status
AN eighteenth century church settlement in Northern Ireland has been given UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Gracehill Moravian Church in County Antrim is one of the nhe newest UNESCO World Heritage Sites after being added to the list at the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee held earlier this week. The site, located in the Georgian village of Gracehill, is Northern … [Read more...] about Ancient church settlement in Northern Ireland awarded UNESCO World Heritage List status
‘Heartbroken’ family of 14-year-old killed in e-scooter collision pay tribute
THE FAMILY of a teenage boy who was killed in an e-scooter collision have paid tribute to their “beloved son”. Michael Joseph 'Joe' Carthy was killed when the e-scooter he was riding was involved in a collision on the Tullaroan road in Bonnettstown, Kilkenny shortly before 6.30pm on Saturday evening, July 27. The 14-year-old, from Bonnettstown in Kilkenny City, was taken to St … [Read more...] about ‘Heartbroken’ family of 14-year-old killed in e-scooter collision pay tribute
Tánaiste travels to Paris to attend Olympics and mark 100 years of Ireland at the tournament
TÁNAISTE Micheál Martin will travel to France this week to attend the Paris Olympics and mark the 100-year anniversary of Ireland's involvement in the tournament. The 1924 Paris Olympics was the first time that Ireland was permitted to compete in the games as a separate country. An exhibition highlighting that milestone has been installed in the Centre Culturel Irlandais’s … [Read more...] about Tánaiste travels to Paris to attend Olympics and mark 100 years of Ireland at the tournament
‘Devastating losses’ Taoiseach sends condolences to families after five people killed on Irish roads
TAOISEACH Simon Harris has expressed his ‘deep sorrow” after five people were killed on Irish roads in recent days. Collisions in counties Cork, Kilkenny and Meath claimed five lives over the weekend, bringing the total people killed on Irish roads to 113 for the year so far. Cork man Finbarr Coleman died when the car he was a passenger in was involved in a single vehicle … [Read more...] about ‘Devastating losses’ Taoiseach sends condolences to families after five people killed on Irish roads