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GARDAÍ have appealed for information on the whereabouts of a man missing from Dublin. Olamide Adekunle, 32, is reported missing from Balbriggan, Co. Dublin since Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Mr Adekunle is described as being approximately 5' 10" in height, of medium build with black hair and hazel eyes. When last seen, he was wearing a black short-sleeved shirt with cream … [Read more...] about Appeal for information on man missing from Dublin

POLICE have issued a renewed appeal for information over a 'brutal and calculated' murder in Co. Derry 20 years ago. Patrick Devine, 51, was found shot to death in his home in Claudy on September 13, 2004. Detectives believe Mr Devine was the victim of a contract killing, while a reward of up to £20,000 has been offered for information leading to the conviction of those … [Read more...] about Renewed appeal over ‘brutal and calculated’ 2004 murder in Co. Derry

BELFAST based author Michael Magee has won the annual John McGahern Prize for his debut novel Close to Home. The book, which tells the story of two working-class brothers in post-Troubles Northern Ireland, was described as having an “astonishing narrative energy” by the esteemed Irish author Colm Toibin, who selected the 2023 John McGahern Book Prize winner. The prize adds to … [Read more...] about Author Michael Magee wins John McGahern Prize

YOUNG Irish magician Cillian O’Connor has set a Guinness World Record for performing the most magic tricks in one minute. The 15-year-old, who shot to fame last year when he finished third in Britain’s Got Talent, features in the latest edition of the iconic annual Guinness World Records publication, which is on sale today. Cillian O'Connor set the U16 Guinness World Record for … [Read more...] about Teen magician Cillian O’Connor sets Guinness World Record for most tricks performed in a minute

A MOTORCYCLIST has died after being involved in a single vehicle collision in Donegal. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the incident, which happeend in Bunbeg yesterday afternoon. “The single vehicle incident, involving a motorbike, occurred at approximately 2.50pm on the R257,” the police force confirmed today. “The motorcyclist, a man aged in his 60s, was fatally … [Read more...] about Motorcyclist dies following horror collision in Donegal