Motorist courts disaster by driving wrong way over Irish Motorway Bridge

Police are investigating after a driver nearly caused a major accident by driving the wrong way into the path of oncoming vehicles on a busy motorway bridge. The incident happened in driving rain on the Foyle Bridge in Co Derry. It was daytime but the sky was dark and overcast, and cars all had their… Continue reading Motorist courts disaster by driving wrong way over Irish Motorway Bridge

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British TV presenter apologises over ‘potato famine’ joke

A British TV presenter has apologised for an off the cuff joke about the Irish famine. The unfortunate gaffe occurred on ITV’s This Morning programme during an item called the Great Fridge Debate about the best way to store food.

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How death of a schoolgirl revealed ‘underworld of nastiness’ in the Church

Gay Byrne has described his feelings when he realised the Church was hiding shocking secrets from its followers and the lay authorities. The veteran broadcaster features in an RTE documentary Last Orders, which looks at the institutional abuse inflicted on children by the Church. Gay tells how he attended a Christian Brothers school in Dublin… Continue reading How death of a schoolgirl revealed ‘underworld of nastiness’ in the Church

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Man, 74, bailed on charge of withholding information about IRA spy murder

An elderly man from Scotland has been granted bail after he was charged with withholding information surrounding the murder of IRA spy Denis Donaldson. Patrick Gillespie, 74, from Craigvar Street in Glasgow, appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin more than 10 years on from the killing of the top Sinn Fein official.

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Two men quizzed over sex attack on woman on parkland

Two men have been arrested in connection with a parkland sex attack on a woman, gardai said. The pair – in their late teens and early 20s – were detained in the Ronanstown area of west Dublin.

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Two-thirds in Republic 'would vote for united Ireland'

Two out of three people in the Irish Republic would vote for a united Ireland, a major opinion poll has found. Pollster Red C said its latest national survey – weeks after the Brexit result – shows a sharp rise in support for reunification since a similar opinion poll six years ago.

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