A message scrawled on a Catholic school in Scotland saying “the famine is over it’s time to go home” is being treated as a hate crime by police. The graffiti appeared on the outside wall of St Aloysius College, a private school in Glasgow.
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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
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.
VIDEO Passenger breaks through security and crosses runway to board Irish plane
The moment a passenger broke through security and ran across the runway to board a Ryanair flight has been captured on video. It’s prompted questions about airport safety and what might have happened if a terrorist had managed to get through in the same way.
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
Easter Rising descendants want answers over damage to historic Moore Street
Descendants of the Easter Rising rebels are angry that the removal of a promotional banner has caused damage to the historic Moore Street site in Dublin. They want to know what steps were taken to ensure the work was carried out correctly.
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.
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.
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.
Farmers, fishermen and forestry staff have longest working weeks
Ireland’s hardest workers are farmers, fishermen and forestry staff. According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) anyone working in these sectors can expect to clock the longest days and rack up an average of 49.1 hours a week.