Gardai searching for evidence Larry Murphy buried a woman are digging on land just six minutes from where he was caught trying to murder a victim, it has emerged. The Irish Mirror has established that the dig operation in rural Co Wicklow that has been ongoing all week is just under 5km from the scene … Read more
Interim flood defence works will be put in place in Enniscorthy immediately, Taoiseach Micheál Martin told householders and business owners on a visit to the town on Monday. Viewing the damage caused along the town’s quays and at Island Road when the river Slaney burst its banks last Tuesday, Martin said portable “aquadams” were already … Read more
Woodlands, Rathangan and formerly of Ardristan, Tullow, Co. Carlow and Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford Deirdre Kavanagh (née Clinton – Murphy), Woodlands, Rathangan and formerly of Ardristan, Tullow, Co. Carlow and Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. Peacefully, 29th January 2026, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Pre deceased by her parents Helen and Jimmy, sister Margaret and brother Basil. Deirdre … Read more
Tuesday, 27 January 2026 11:12 By Martin Osborne Locals reported hearing multiple shots being fired, while several garda vehicles attended the scene. Gardaí rushed to a housing estate in Newbridge last night after shots were fired at a house. Gardaí say a firearm was discharged at a “domestic location” in The Meadows area of… Source … Read more
The Northern Lights have been visible in parts of Ireland this evening, including Dublin, Cork and Kildare, and could be widely visible in other parts of the country in the coming days. The Northern Lights, which are rarely sighted in Ireland, are the results of “collisions between gas particles in our atmosphere and charged particles … Read more
A “kind” man was “terrified” of a teenager he had taken in and who demanded money from him, twice threatened to kill him and said he would “slit his throat”, witnesses have told a Central Criminal Court jury. Jurors heard how on one occasion 65-year-old Peter Kennedy had said he awoke to find the accused, … Read more
Stock image Along her journey, Claire met other cancer patients left completely “broke” with very little support. Cancer patients should be given medical cards as soon as they are diagnosed. That’s according to local woman Claire, whose name and voice has been changed to protect her identity. Claire, who was diagnosed with breast cancer, said … Read more
Speaking on Kildare Today, local woman Louise said the eating disorder damaged her daughter’s heart. The mother of a teenager who was diagnosed with an eating disorder at the age of 13 said a discussion about calories in her Home Economics class was one trigger for her daughter’s anorexia. Speaking on Kildare Today, local woman … Read more
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Monday, 17 February 2025 09:35 By Martin Osborne Naima Chemaou The conviction followed an incident on November 26th, 2023, where she drove in way that was considered “dangerous to the public”. A 25-year-old female garda from Leixlip has been convicted of dangerous driving and banned from the road for two years after a driving incident … Read more