Cancer patient who claims employer cut her hours as it no longer wanted her as ‘face’ of company after treatment is awarded €20,000

Workplace Relations Commission. A cancer patient who claimed her employer of 20 years cut her hours because it no longer wanted her as the “face” of the business after she was treated for a tumour which affected her appearance has won €20,000 for disability discrimination. The worker, Nancy Doherty, won the compensation on foot of … Read more

Stephen McCullagh: Jury deliberates verdict in Natalie McNally murder trial

Natalie McNally’s family speak outside court after Stephen McCullagh found guilty of murder. A brother of Natalie McNally described her as “the greatest joy we will ever have” as a man was found guilty of her murder. Declan McNally fought back tears as he spoke of his hope that his sister can now rest easy. … Read more

Civil action against Gerry Adams by three Provisional IRA bombing victims ‘should never have been brought’, he says as case withdrawn on final day

LATEST |  Gerry Adams welcomed the ‘emphatic end’ of a High Court damages claim against him by three victims of Provisional IRA bombings and said the case ‘should never have been brought’ Gerry Adams said he never had any involvement in the IRA (Gareth Fuller/PA) Callum Parke, Danny Halpin and Senan Molony Press Association Today at … Read more

Man who rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalised citizen, officials say

Ayman Mohamad Ghazali came to the US in 2011 on an immigrant visa as the spouse of a US citizen and was granted US citizenship in 2016 Ayman Mohamad Ghazali was fatally shot by security personnel after ramming his vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township near Detroit, Michigan, and driving through a hallway, … Read more

Journalist donates kidney to girl (16) after mother appeals to local newspaper

Maya Solecki was in need of a transplant after suffering severe damage to her kidneys following an e-coli infection in January 2024 Maria Solecki, of Hadleigh, Essex, said her 16-year-old daughter Maya Solecki was in need of a transplant after suffering severe damage to her kidneys following an e-coli infection in January 2024. The 48-year-old, … Read more

Kneecap call press conference as London High Court to rule on rapper’s terror case

The rapper, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed terror organisation Hezbollah at a gig at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, north London, on November 21 2024. The charge was dropped in September last year, but in January the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) … Read more

75 years since The Quiet Man – my pilgrimage to the places portrayed in the classic movie

Our writer travelled to the west of Ireland and locations from his all-time favourite movie The most famous movie pub in Ireland, Pat Cohan’s in Cong, Co Mayo “He’ll regret it ’til his dying day, if ever he lives that long.” Fans of The Quiet Man will immediately recognise the words of fierce-tempered farmer ‘Red’ … Read more