The trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife Eleanor Donaldson on charges relating to alleged historical sex offences is to be delayed. At Newry Crown Court on Friday Judge Paul Ramsey granted an adjournment application on medical grounds after being told Mrs Donaldson is currently “unfit to stand trial”. The trial had … Read more
Gardaí investigating the disappearance and murder of Kyran Durnin have stood down a search of a house and its adjacent garden in Drogheda for the night. The house was the subject of technical and forensic examinations throughout the day on Wednesday. The search operation will resume on Thursday morning at first light. Gardaí said the … Read more
A widower of a woman described “a force of nature” who died with ovarian cancer has fundraised for a PhD scholarship in her name to investigate the “cruel” disease that can be hard to detect until it is too late. Attracta O’Regan was always positive, Ultan Bannon recalled. The mother-of-four and solicitor was just 55 … Read more
Spells of heavy rain and “damaging” winds are in store later this week, Met Éireann have said. A low-pressure system will sweep close to Ireland on Thursday night and Friday, but the weather will begin turning before that. The national forecaster issued a weather advisory for the entire country on Monday. It reads: “On Thursday … Read more
An Irish woman has died after falling in a popular rock climbing area near Malaga in southern Spain. The woman, aged 21, was killed after plunging around 500ft. Her body was rescued by emergency services after the alarm was raised just after 7pm on Friday. A male friend she was with managed to grab onto … Read more
An Irish bar owner in Los Angeles has said he will keep his business open to help the “strong Irish community” who have been affected by the wildfires that have ripped through the city. Kevin Kearns, from Co Donegal, has been living in LA for 30 years where he runs the Auld Fella pub and … Read more
The family of a Belfast man missing in Spain have spoken about being in a living nightmare following the finding of a body. John George, 37, a father of two from west Belfast, also known as John Hardy, had been on holiday in Alicante and was last in touch with his family on December 14. … Read more
Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell has described how she was threatened by an Irish woman over a song she wrote about the Magdalene laundries. The song, which was the sixth track on her 1994 album Turbulent Indigo, described how thousands of women in Ireland were locked up by the religious orders for “bad behaviour”, including having babies … Read more
Elon Musk’s Latest Controversial Stance: EU, Ireland, and More Elon Musk, the tech mogul and close ally of incoming US President Donald Trump, has extended his online provocations… The post Elon Musk’s Controversial Comments on EU Immigration Sentences appeared first on NewsyList. Source link
Elon Musk has extended his online attacks on EU countries to Ireland, claiming “illegal immigrants” were getting shorter sentences than Irish nationals, adding this was “messed up”. The close ally of incoming US president Donald Trump, and owner of X, retweeted a post put up by a well-known Irish far-right agitator, who claimed that for … Read more