Gardai are investigating the deaths of three children found in a house in county Dublin tonight. The bodies of two boys and a girl were discovered at the property in Newcastle, West Dublin, after gardai responded to a domestic incident. A Garda spokesperson confirmed: “The bodies of three children, two boys and a girl, have […]
Cocaine, heroin, downers and cannabis worth up to €40,000 were recovered and 14 people charged with drug offences following a planned crackdown on the sale and supply of drugs in Kilkenny. Earlier this week the Kilkenny-Carlow Divisional Drugs Unit conducted targeted searches on 16 locations throughout counties Kilkenny and Carlow. As a result of the […]
The O’Connor family have been described as “very nice people and good neighbours” by the man who lived next door to them. Sam Lin told the Central Criminal Court that he did not see anything unusual on the night Kilkenny woman Patricia O’Connor was allegedly murdered and that the family had never mentioned the CCTV […]
Former Northern Ireland deputy first minister, SDLP deputy leader and civil rights campaigner Seamus Mallon has died. Mr Mallon passed away in his home county of Armagh this afternoon following illness. He was 83-years-old. He was one of the major forces behind the signing of the Good Friday Agreement and went on to serve as […]
Spain devotes more land to growing vines than any other country in Europe but produces considerably less wine than France or Italy. The discrepancy is largely down to climate. The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain, or so the song has it, but not a lot falls on the baked plains of La […]
All-Star forward Colin Fennelly will captain the Kilkenny hurlers for the coming season. The four-time All-Ireland winner at intercounty level and two-time All-Star was put forward by his club to captain the Cats in 2020, taking over from Ballyhale Shamrocks teammate TJ Reid. The news broke shortly after the shock news that Henry Shefflin is […]
After 20 torturous days for the family of missing fisherman Willie Whelan, they now have some closure after his body was finally recovered from sea off the coast of Waterford. After a near 48-hour recovery mission of the sunken trawler, The Alize, Mr Whelan’s body was finally brought back to the surface by members of […]
The owners of horses left neglected in Kilkenny city are avoiding prosecution by linking the animals’ documents to young children. The revelation emerged as gardai in the city rounded over a dozen horses in the city over the past week. As a result of their efforts, several of these have already been re-homed. However, their […]
The South Eastern Mountain Rescue (SEMRA), which has been assisting people getting into difficulty in the Galtee and Comeragh Mountains for over 40 years, has just responded to its 500th callout. Founded in 1977 following a light air craft crash in the Galtee Mountains when members of different hillwalking groups came together to form a […]
MacDonagh Junction is the largest shopping centre in the South East. But that is a massive under-statement for the Kilkenny centre is so much more. It is a cultural hub, an entertainment base, a tourist attraction and a place where people meet to eat and enjoy everything from a quick coffee to a leisurely gourmet […]