3 hours ago Preliminary works now underway at Tuam Mother and Baby Home site ahead of full excavation

Preliminary site work is now underway at the Tuam Mother and Baby Home site. They’re laying the groundwork for a full excavation, which will begin in the first half of next year. The plan to recover remains of hundreds of children is extremely complex and will likely take years to complete. Daniel McSweeney is the […] The post Preliminary works now underway at Tuam Mother and Baby Home site ahead of full excavation appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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4 hours ago Murder investigation launched after man dies following attack in Dublin

Murder investigation launched after man dies following attack in Dublin  Irish Post

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6 hours ago Third man dies after Donegal crash, bringing to 17 the number of deaths on county's roads this year

Two younger men died at the scene last week, a man in his 70s has since also died.

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7 hours ago Murder investigation launched after man (60s) dies following fatal assault in Dublin overnight

The incident took place at a house in Dunsink Green shortly before 12.30am overnight.

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8 hours ago Community steps up to raise €10,700 for Donegal Down Syndrome and Little Angels!

St. Johnston walker Danny Gallagher inspired another amazing fundraiser this year to raise €10,700 for Donegal Down Syndrome and Little… The post Community steps up to raise €10,700 for Donegal Down Syndrome and Little Angels! appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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10 hours ago More than €44 million paid to mother and baby home survivors, but some waiting seven months

The average redress payment made to date is just under €15,500, with a minimum of €5,000 and a maximum of €65,000.

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17 hours ago Old habits die hard as Angela Merkel keeps tight hold on information in memoir

Reluctance to elaborate on the personal and political was key to the chancellor’s political longevity. It is a trait she struggles to escape in her book Freedom

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18 hours ago Best man escapes jail after causing groom’s death while ‘showing off’ in car on morning of wedding

Groom Myles Harty (20), from Askeaton, Co Limerick, died after best man and cousin Shane Harty lost control of car in which they were travelling and hit a wall

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19 hours ago No healthcare assistant available for Sinead O’Connor’s son, inquest hears

The inquest heard Sinead O'Connor, who died suddenly just 18 months later in London, had formally identified her son’s body to gardaí at the mortuary in St Colmcille’s Hospital in Loughlinstown on January 8th, 2022.

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