19 m. ago Final report into activities of British army’s top IRA agent during Troubles to be released

Agent, known as Stakeknife, widely accepted to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci who died in 2023

Sport

95 m. ago Female pedestrian in her 80s dies after being struck by car in Co Carlow

The incident happened at Myshall village, Co. Carlow.

Events

3 h. ago Paul Fitzpatrick, who died in Carlow hunting accident, ‘lived life to the full’, funeral hears

GAA clubs provide guard of honour for man (21) who was ‘a truly great son and brother’, father says

Events

3 h. ago Reclusive screenwriter and theatre producer may have been dead for five months, inquest finds

Evidence indicated Mark Watters died on or about December 15th, 2023, almost five months before he was found, coroner says

Events

3 h. ago Lisa Dorrian: Man quizzed on suspicion of murder of missing woman is released

Lisa Dorrian: Man quizzed on suspicion of murder of missing woman is released  Belfast Telegraph

Events

6 h. ago Man with 341 previous convictions is jailed over threat to kill heavily pregnant partner

CCTV footage showed him pursuing the woman while brandishing a hammer, court told

Events

6 h. ago Donegal woman faces trial after cocaine bust at Heathrow Airport – but not until 2030

A Co Donegal woman accused of importing cocaine into Britain is to stand trial but not until 2030. The woman,… The post Donegal woman faces trial after cocaine bust at Heathrow Airport – but not until 2030 appeared first on Donegal Daily.

Society

7 h. ago Major earthquake strikes Japan's northern coast, triggering tsunami warning

The meteorological agency earlier warned a tsunami of up to 10 feet was expected to hit Japan’s Pacific coast.

Events

8 h. ago Drugs gang suspected in Edenderry firebomb attack that killed woman and four

Victims of Co Offaly blaze named as Tadhg Farrell (4) and his great-aunt Mary Holt (60)

Events

8 h. ago Wicklow man must enter plea at next court date over false claims about asylum seeker exposing himself to teen

The alleged offence was a social media post published by the accused, Kirk Loco (44) of Waverly Meadow, Rathnew, Co Wicklow, on June 21st, 2024.

Events

11 h. ago Gardaí believe woman and child killed in Edenderry fire were not intended targets of attack

Investigators believe a petrol bomb sparked the blaze that claimed the lives of a child and his great-aunt.

Events

13 h. ago Galway to come under Status Orange wind warning from 10 tomorrow morning

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Galway is to come under a Status Orange wind warning from 10 tomorrow morning. 11 counties along the coast will come under the second highest warning. It will affect counties Cork, Kerry, Waterford and Wexford from 7am to 3pm tomorrow and Galway, Clare, Limerick, Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo […] The post Galway to come under Status Orange wind warning from 10 tomorrow morning appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

Events

18 h. ago Presbyterian Church: Woman says minister sexually assaulted her

Presbyterian Church: Woman says minister sexually assaulted her  BBC

Politics

18 h. ago Edenderry firebomb that killed Tadhg Farrell and Mary Holt was intended as ‘intimidatory’, gardaí believe

Victims who died in fire at Castleview Park, Edenderry, Co Offaly, named locally as Tadhg Farrell (4) and Mary Holt (60)

Events

20 h. ago Man who smashed Wicklow pub windows with wheel brace has sentence cut

Man who smashed Wicklow pub windows with wheel brace has sentence cut  The Irish Independent

Politics

26 h. ago ‘Reckless, callous attack’: Woman (60) and boy (4) killed in fire named

Garda believes blaze was started deliberately in a ‘murderous attack’

Events

26 h. ago Murder investigation launched after boy (4) and woman (60) killed in Offaly house fire

60-year-old Mary Holt and four-year-old Tadhg Farrell died in the fire, while a second woman in her 50s is in critical condition and is being treated in hospital.

Events

28 h. ago Irish resident suspected of killing two in Iceland is banned from travel until February

French woman (60s) was resident in Ireland before travelling to Iceland last June

Events

31 h. ago Endangered whale that traveled 3,000 miles from Ireland spotted off Boston’s coast

Endangered whale that traveled 3,000 miles from Ireland spotted off Boston’s coast  Boston.com

Politics

33 h. ago County quiz series: Test your knowledge on all things Wicklow!

Take our quiz and find out if you’re a true Wicklow whiz, or if you need another wander through Glendalough to brush up!

Politics