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RIP: Tributes paid to late Tipperary man who 'had such an interesting life'
Dave Richardson passed away on May 2 The death has occurred of Dave Richardson, of Golden, Co Tipperary and Rush, Co Dublin. Dave passed away on May 2, 2026, suddenly and unexpectedly on Sheep’s Head Peninsula with his orienteering family. READ MORE: Tipperary to host five Darkness into Light...
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RIP: Tributes paid to late Tipperary man who 'had such an interesting life'
Dave Richardson passed away on May 2 The death has occurred of Dave Richardson, of Golden, Co Tipperary and Rush, Co Dublin. Dave passed away on May 2, 2026, suddenly and unexpectedly on Sheep’s Head Peninsula with his orienteering family. READ MORE: Tipperary to host five Darkness into Light...
GAA Inter-Firms: Longford Gardaí celebrate All-Ireland win
The Longford Gardaí on the All Ireland winning panel included coach Conor Foley, and footballers, Gerard Mullarkey, David Buckley, Graham Petit, Tomás Connaughton, Paddy Fallon, John Hanley, Peter Vesey, Gerard Clogher, Lorcan Cassidy, David Charles, Colin Goldrick, Thomas Taylor, and Paddy McGirl...
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Irish premier ‘working towards reconciliation and mutual trust’ in Belfast visit
Irish premier Micheal Martin has vowed to continue working towards reconciliation and mutual trust ahead of a visit to Belfast. The Taoiseach is set to meet with political leaders at Stormont, as well as with business leaders, and engage with Women’s Aid. He will also mark the signing of a 700 mil...
Families can’t afford sports and PE kit, warns Sir Gareth Southgate
Former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate has warned that families “can’t afford to buy kit” to take part in sport and PE lessons. Sir Gareth said there was a “risk kids end up in front of screens a lot of the time” rather than being active and outside in a “difficult time where econom...
Two passengers of hantavirus cruise ship self-isolating in UK
Two people who returned to the UK after being on board the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak are self-isolating as a British crew member said he was “doing OK” in hospital. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said neither of the people self-isolating in the UK who were on board MV Hondi...
Keir Starmer faces judgment day as millions head to polling stations
Sir Keir Starmer is facing his own judgment day at the ballot box as millions head to polling stations to cast their vote in crucial elections. Devastating results have been predicted for Sir Keir’s Labour Party, with some 1,850 seats expected to be lost in councils across England, according to po...
Derry Death Notices - Thursday, May 7, 2026
Latest Derry obituaries and death notices The following deaths have occurred:- • Helen Mary (Moira) Alcorn, Elstree House, Limavady • Derek Campbell, Fairways Cloonavin Green, Coleraine (Updated Funeral Arrangements) • Ian Craig, Ardbana House Riverside, Coleraine • Anne Dixon (née Sholes)...
Deliveroo expanding into restaurant bookings after US takeover
Deliveroo customers will be able to book restaurant reservations through the platform as it expands further beyond takeaway delivery. The company, which was snapped up by DoorDash for £2.9 billion last year, said it will initially launch Deliveroo Reservations in London on Thursday. Users will be a...
Irish premier ‘working towards reconciliation and mutual trust’ in Belfast visit
Irish premier Micheal Martin has vowed to continue working towards reconciliation and mutual trust ahead of a visit to Belfast. The Taoiseach is set to meet with political leaders at Stormont, as well as with business leaders, and engage with Women’s Aid. He will also mark the signing of a 700 mil...
RIP: Tributes paid to late Tipperary man who 'had such an interesting life'
Dave Richardson passed away on May 2 The death has occurred of Dave Richardson, of Golden, Co Tipperary and Rush, Co Dublin. Dave passed away on May 2, 2026, suddenly and unexpectedly on Sheep’s Head Peninsula with his orienteering family. READ MORE: Tipperary to host five Darkness into Light...
Luis Enrique says Paris St Germain reaching Champions League final is ‘a gift’
Paris St Germain manager Luis Enrique believes his team gave their supporters “a gift” by reaching the Champions League final following a 6-5 aggregate win over Bayern Munich. After last week’s nine-goal thriller in France, Ousmane Dembele’s third-minute goal in the Allianz Arena got the sec...
IN PICTURES: Homecoming of hope for Rosemount’s newest School Ambassador
Decades after a life-altering tragedy outside its gates, Richard Moore accepts a leadership role at his former primary school Group pictured at Rosemount Primary School on Monday evening for the Inaugural Children in Crossfire Peacebuilding Lecture with Richard Moore, a former pupil of the sc...
Woman arrested in Lurgan car bomb probe charged with obstructing police
A woman arrested following an attempted car bomb attempt on Lurgan PSNI station has been charged with obstructing police. The dissident republican group the New IRA claimed responsibility for the incident in March that saw a food delivery driver hijacked in Kilwilkie and forced to drive a “crude b...
PICTURES: Huge turnout of tractors, bikes and cars for Dobber Vintage Club Tractor Run
The event in aid of young Mike McSherry, who is undergoing cancer treatment, started at Ballyneale GAA Field and finished at Lisadobber Pub James Cooney from Piltown with his 1948 MG TC at the Dobber Vintage Club Charity Run The Carrick-on-Suir Vintage Club Tractor Run in aid of a young boy u...
'Really positive day for Louth' - Nearly 100 social housing units in new Dundalk state
The new housing estate named Fulacht Fia on Mount Avenue was opened by Minister for Housing James Browne A new social housing estate has been opened on Mount Avenue in Dundalk. The Phase One opening of the Fulacht Fia housing estate was opened by Minister for Housing, James Browne. When fully...
Talented Tullamore golfer Stuart Grehan chases rare Flogas double at Seapoint
The Flogas Men's Irish Amateur Open Championship gets underway at Seapoint Golf Club on Thursday Tullamore golfer Stuart Grehan will look to become only the second player since Keith Nolan in 1997 to win back-to-back Flogas Irish Men’s Amateur Open Championships when he tees up at Seapoint th...
'Really positive day for Louth' - Nearly 100 social housing units in new Dundalk state
The new housing estate named Fulacht Fia on Mount Avenue was opened by Minister for Housing James Browne A new social housing estate has been opened on Mount Avenue in Dundalk. The Phase One opening of the Fulacht Fia housing estate was opened by Minister for Housing, James Browne. When fully...
Luis Enrique says Paris St Germain reaching Champions League final is ‘a gift’
Paris St Germain manager Luis Enrique believes his team gave their supporters “a gift” by reaching the Champions League final following a 6-5 aggregate win over Bayern Munich. After last week’s nine-goal thriller in France, Ousmane Dembele’s third-minute goal in the Allianz Arena got the sec...
Woman arrested in Lurgan car bomb probe charged with obstructing police
A woman arrested following an attempted car bomb attempt on Lurgan PSNI station has been charged with obstructing police. The dissident republican group the New IRA claimed responsibility for the incident in March that saw a food delivery driver hijacked in Kilwilkie and forced to drive a “crude b...