Newspapers from Ireland
Castle Quarter plan will rejuvenate town centre – but at a price
Plans to create a new ‘Castle Quarter’ in the heart of Enniscorthy have been submitted by Wexford County Council (WCC) as it continues works to regenerate and rejuvenate the centre of the town. At a special meeting held in the Presentation Centre...
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Díríonn Síle ar an imní... ábhar a bhfuil eolas pearsanta aici faoi
Anocht ar TG4 craolfar an dara heagrán de Síle Seoige: An Saol Mar Atá – clár atá dírithe ar cheann de na mórcheisteanna is práinní dár linne: imní. Tar éis don chéad chlár plé a dhéanamh ar thógáil clainne agus ar an ngéarchéim cúraim leanaí, casann...
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Galentine’s night celebrations
● Amy Mchale, Joyce Myler, Edwina Murray and Paula Myler at the Galentine’s night in Partridges of Gorey.
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Man admits breach of sex offenders list rules
A Wexford man who previously served a 14-year prison sentence for rape has pleaded guilty over failing to comply with sex offender notification requirements John Connors (43), with an address at Burnaby Park, Greystones, County Wicklow, appeared at a...
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Go-ahead for sea front homes in Strandhill
The green light has been given by Sligo County Council for a house and apartment development near the sea front in Strandhill. CCMD Developments Ltd has been approved to build 12 residential units, comprising of two one-bed apartments; three, two bed...
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Amazing Grace – Rachel’s parents proud as punch as singer launches debut album
After six years i n t he making, Wexford musician Rachel Grace has launched her debut album, saying the timing finally feels right. The 23-year-old officially released Never Grows Old at a soldout show at the Wexford Arts Centre earlier this month....
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Man falsely claimed to be son of murdered South Kerry woman
A MAN with no links to Ireland has pleaded guilty to charges relating to his obtaining of an official Irish passport by claiming to have been the son of a Kerry woman who was murdered in the UK. Caherdaniel native Catherine Corridan disappeared from...
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West Kerry students in smash-hit show
Tulla Ceilí band will take to the stage for a mighty Ceilí for the second year in a row during Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh which will see hundreds of traditional music students descend on Baile ‘n Fheirtéáraigh this week for the four-day festival. The...
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“This is finally a way forward for Drogheda to be awarded city status”
● Drogheda Deputy, Sinn Féin’s Joanna Byrne pictued with members of the Drogheda City Status Group at a launch in the Marcy Hotel last Friday, has introduced a private members bill ‘The City Status Bill’ which will go before the Dáil for debate. Report:
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Anonymous tip-off led to search linked to two missing women
An anonymous tip-off reporting suspicious activity involving something being buried at a disused quarry on the Wicklow-Kildare border is what prompted gardaí to launch a fresh search operation linked to the disappearances of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre...
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‘Deeply Disturbing’ 100-minute ambulance wait time
Concerns have been raised about the length of time that it is taking ambulances to respond to calls in Dundalk. The issue has been highlighted by former councillor Michael O’Dowd who describes the wait time of approximately 100 minutes for an...
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‘IT’S MESS OF HIS OWN MAKING,’ SAYS DAUGHTER OF IRISHMAN DETAINED IN THE US BY ICE
● The estranged daughter of Irishman Séamus Culleton, who is held in a US immigration detention facility, doesn’t have much sympathy for him as he fights to return to his American wife and life in Boston. Heather Morrissey (left, with twin sister...
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DáIL THE WORLD’S A STAGE... SHAMLET
THE new play about Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch has been slammed as “a party political broadcast” and a cheeky coup ahead of the veteran crime boss’s latest Dail bid. And it comes as Hutch crumpled a can in the face of our reporter after being asked what...
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RUNNERS UP
Gerard Mccullough Gerard says: “As a keen amateur photographer and a member of Clare Camera Club, I’m always on the lookout for interesting places, be they landscapes or streetscapes, either locally or nationally. I take note of where they are and...
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CRIMINALSWHO DUMPEDTEEN’S BODYPARTSGET 12YEARS
Two criminals who dumped the dismembered body of teenager Keane Mulready -Woods across different parts of Dublin were jailed for a total of 12 years yesterday by the Special Criminal Court. The 17-year-old was murdered by gangland killer Robbie Lawlor...
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IS THIS THE BEAST’S KILLING FIELD?
MONSTER Larry Murphy killed a woman and buried her on this isolated land in Co Wicklow, gardai fear. Sources say officers have credible information about a buried vehicle at the site that contains the woman’s remains – 10km from the rapist’s former...
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HERE FOR THE LONG HAUL IFA turns to farmer pressure as bid to remove Murrin fails politically
After failing to dislodge Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin through political channels last week, the IFA is now turning to a farmer pressure in an effort to force movement in the long-running saga. The IFA will hold a major public meeting in Claremorris on...
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WOLVES ESCAPE GRIM REALITY
BY GRIMSBY boss David Artell blamed the Blundell Park pitch for costing his side the chance to pull off another giant killing. The Mariners had high hopes of booking their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup at the expense of Wolves, having...
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SIL FOX: ‘FAKE SEX ASSAULT CLAIM DAMAGED MYMEMORY’
VETERAN Irish comic Sil Fox says losing his career after being the victim of a false sex assault allegation has affected his short-term memory. The popular entertainer, who turns 93 next month, lost his showbiz gigs after an unnamed woman claimed he...
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SWIMMING COACH CAM PERV SET TO GO FREE
AN ex-swimming coach who set up a camera in his office to film young girls as they changed is to be released from prison this week. Matthew Coward, 35, a former Swim Ireland coach, was given a three-year term in 2023 for sexual exploitation and making...
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Travel chaos looms over air traffic control staffing crisis
Passengers are facing “a summer of chaos” due to a growing air traffic control staffing crisis, an aviation chief has warned. Pat Noctor, the president of the Irish Air Traffic Controllers Association (IATCA), has urged Transport Minister Darragh...
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Cover photograph NOVA DRESS, €1,900 at Spellbound Bridal
If you’re newly engaged this Valentine’s Day, then huge congratulations. Or maybe you said yes over Christmas and are only now coming out of the love bubble and working out the logistics of organising a wedding. Or has it been on the long finger and...
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It’s ’cot to Pauling’s star shines brightly be you
JIPCOT (3.00) looks like a cheeky little bet at Ascot today. The seven-year-old bounced back to form with a runaway success at Leicester recently. Ben Pauling’s beast is thrust into Class 1 company in the ¤114,000 Betfair Swinley Handicap Chase....
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JENNIFER WRYNNE
Leitrim-based milliner and influencer Jennifer Wrynne was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2024 at the age of 36, after discovering a lump in her breast just two months after the birth of her daughter, Amelia Rose. Now, Jennifer is throwing her...
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MARIO ROSENSTOCK
As we continue our series on the stars of Glenroe, the actor and comedian chats to Seán Creedon about his life and career.
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‘It’s getting better for Jimmy’s killer and worse for us’
ON RTÉ Investigates on Tuesday evening, the programme delved into the subject of the psychiatric care scandal in Ireland. The programme honed in on two families affected by this issue in County Sligo, speaking to Jodie McGuinness who lost her sister...
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Snooker legend breaks off to help support little Aoife’s (7) plight
Former snooker world champion Ken Doherty said he was delighted to help raise awareness of the plight of little Aoife Fleming (7) who is in urgent need of a life-saving heart transplant. The beautiful Ballydesmond girl was to the fore in everyone’s...
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Suspicious activity in Glenville area - public warned to be on guard
Residents in Glenville are on high alert following suspicious activity in the area last week. Locals have informed The Avondhu that four ‘ armed’ individuals were captured on CCTV jumping walls and checking cars in an area stretching from the village...
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Editor’s note
February, I welcome you with open arms. In my last editor’s note, I mentioned that I usually enjoy the reset and slow pace of January, but this January has been dark, wet and, overall, miserable. My ambitions to start training like an Olympian and...
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THE FRIDAY NIGHT CÉILÍ Memories of Mitchelstown Comhaltas - 1960s to 1980s
In recent times we were reminiscing about our childhood memories, as we were both born in 1962 within a six-week timeframe and lived across the road from one another in King Street. Among the liveliest recollections from the late 1960s through the...
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NATHAN CARTER
‘I loved Ireland so much it ended up becoming home - it feels right’
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Publisher’s Note
We are also delighted to feature Mark O’Brien from the Abbey Theatre, as well as Michelle Maguire, Ireland’s Blue Book and the Novel Traveller: Michelle Walsh Jackson. Dublin is a city with a rich history, a lively culture and a thriving community....
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Publisher’s Statement
Welcome to the Summer edition of Go Wild Staycation Ireland, our bi-annual celebration of the incredible staycation experiences that await across the island of Ireland. This issue marks an exciting and important milestone for us. For the very first...
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