Police in Spain are investigating the death of an Irish tourist in Majorca on Monday morning. Initial local reports described the 45-year-old as British after he was found dead in the street and Calvia Town Hall. However, the Civil Guard, which is leading the probe into the incident in Martin Ros Street near the raucous […]
Rhasidat Adeleke won the women’s 100 metres at the National Senior Track and Field Championships in Santry. In doing so, she smashed the Irish record in a time of 11.13 seconds. Sarah Lavin finished second, who last summer had taken that Irish 100 metres record down to 11.27 seconds. Adeleke has repeatedly claimed senior records […]
Molly Malone’s Irish Pub, a beloved Los Angeles bar known for its extensive Irish memorabilia, perfect Guinness pours and nightly live music, is temporarily closed after a fire scorched the building. The blaze largely damaged the exterior of the 95-year-old building that houses the bar, which first opened in 1969. It is not clear when […]
A mixed-race Irish man who “felt shame and hurt” arising from a colleague’s alleged “hateful” comment regarding immigrants has been awarded €5,000 in compensation. This follows Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) adjudicator Orla Jones upholding the worker’s claim for harassment on the grounds of race against his employer. Ms Jones directed the un-named medical device manufacturer […]
Ireland’s medal-winning athletics champions are to be honoured by An Post. Christopher O’Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Sharlene Mawdsley, Tom Barr and Ciara Mageean are to feature on a specially-designed national postmark. An Post chief executive, David McRedmond says he hopes it will carry Ireland’s admiration and pride of our ‘superstar athhletes’ who […]
Taoiseach Simon Harris today welcomed athletes, support staff and executives from Athletics Ireland to Government Buildings for a reception to mark a hugely successful European Athletics Championships. The Taoiseach reflected on the team’s remarkable performance in Rome with athletes Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Lauren Cadden, Mark Smyth, Joseph Ojewumi and Hiko Tonosa. Taoiseach […]
It was another huge night for Irish athletics as the European Championships came to a close in Rome. The Irish women’s 4-by-400 relay team won a silver medal in the final, finishing just behind the Netherlands. They set a new Irish record, finishing in a time of 3:22:71. Sophie Becker led the team off, before […]
By Rami Amichay Hannah Confino EIN GEDI, Israel (Reuters) – Living in temporary accommodation in the desert above the Dead Sea, nine-year-old Emily Hand and her father Thomas slowly recover from an ordeal that has upended their lives as the Gaza war rages. Emily, a dual Irish-Israeli citizen, was kidnapped by Hamas militants on Oct. […]
Britain’s Princess Kate has written a letter to the Irish Guards to apologise for not being able to take the salute and wish them luck for The Colonel’s Review in London on Saturday. Kate, who is colonel of the regiment, spoke of her pride in them and added that being colonel “remains an honour”. The […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The wife of an Irish businessman who was beaten to death in 2015 and the woman’s father were released from separate North Carolina prisons on Thursday after completing the tail end of their sentences for pleas to voluntary manslaughter. Molly Martens Corbett left the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women in […]
The court case shines ‘a light on the use of trademark bullying’ by MacDonald’s, says Pat McDonagh – Irish Independent / eyevine McDonald’s has lost a long-running legal battle with an Irish fast food rival over the Big Mac trademark. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Wednesday blocked the US restaurant giant from using […]
(Bloomberg) — Intel Corp. agreed to sell a stake in a plant in Ireland to Apollo Global Management Inc. for $11 billion, helping bring in more external funding for a massive expansion of its factory network. Most Read from Bloomberg Under terms of the deal, the investment firm will take a 49% share of a […]