An Irish soldier on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has been shot and killed and a second is in critical condition after a “hostile” crowd surrounded their armoured vehicle, Ireland’s defence minister has said. The soldiers, part of the UN Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL), were on what Simon Coveney, who is also … Read more
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after 87-year-old grandfather Thomas O’Halloran was fatally stabbed on a mobility scooter in west London. The 44-year-old was arrested at an address in Southall, west London, in the early hours of Thursday, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed. According to the police, Mr. O’Halloran was attacked in the public … Read more
A driver died after a single-vehicle crash in Co Laois on Friday. Gardaí said that the car smashed into a wall and subsequently went on fire on the Athy Road in Stradbally. The collision occurred at around 2.45 pm. Details are currently unknown about the driver of the car who died in the collision, gardaí said. … Read more
A 24-year-old Irish man has died in a hit-and-run in Vancouver, Canada. Police in Vancouver have appealed for information after the incident on Arbutus St in the city at around 11.30 pm on Sunday. It is understood the man was crossing the road with a friend at about 11.30 pm on Sunday when he was … Read more
An Indian man who was due to stand trial next week for the murder of his Indian wife and two children in south Dublin has been found dead in prison. Sameer Syed was found dead in his cell in the Midlands Prison on Thursday afternoon. Seema Banu, the wife of Sameer Syed, lived in a … Read more