Indian nurse who helped give birth to a woman in flight found dead at residence in Cambridge

An Indian nurse was found dead at her home in Swaston in Cambridge. Cardiac arrest is suspected. Pratibha Keshavan, a 38-year-old nurse from Kerala who had lived in the UK for two and a half years, was employed by Cambridge’s Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Pratibha was supposed to have taken a flight to Kerala this week. The … Read more

Irish woman dies in Australia hiking incident

A hiking accident in western Australia claimed the life of a 41-year-old Irish woman. Concerns were raised after Fiona Lavelle failed to contact her husband while she was exploring out the Hellfire Bay region.A search team subsequently discovered her body at the Cape Le Grand National Park. The nurse-turned-paramedic was originally from Achill Island, Co. … Read more

Body of woman (87) found after missing from Carlow hospital

An elderly woman who went missing from a district hospital in Carlow yesterday and was discovered dead this morning has prompted the HSE to review its procedures. Sheila Rice, an 87-year-old Carlow resident who was a patient at the town’s district hospital, left the facility by herself before 4 o’clock yesterday. Family members, garda, HSE … Read more

Woman found dead in Meath flat named locally as gardai launch investigation

Romanian native Ioana Mihaela, age 30, was found dead in her Riverwalk Court apartment in Ratoath, County Meath. The victim’s family has given the Irish Mirror this morning the victim’s photo. The victim was found dead at the apartment in Riverwalk Court, Ratoath, shortly after 6 pm yesterday. A man known to her, who is … Read more

“Shocking tragedy”: 46 migrants found dead inside truck in Texas

The bodies of 46 dead migrants were discovered inside a tractor-trailer on Monday in San Antonio, Texas, city officials said, in one of the most deadly recent incidents of human smuggling along the US-Mexico border. Sixteen other people found inside the trailer were taken to hospitals for heat stroke and exhaustion, including four minors, but … Read more

Man dies in a single-car crash on Co Laois road

A man in his 40s has died following a fatal road traffic collision in Laois. The incident took place in the early hours of Friday morning. Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of the incident on the Ballacolla to Rathdowney Road Ballacolla, Co Laois. According to An Garda Síochána, the single-vehicle collision … Read more

Driver in his 80s dies in two-car collision in Co Cork

A man in his 80s died following a two-car collision in Bandon, Cork yesterday. The two-car collision occurred Shortly after 12pm, gardai and emergency services were alerted following crash on the R585, Dunmanway Road, Bandon. The man (80s), the driver of one of the cars involved, was pronounced dead at the scene a short time … Read more