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
Irish woman Rhiannon Adam has been chosen to take part in the first civilian mission around the Moon. The mission, known as the DearMoon project, will launch on Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket the following year. In order to “give as many talented individuals as possible the opportunity to go,” Japanese billionaire entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa … Read more
An Irish woman who left Ireland eight years ago after the alleged double murder of two best friends has been arrested in South Africa. Ruth Lawrence, 42, originally from Clontarf in North Dublin was at the centre of a global search and was arrested by police on Wednesday. After Interpol issued a demand for her … Read more