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Beloved lawyer Bill Plunkett, who served as chairman of the Westchester County Association and was also an integral part of several other important institutions, has died. Plunkett, a longtime resident of Tarrytown, died on Sunday, Ap…

Beloved lawyer Bill Plunkett, who served as chairman of the Westchester County Association and was also an integral part of several other important institutions, has died. Plunkett, a longtime resident of Tarrytown, died on Sunday, Ap…

Oliver Plunkett St was renamed this week 100 years ago. Kieran McCarthy explains how it came about.

  The Special Criminal Court has found Dublin man Lee Canavan guilty of the murder of David ‘Daithí’ Douglas, who was “executed” at a Dublin city shoe shop five years ago. The non-jury court, however, did not agree with the State’s contention that Canavan was “the person who literally pulled the trigger”, owing to a lack of evidence. In passing judgement on Thursday, the court ruled that Canavan (31) was part of a joint enterprise or shared intention to mu...

Lee Canavan, with an address at Edenbrook, Rathfarnham, had pleaded not guilty to murdering shoe shop manager Daithí Douglas.

An eyewitness has told the Special Criminal Court how a gunman "smirked" and walked away after firing shots into the shop where Dublin man David Douglas was murdered. The non-jury court also heard that the man accused of the murder was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after he was found travelling at speed in a stolen vehicle which had repeatedly crashed into another car in south Dublin three days after the shooting. Lee Canavan had €1,065 in cash and his clothing smelled of petrol w...

Born of humble parentage and like Lincoln, General William C. Plunkett overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to attain success as a teacher and textile manufacturer. He held many offices of trust in the state, serving as Lieutenant Governor with Governor Emory Washburn of Worcester in 1854 and also served in the Senate and in the House on several occasions. Fifty years have elapsed since his death at Adams, Jan. 19, 1884, but the textile mills that he established are still in operation. H...