Page 14 - John Player News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Speaking at the service, Steve McCarthy, whose family watched out for Mr Byrne for over 30 years, paid a warm and moving tribute to him. "Michael crossed our paths, probably 30 to 40 years ago. My parents were very good to him over the years and as it progressed, it filtered down, and over the last couple of years, I had the pleasure of keeping an eye on Michael,” he said. “Michael led a long and simple life, never complex, always with good and honest intentions. "Michael was born January 1949, and very possibly he may have passed on his birthday. He had spent most of his life here on the...

The University College Dublin (UCD) flag was flown at half mast last week following the death of Michael Byrne. There is very little known about the elusive figure who frequented the university's campus and affectionately became known as 'Old Man Belfield', but what is clear is that he lived outdoors for at least 50 years. In the 1970s Miriam McCarthy, a local woman who volunteered with Dublin's Simon Community, came upon the solitary figure on a run-down site near St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin 4 and approached to offer help, but her attempts at conversation were met with silence. As the w...

THE shocking rise in Covid cases, combined with the latest lockdown measures to combat it, must inevitably make any hopes of getting fans back for…

As we stumble into 2021, bedraggled and half beaten, resolving to change our practices may prove trickier than ever before, courtesy of Covid.

As we stumble into 2021, bedraggled and half beaten, resolving to change our practices may prove trickier than ever before, courtesy of Covid.