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By Joe Barrett On Sunday 31 January 2021 John (Ulick) Conroy a dear husband of 45-years and a deeply loving dad lost his battle to Covid-19. A month or so…
Prison officers in Laois are being forced to manage prisoners in a jail that is bursting at the seams in Portlaoise due to a shortage of beds revealed in the la...
Three men charged with the murder of a man in Rath Cemetery in October have been further remanded in custody.The three men have been charged with murdering 43-y...
Lifelong republican Óglach John Joe Donnelly died on 15 January. Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly gave the funeral oration at Aughamullan and Brocagh in Tyrone.
A man jailed for 15 years for his role in an assault that saw a man stabbed 16 times in his own sitting room before being "basically incinerated" when set alight has failed in his appeal against the length of his sentence.