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A report by Sam McNeelye for the University of Toronto. On a recent flight to Toronto, Connie Carter beamed as she filled out her customs form. In the box that asked for her nationality, she was able to print “Canadian” for the very first time. “I felt such pride,” says Carter, who was born in Jamaica, educated…
'He was a good man with a good heart.' The words of Niall Kierans as he summed up his late father to a tee at Monday's funeral mass in St Peter's for well known and respected West Street businessman, Leo Kierans. Leo (91) passed away last week after a lifetime of devotion to the people of Drogheda. And many will know how generous he was in that time, helping those that needed it, without fuss or fanfare. It was the hallmark of the man. Leo was born on September 28 1929 at 105 West Street. He went to school in Fair Street and life would eventually take him across the road to No.15 and the syno...