Home » Breaking News » 99s for all as Mary marks her 99th year
A 99 at 99!.
Mary Skerritt, nee Mc Mahon originally from Miltown Malbay, and wife of the late Tommy Skerritt, Lahinch, recently celebrates her 99th birthday at St Joseph s in Ennis. To celebrate, her family arranged a small private family gathering which included a visit from the ice cream van. she is pictured here enjoying her 99 cone on her 99th. Photograph by John Kelly
99s for all as Mary marks her 99th year
May 14, 2021
THERE was a n-ice surprise for the residents and staff of St Joseph’s Hospital in Ennis at the weekend.
When police kill people, they are rarely prosecuted and hard to convict Updated: 2 hours ago Published 2 hours ago
Share on Facebook
Print article The footage plays inside the downtown Minneapolis courtroom where Derek Chauvin is on trial, charged with murder. It shows George Floyd, a Black man, gasping for air under the White police officer’s knee. That video is the centerpiece of the case against Chauvin, which prosecutors emphasized by urging jurors to “believe your eyes.” But prosecutors face a steep legal challenge in winning a conviction against a police officer. Despite nationwide protests, police are rarely charged when they kill someone on duty. And even when they are, convictions often are difficult.
In August 2020, when many in the restaurant business around the world found themselves enduring the brutal consequences of a global pandemic, many without income, without their staff and their business, Food On The Edge founder JP McMahon reached out to speakers and other contributors to the Food On The Edge symposium. His request was simple - to write a letter addressed to the industry.
Replies(5)
Darlene Mc Mahon, mother of twin disabled girls in Bridgewater, is asking the community for help after their furnace broke and they are unable to repair it. (Courtesy of Darlene Mc Mahon)
BRIDGEWATER, NJ Darlene Mc Mahon, mother of twin disabled girls in Bridgewater, is asking the community for help after their furnace broke and they are unable to repair it.
Darlene Mc Mahon took to social media to set up a fundraiser in hopes of collecting $5,000 to cover the costs of a new furnace and installation at her ex-husband s home in Bridgewater, where her twin 24-year-old girls are living.
A SEA of tributes have been flowing this week from all across the island of Ireland to the late Joe Pat Prunty; a father, innovator, and a man who more than made his mark on Irish football – quite literally, with Prunty Pitches up and down the island set to carry on his legacy for generations. As the founder of the eponymous pitches, Joe Pat lived his whole life appreciating even the smallest things, with even some of the largest things – the meticulously prepared football pitches bearing his handiwork – just part of a life lived well by the popular character. However, it was the small things in life that Joe Pat would say made him happy, with going to church and spending time with his family amongst his favourite uses of precious time.