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People of Creeslough living though a nightmare of shock and horror – Bishop

The people of Creeslough in Co Donegal are “living through a nightmare of shock and horror”, a bishop has said after a devastating explosion at a petrol station killed 10 people. A five-year-old girl and her father, and a woman and her teenage son, ...

09 Oct 2022 at 15:33

National News

MISSING PERSON: Gardaí seek assistance in finding missing 28-year-old man

Gardaí in Tullamore are seeking assistance from the public in tracing the whereabouts of 28-year-old Mindaugas Skritulskas who is missing from his home in Edenderry, Co. Offaly since yesterday, Saturday 8th October 2022. Mindaugas was last seen ...

09 Oct 2022 at 14:45

National News

Superintendent outlines next steps with Creeslough investigation to begin

Garda superintendent Liam Geraghty said the investigation into how a fatal explosion in Creeslough occurred will now begin - a catastrophe that resulted in 10 losing their lives with eight more still in hospital. An explosion took place at ...

09 Oct 2022 at 14:41

Soccer

Concerns raised over treatment of LGBTQ+ members at upcoming World Cup in Qatar

LGBTQ+ visitors to Qatar for the World Cup could be left open to “gay-bashing” attacks from locals with the security forces lacking the resources to protect them, a Qatari human rights campaigner has said. Concerns have been raised over ...

09 Oct 2022 at 14:41

Northern Ireland

Five-year-old girl among victims of Creeslough explosion

A five-year-old girl and her father are among the 10 people named as victims of the devastating explosion at a petrol station in Ireland. Police are continuing to investigate the blast that ripped through the Applegreen service station ...

09 Oct 2022 at 16:58

Arts & Entertainment

GUIDE: Some of the best books to help children explore mental health

Books have the power to transport children outside of their own lives, into magical worlds and places they never could have imagined seeing. However, they can also be hugely important in helping young people come to grips with serious ...

09 Oct 2022 at 12:48

Local News

Laois Chamber Alliance seeks meeting with TDs and Ministers on IDA figures

Laois Chamber Alliance has written to TDs and Ministers representing Laois seeking an urgent meeting regarding the dire need for immediate action on the County’s bottom of the table placing in terms of IDA supported jobs. In a ...

09 Oct 2022 at 18:53

Home

Ploughing return to Laois confirmed

The National Ploughing Championships is set to return to Ratheniska for a second year given the triumph of this year’s event. The total attendance figures for the 2022 ‘Ploughing’ came to an amazing 277,000 visitors and with ...

09 Oct 2022 at 18:19

National News

Garda Commissioner visits scene of Creeslough tragedy

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has visited the scene of Friday’s devastating explosion in Creeslough. Ireland’s top cop arrived in Creeslough at lunchtime on Sunday. Commissioner Harris was accompanied by Superintendent ...

09 Oct 2022 at 16:36

National News

Pope Francis expresses sympathy over Creeslough tragedy

Pope Francis has sent a message of sympathy following the Creeslough tragedy. Ten people lost their lives after an explosion at a service station in the town on Friday afternoon. The devastation has reverberated around ...

09 Oct 2022 at 16:06

GAA

Dunphy's delightful solo goal helps Portlaoise past battling Barrowhouse in Junior 'A' final

Barrowhouse returned to the Junior ‘A’ football decider twelve months after their heartbreaking extra-time defeat to Ballyroan Abbey’s second team in the final last year. Their opposition in the decider this season ...

09 Oct 2022 at 17:16

Northern Ireland

What we know about the fatal explosion in Creeslough

Here is what we know about the incident in the Co Donegal village of Creeslough which resulted in the deaths of 10 people. – Creeslough The village is located in northern Donegal on the north-west tip of the ...

09 Oct 2022 at 16:57

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