Place: St Brigid

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Remembering Dr Maurice Hayes: ‘He treated everyone with the respect and dignity that people deserve’

It’s not everyone that has the President of Ireland attend their funeral, but Dr Maurice Hayes, who passed away at the age of 90 a couple of days before Christmas, lived enough for several men.

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Limerick school challenges award to principal

Five-year-old girl killed in Laois collision

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Minister criticised for closing psychiatric beds

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Lynch rejects overcrowding claims as beds removed from Galway hospital

Wonderful willow has many uses

THERE are several species of willow (Salix spp.) that are native to Ireland.

Sun, 02 Feb, 2014

New boy Loughrey on Rebel bench

Former Antrim player James Loughrey is a new addition to the Cork bench for Sunday’s Division 1 clash with Mayo after completing a transfer to Mallow from St Brigid’s.

Fri, 05 Apr, 2013

Burke: It’s all about finding consistency

For Galway’s David Burke, the Leinster final is history now: it’s all about “getting consistent performances” as he and his colleagues face Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Cork.

Thu, 09 Aug, 2012

Relatives fight home closure

NINETY-THREE-year-old Esther Holden had hoped to end her days in a Dublin public nursing home that is due to close soon.

Mon, 07 Nov, 2011

Gardaí and PSNI to honour floods victim Ciaran Jones

Gardaí and members of the PSNI are set to honour a fellow officer killed in floods in Co Wicklow.

Mon, 31 Oct, 2011

Veale claims bronze as she beats heat with perfect timing

KATE VEALE (West Waterford) won bronze in the junior 10k at theEuropean Racewalking Cup in Olhao, Portugal, on Saturday.

Mon, 23 May, 2011

NY police try to contact relatives of dead woman

NEW YORK police are attempting to contact the relatives of a Cork-born homeless woman who was found dead outside a Catholic Church in Manhattan’s East Village.

Wed, 23 Feb, 2011

Court hears evidence of attempted hijackings prior to murder

The Central Criminal Court has heard evidence of a series of attempted hijackings and a serious assault in Dundalk town, in the minutes leading up to the alleged murder of Aidan Myers in 2006.

Tue, 06 Jul, 2010

Witnesses give evidence in Dundalk murder trial

Witnesses in the case of a man on trial for murder, assault and hijacking have described how they saw a man driving a car repeatedly up and down their street, ram it into a parked car and reverse it at speed towards people.

Mon, 05 Jul, 2010

Plaque unveiled at Famine graveyard

AN ecumenical blessing took place in a Famine graveyard in Limerick yesterday.

Thu, 04 Mar, 2010

All-Ireland Ladies IFC club final

TIPPERARY outfit Brian Boru’s held on for victory in a thrilling Tesco All-Ireland Ladies IFC club final yesterday.

Mon, 23 Nov, 2009

Tributes paid to ‘remarkable’ 1948 Grand Slam hero

THE world of Irish rugby put aside thoughts of next Saturday’s Munster-Leinster match yesterday as it celebrated the life of the late Irish and Lions captain, Karl Mullen, who died last Sunday aged 82.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2009

Father and son buried side by side

A FATHER and son will be buried side by side in Limerick today after they passed away suddenly at the weekend.

Tue, 15 Jan, 2008

Devastated community mourns the loss of car crash victims

THE coffins of two young Castleisland road accident victims lay side by side in the local parish church, last night, after thousands of mourners attended the removal of their remains.

Wed, 04 Apr, 2007

Clouds have silver lining for church groups as sodden soles seek shelter

SAVING souls in driving rain and howling wind took an amount of missionary zeal at the opening day of the national and world ploughing championships at Grangeford, Tullow, Co Carlow, yesterday.

Thu, 28 Sep, 2006

Clouds have silver lining for church groups as sodden soles seek shelter

SAVING souls in driving rain and howling wind took an amount of missionary zeal at the opening day of the national and world ploughing championships at Grangeford, Tullow, Co Carlow, yesterday.

Thu, 28 Sep, 2006

Funeral of Clara bus crash victim to take place today

The 15-year-old boy killed in Tuesday's school bus tragedy in Co Offaly is due to be laid to rest in Clara today.

Fri, 07 Apr, 2006

Homeless man died days after being set alight

A homeless man died days after he was set alight on a Dublin Street, an inquest heard tonight.

Thu, 15 Dec, 2005

Saints don’t sit on the fence or join the hunt

ST AIDAN, because he is said to have miraculously saved a stag from hounds, is invoked as protector of hunted animals - his emblem is a stag.

Mon, 31 Jan, 2005

'Dogs' ready for the hard road

YOU know you're in trouble when the five-year-olds start to question your chances. Underdogs captain Mairtin Ó Cinnéide was accepting a presentation from the under-fives he coaches in St Brigid's, Castleknock.

Sat, 11 Dec, 2004

Male victim of Sligo fire named

The male victim of the fire at St Brigid's Place today has been named as 43-year-old Eugene Coyle.

Mon, 22 Jan, 2001