ESB Networks has apologised to customers in north Galway who have been experiencing persistent cuts a year since Storm Éowyn. Dunmore resident Joan Comer said she has counted 20 electricity blackouts since Storm Éowyn. The storm left her without electrici... See more
On the night Storm Éowyn landed last year, Joan Comer woke at 3am and realised that the baby monitor she was using to keep watch on her dying son was not working. The power had gone out in the family home in Dunmore, Co Galway, in the early hours of Janua... See more
A paramedic said he feared for the safety of gardaí when he saw George Nkencho wave a knife in the air in front of them, Dublin Coroner’s Court has heard. Mr Nkencho (27) from Manorfields Drive, Clonee, was shot dead in the front garden of his family home... See more
A store assistant manager who was attacked by George Nkencho said he was left terrified for his life after a knife was pulled on him, an inquest was told. Wayne Swords said he had his nose broken in an unprovoked assault by Nkencho on December 30th, 2020 ... See more
Chronic overcrowding in the Republic’s prison system led to more than 600 inmates being obliged to sleep on mattresses earlier this month. The State has 4,718 prison spaces, but on January 7th, 5,761 people were incarcerated, leaving 613 prisoners without... See more
