A private jet carrying nine people from Texas to the Bahamas came down in a mobile home community in Palm Beach County on Sunday, killing everyone on board and forcing hundreds of residents from their homes.
Author: Connemara Journal Newsroom
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Double welfare payday: Christmas Bonus lands week of 7 December – exactly who gets it, and the payments that DON’T qualify
The 100% Christmas Bonus will be paid from the week starting 7 December. Here is who qualifies, the waiting rules that catch people out, and the rises coming in January.
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Revealed: 2,700 derelict homes left to rot across Ireland, and one man’s map suggests owners could owe €49.5m in unpaid levies
A software engineer has pulled every council derelict sites register into one searchable website, listing more than 2,700 residential properties. His figures suggest owners could owe tens of millions in unpaid levies, just as the State prepares to hand collection to Revenue.
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Tralee IPAS centre death: man, 49, charged with murder at special Sunday night court sitting and remanded in custody
A 49-year-old man was charged with murder and assault causing harm at a special sitting of Killarney District Court and will appear again on Wednesday.
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Le Bris on the brink? Sunderland rock bottom with five points after Coventry humiliation – and the next five fixtures are a horror show
Sunderland's 3-1 defeat at Coventry left them bottom of the Premier League on five points from nine games, and their manager admits the side is not consistent enough for the top flight.
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Revolut DOUBLES its grip on Irish wallets as nearly half of us now use it – but the big three still control your salary
A Department of Finance survey shows Revolut's share as a main account has doubled to 6%, and phone payments are close to overtaking debit cards, as Ireland's banking market keeps shifting.
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Ireland v Argentina: Prendergast wrist sweat, 48,400 tickets gone and Farrell’s two huge calls before Friday’s opener
Ireland are optimistic Sam Prendergast will shake off a wrist injury for Friday's Nations Championship opener against Argentina, with more than 48,400 tickets sold and Andy Farrell facing big calls at blindside and outside centre.
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Clampers out, tow trucks in: Dublin’s €51m parking crackdown is live, and the suburbs could be hit hardest
After 22 years of clamping by DSPS, Dublin City Council has switched to a new five-year enforcement contract with Apcoa that puts towing, fines and complaint-led patrols first. Here's what changes for drivers.
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‘Brazen’: Former Waterford school principal, 91, jailed for abusing pupil in his office in the 1970s as victim says memories came back ‘like a dam breaking’
Con Desmond, who was known as Brother Cornelius, was found guilty of nine counts of indecent assault against a child between 1978 and 1980.
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Documentary STUNS Hollywood: Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes film beats DC’s Clayface to No 1, a first in 22 years
The forecasters were right: A24's Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything edged DC's Clayface by about $200,000 to win a sleepy Halloween weekend in North America, a feat no non-concert documentary has managed since 2004.