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    Edna O'Brien had expressed her wish to return to her home parish of Tuamgraney in east Clare for her funeral service

    Edna O'Brien funeral to take place in Clare on Saturday

    The funeral of acclaimed Irish writer Edna O'Brien is to take place in her native Co Clare on Saturday.

    Ireland • 06 Aug 24
    Irish writer Edna O'Brien died in London at the weekend at the age of 93

    Edna O'Brien to be buried on Holy Island in Co Clare

    Edna O'Brien's dying wish was to go home one last time, according to her family, and it is expected her funeral will take place in her native Co Clare in the coming weeks.

    Ireland • 29 Jul 24
    An around-the-clock demonstration has been held by locals outside the gates of Dundrum House Hotel since late May

    Locals criticise Govt engagement over IPAs accommodation

    Locals in a village in Co Tipperary have criticised a pledge from Government to improve engagement with the community over accommodation for International Protection Applicants following seven weeks of protests.

    Ireland • 17 Jul 24
    Magowna House, a rural townland west of Ennis, has been used to house a group to International Protection Applicants (photo: RollingNews.ie)

    IPAs moved out of Clare hotel, 14 months after blockade

    A group of International Protection Applicants (IPAs) have been moved out of a Co Clare hotel with just two days' notice, more than a year after members of the local community blocked roads in the area to protest their arrival.

    Munster • 12 Jul 24
    Ten people lost their lives in the Creeslough explosion in October 2022 (file photo)

    Opposition to plans for shop at Creeslough explosion site

    Plans to rebuild a shop and petrol station on the site of the Creeslough explosion in Co Donegal are being met with opposition by some of the bereaved families who have launched a petition calling for a memorial garden to be developed there instead.

    Ireland • 12 Apr 24
    Martin Abbott, 65, was described as a much-loved father and husband from Deilginish in Shannon

    Man may have been dead on UHL floor for an hour - inquest

    An inquest has heard how a patient who died at University Hospital Limerick had fallen from a trolley in the busy emergency department and may have been dead for over an hour before staff found him on the floor.

    Munster • 28 Mar 24
    The orders were made as part of Tipperary County Council's ongoing efforts to house members of the extended McCarthy family

    Tipperary Traveller families may face further action

    Traveller families facing the threat of imprisonment after breaching High Court orders to vacate a Tipperary halting site have moved their caravans – but could still face legal action as they are now on the side of the road.

    Munster • 09 Aug 19

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