Shane Ó Curraighín

North West Correspondent

The Phoenix Players celebrate 80 years on stage

A milestone in amateur drama will be celebrated this weekend as Tubbercurry's Phoenix Players, one of the country's oldest amateur groups, mark 80 years on stage.

Regional • 22 hrs

40th anniversary of Letterkenny fire that killed five

A remembrance event will take place in Letterkenny, Co Donegal this weekend marking the 40th anniversary of a house fire that claimed the lives of five people: four children, all brothers and sisters, aged under 14, and their babysitter.

Regional • 14 hrs

Picture of Cathal O'Connor who appeared in court in Sligo

Teenagers punched, headbutted by businessman, court told

Teenage boys who were punched, headbutted and threatened by a businessman in Sligo have said they have suffered significantly as a result of the ordeal they endured, a court has heard.

Courts • 14 hrs

Irish schools to attend Robotics World Championship in US

A four-teacher school in Co Laois and a DEIS school from Donegal will travel to the US this weekend to compete against schools from around the world in the VEX Robotics World Championship.

Ireland • 24 Apr

Body of Liam Farrell reinterred after post-mortem exam

A community in south Leitrim formed a guard of honour for the late Liam Farrell at Cloonmorris Cemetery in Bornoacoola this morning before the remains of the 87-year-old retired farmer - exhumed 13 days ago for a forensic post-mortem examination - were reinterred.

Connacht • 23 Apr

A curlew foraging in the grass on Bull Island, Dublin. This bird feeds on insects, worms, and small aquatic animals.

Curlew conservation scheme makes breakthrough

A conservation measure aimed at reversing the decline in the curlew population has yielded a breakthrough as the first recorded instance of a 'headstarted' curlew that has established a breeding territory has been identified.

Ireland • 21 Apr

The hearse carrying the coffin of Clannad singer Moya Brennan arrives at the church

Brennan's music 'spoke the language of every heart'

The funeral mass for musician Moya Brennan in Gaoth Dobhair, Co Donegal, heard her music belonged to all as it spoke the language of every heart.

Ulster • 18 Apr

SIPTU firefighters reach agreement with Sligo Airport

SIPTU members employed as firefighters at Sligo Airport have ended their industrial action following an agreement with management to formally recognise the union for collective bargaining.

Connacht • 17 Apr

Moya Brennan photographed November 2016 by her husband

Irish musician Moya Brennan dies aged 73

Moya Brennan, best known as the lead singer of the Grammy and BAFTA-winning group Clannad, died peacefully yesterday, surrounded by her family, at the age of 73.

Music • 14 Apr

Body of Liam Farrell exhumed for new post-mortem

Gardaí have exhumed the body of Leitrim man Liam Farrell as part of a renewed investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death in January 2020.

Connacht • 11 Apr