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Love is in the Spanish air as Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival relocates

The annual Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival is relocating to Spain for this years event. The popular festival which usually takes place in Co. Clare every September, was cancelled for the second year in a row due to the pandemic. The cancellations ...

12 Oct 2021 at 13:21

National News

BREAKING: Gardai investigate discovery of body in Clare town

GARDAI are investigating the discovery of a man's body in unexplained circumstances at a domestic residence in Lisdoonvarna, County Clare this Friday morning. The deceased is aged in his 70s and gardai have not disclosed any further detail ...

07 Jan 2022 at 14:29

National News

Man arrested after a body was discovered in Lisdoonvarna

A man in his 30s has been arrested following the discovery of a man’s body at a home in the west of Ireland. Gardai said they had discovered the body of a man in his 70s “in unexplained circumstances” at a home in Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare, ...

07 Jan 2022 at 17:52

Breaking News

BREAKING: Arrest made following discovery of man's body in Clare town

GARDAI investigating the discovery of a man's body in County Clare this Friday morning have arrested a man. The body of the pensioner, aged in this 70s, was discovered at a domestic residence in Lisdoonvarna. A man in his 30s has been ...

07 Jan 2022 at 17:06

Crime and Courts

Clare man jailed for life for the 'vicious' murder of his uncle

THE niece of a 78-year-old Clare widower, who was stamped to death by his own nephew, has described how her family have experienced a raw, pervasive fear "stemming from the chilling reality of evil so close to home". Niamh Higgins, ...

19 Feb 2024 at 14:30

Crime and Courts

Jury told man accused of murdering elderly uncle in Clare town replied 'no comment' to gardai

A MAN accused of murdering his 78-year-old uncle in a Clare town replied "no comment" when asked to account for the presence of blood on his clothing during garda interviews, a jury has been told. It is the prosecution case that ...

25 Jan 2024 at 17:30

National News

Jury hears evidence of injuries sustained by pensioner found dead at his home

A pathologist has described observing the heavily blood-smeared and "flattened" face of a 78-year-old widower from County Clare lying on his kitchen floor, injuries which she said were "in keeping with multiple kicks, blows and ...

23 Jan 2024 at 18:40

National News

Deliberations suspended in murder trial after juror becomes ill

A jury's deliberations in the trial of a Clare man who is accused of murdering his 78-year-old uncle were suspended after one of the jurors became ill. The 12 jurors began considering their verdict at midday this Tuesday and ...

30 Jan 2024 at 18:22

Crime and Courts

Jury sworn for trial of man accused of murdering Clare pensioner

A man will go on trial later this week accused of murdering a pensioner in Co. Clare two years ago. Thomas Lorigan, aged 34, of no fixed abode was arraigned before the Central Criminal Court this Monday afternoon. He is ...

15 Jan 2024 at 18:30

Crime and Courts

Clare man goes on trial for murdering his elderly uncle

A JURY will hear evidence that a 79-year-old widower died after a vicious attack by his nephew, who the State says repeatedly kicked him to the head while wearing steel capped boots, a murder trial has heard. The 12 ...

17 Jan 2024 at 17:00

Northern Ireland

Ireland’s traditional matchmaker may be the country’s last

The final remaining traditional matchmaker in Ireland fears he may be the country’s last. Willie Daly, 80, from Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare, has been bringing couples together since he was a teenager. He followed in the ...

12 Feb 2023 at 11:15

Crime and Courts

BREAKING: Nephew found guilty of murdering his uncle at home in Clare town

A JURY has found a Clare man guilty of murdering his 78-year-old uncle by stamping him to death while wearing steel-capped boots. The jury at the Central Criminal Court agreed with the prosecution case that Thomas ...

01 Feb 2024 at 12:34

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