[ad_1] WHILE WE WAIT for the US presidential election on Monday, let’s examine the age-old question that haunts democracy: what do I get out of it? Shortly after Donald Trump took office, his adviser Stephen Moore warned that there would be “a flood of companies leaving Ireland … to return to the United States” after … Read more
[ad_1] Mourners at the funeral of one of the three family members who died in an alleged murder-suicide at their Cork home have heard that their future was supposed to be “full of possibilities.” The funeral mass for Mark O’Sullivan, 26, was held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Kanturk this afternoon, following … Read more
[ad_1] At the funeral of a father and son who committed suicide in a suicide pact, LUMENTOS heard that they were being asked “to make sense of nonsense.” Speaking at the funeral mass for Tadg O’Sullivan, 59, and his youngest son Diarmuid, 23, Father Toby Bluitt said their lives and deaths had changed the lives … Read more
[ad_1] At the funeral of Tadg O’Sullivan (59) and his son Diarmuid (23), “the shock, numbness, devastation” of their deaths were recounted and Tadg’s eldest son, Mark (26), was “impossible to imagine ”. About 100 mourners attended the service for Tadg and Diarmuid on Friday and only 25 close relatives and friends entered the church … Read more
[ad_1] A heartbroken mother who lost her entire family in an alleged murder-double suicide today attended the funeral of her husband and youngest son, who are feared to have killed her eldest son. nne O’Sullivan (60) was supported by family members, one of whom kept an arm gently wrapped around her shoulder, as she entered … Read more
[ad_1] About 400 people have left tributes and messages of condolence in Online Condolence Books for Diarmuid O’Sullivan and his father Tadhg. Funerals for two of the men killed in a farmland dispute near Kanturk, north of Co Cork will be held privately in accordance with Covid restrictions, at St Mary’s Church, Castlemagner, at 2.30 … Read more
[ad_1] There will be no change to Level 5 restrictions on public worship, including Mass, following a meeting between Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the Catholic Archbishops. However, Level 5 restrictions allow continuous private prayer in churches and other places of worship. At the meeting, everyone agreed on the importance of continued constructive engagement and solidarity … Read more
[ad_1] Hopes for Fungie to return to Dingle are fading, but new research suggests that “lost” dolphins are more likely to have migrated than to have died. Dolphins in the Shannon Estuary, which were initially presumed to have perished, had in fact moved to nearby bays, according to research published by the Irish Whale and … Read more
[ad_1] Scientists say England has reached a “critical stage” of the second wave of Covid-19 with cases doubling every nine days and new infections reaching around 96,000 per day. The spread of the virus continues to increase in all parts of the country, according to a new study from Imperial College London. The infection rate … Read more
[ad_1] The mother who lost her two children and her husband in a murder-suicide horror has been “absolutely devastated.” Fr. John Magner prayed with Ann O’Sullivan after the bodies of Tadgh, Mark, and Diarmuid were found on the family farm in Co Cork. Said, “There are no words.” A third autopsy will take place today … Read more