A stark reminder of how innocent people were killed in the War of Independence was observed in Knocknagee in recent days with the 100-year commemoration of the shooting of teenager Michael John Kelleher.
The young lad was playing hurling in the company of friends when he was gunned down by a Crown forces convoy. His death on Sunday, February 6, 1921, earned fitting memory at two dignified ceremonies hosted at the field of the atrocity and in Knocknagree village last weekend. Historian Aogáin Ó hÍarlaithe referred to the event as one of the darkest and saddest events in the history of Knocknagree at Sylvester Cronin s field, today owned by Mike and Valerie Doyle.
Long before RTÉ s Operation Transformation, the Cullen and District Friends of the Handicapped was a phenomenon, helping a legion of followers to reduce health spending and encouraging a refreshingly new life style.
Experts warn that being overweight or obese has the capacity to decrease life expectancy. So, for the past 35 years, the Cullen organisers saw to it that those keen to keep new year resolutions had the opportunity to do so, helping participants to motivate themselves and take the plunge towards a healthier lifestyle. In the process they have shed more than 20 tonnes of weight while raising funds for worthy causes.
Shocking moment thugs leave victim for dead after horrific street robbery
Jamie Crake and Leigh Glave s was left laying motionless on the street after taking his mobile phones and cash
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This is the shocking moment a pair of thugs viciously attacked and robbed a man in the street before leaving him for dead.
Thugs stamped on unconscious man s head and testicles in savage street attack
A neighbour who saw the attack thought their victim was dead as he lay motionless on the ground
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A pair of thugs carried out a brutal attack on a man before leaving him for dead in the street, a court has heard.
Pembroke Town Council employee in charge of bills and wages caught stealing £3,000
Assistant clerk Mandy John was caught out during an audit
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An assistant clerk at a town council helped herself to £3,000 from the coffers, a court has heard.