Paschal Sheehy

6 days ago | rte.ie | Paschal Sheehy

A group of voluntary first responders is spending the week running between towns and villages in west Cork, delivering talks and presentations on workplace safety in order to increase awareness about the risks of farm accidents. West Cork Rapid Response members have been providing critical emergency medical care at accident scenes in some of the most isolated parts of the country since it was established 17 years ago.

1 week ago | rte.ie | Paschal Sheehy

Méabh White has just finished her second year of pharmacy studies, almost a decade after she suffered severe injuries in a car collision. She is 20, going on 21. She has just finished second year pharmacy at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin and is looking forward to a bit of free time over the summer. At least some of that time will be spent with her family in Co Roscommon: mum, Clodagh, and younger brother and sister, Rían and Sadhbh.

1 week ago | rte.ie | Paschal Sheehy

The scene in Kenmare, Co Kerry, remains sealed off this morning and searches are continuing following the confirmation yesterday that human tissue found on Michael Gaine's farm was identified as his remains. Mr Gaine, also known as Mike, was a 56-year-old sheep farmer who went missing on 20 March. Initially, his disappearance was treated by gardaí as a missing person's case.

1 week ago | rte.ie | Paschal Sheehy

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2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Paschal Sheehy

Three days of intense activity in the investigation into the disappearance of Kenmare sheep farmer Michael Gaine came to an end in 45 seconds at the rear of Killarney Garda Station last night. Following his release without charge, that is how long it took the suspect, aged in his 50s and known to Michael Gaine, to be driven through the gates in the back of an unmarked garda car. A statement from the Garda Press Office 20 minutes later confirmed the man's release.