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Maureen Walsh, mother of music manager Louis, remembered as an ‘extraordinary woman’ at funeral Mass
3 weeks ago |
irishtimes.com | Tom Shiel
Maureen Walsh, the mother of music manager Louis Walsh, was remembered at her funeral Mass as an “extraordinary” person who left an “incredible mark” on the lives of many. Figures from the world of music, including Westlife members Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Nicky Byrne, and singers Dana and Michael English, joined the Walsh family in Co Mayo on Thursday to celebrate the 94-year-old’s life.
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1 month ago |
irishtimes.com | Tom Shiel
A woman whose former husband subjected their young daughter to a litany of sexual abuse, including rape on an almost daily basis, pleaded guilty at a Tuesday sitting of the Circuit Criminal Court to cruelty to a child, contrary to the Children’s Act 1908.
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1 month ago |
thejournal.ie | Tom Shiel
A WOMAN WHOSE former husband subjected their young daughter from the age of three onwards to a litany of sexual abuse including rape on an almost daily basis pleaded guilty at a sitting of the Circuit Criminal Court today to cruelty to a child contrary to the Childrens’ Act 1908.
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1 month ago |
irishtimes.com | Tom Shiel
A seaside community is “struggling” and “lost for words” following the death in hospital of a 16-year-old student who became ill during a GAA training session. The loss of Christopher (Chris) Gavin, a transition-year student at Rice College, Westport, Co Mayo, was described locally as “like a light extinguished”. In advance of his funeral this weekend, tributes are being paid to the “wonderful student” and GAA minor player.
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2 months ago |
thesun.ie | Tom Shiel
A HARDY Bucks actor died after taking cocaine and a hallucinogenic drug at a stag party in Mayo, an inquest heard. Alan ‘Ali’ Carter, from Kiltimagh in Co Mayo, played DJ Scorpio Lyons on the hit RTE comedy series Hardy Bucks. The actor died aged 37 following a stag party in Westport, Co Mayo, last August. At an inquest into his death on Thursday, a coroner warned that the “danger of combining alcohol and drugs cannot be overestimated”.
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