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Thursday 29 October 2020
Sylva Tukula was buried in May without ceremony or notice given to her friends.
The coroner said it was ‘disheartening’ that the man’s absence from day-to-day life was not noted sooner.
The four children who died in the tornado were aged 6, 8, 9 and 10.
Yesterday the jury was told safety guidelines did not apply to the site as it had originally been intended as a temporary housing solution.
The 14-year-old girl’s body was found at a disused farmhouse on 17 May.
Maleek Lawal had known allergies to fish, milk (which the wrap contained) and eggs.
Luke O’Brien May died after becoming ill in the midst of his Leaving Certificate exams last year.
Kim Wall was on the submarine belonging to Danish inventor Peter Madsen.
Baby Eoin Julian died at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin on 30 December 2015.
38 people were killed in the 2015 attack, including three Irish people.
An inquest heard cause of death was Alpha PVP toxicity with restraint as a contributory factor.
The incident on 1 October was the deadliest mass shooting in US history.
The inquest heard that a number of people got off the Luas at the Abbey Street stop in a bid to help David O’Reilly.
Five members of the same family were killed when a car entered the water.
Sean Sweeney and his son Tyler Joyce were found dead in 10 inches of water on Easter Sunday 2016.
Kerry coroner Terence Casey began compulsory retirement last week, and reflects on his career with TheJournal.ie
The woman was instead treated for lower back pain.
An inquest into the death of Darragh Byrne in February 2013 found that he died due to medical misadventure.
The man in his 50s was pronounced dead at the scene.
Dr Morgan Savage (40) was found on a beach on the Isle of Wight in September.
The 58-year-old was taken to Naas General Hospital where he died from his injuries.
The discovery was made today.
The Council’s budget will make efforts to tackle debt from establishing water infrastructure.
The 63-year-old had become more paranoid in the time before he took his own life, coroners have said.
Full inquest rules that the 25-year-old died of a heroin overdose.
A man in his 20s died in the crash last night, but his motorbike was taken from the scene before gardaí arrived.
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
Family members say the 78-year-old told them he’s happy to be alive.
Two separate investigations have been launched by gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority.
Gardaí are now appealing for witnesses to the collision, which took place overnight.
The apology comes after the publication of a damning HIQA report into Savita’s treatment at University Hospital Galway.
Gardaí said the body, which was recovered from the River Shannon, is that of the missing 15-year-old.
Donal Walsh’s parents donated funds to the Console Centre in Tralee so special rooms for teens could be refurbished.
Terence Casey says the “plague” of suicides in Kerry has reduced since the late teenager appealed to young people not to take their own lives.
Police say they are searching for more victims.
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The fishing vessel sank off the coast of Cork in January last year with just one member of the crew surviving.
Following the death of a student using a Dublinbike last year, the coroner had recommended the council make helmets available to hire with the scheme.
The coroner Lord Justice Goldring made the announcement this evening.
The body, which has not been identified, was found at 2pm today near Tipperary town.
MEMBERS OF THE Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) yesterday voted to take industrial action unless the government addresses several issues related to Covid-19 in schools by 30 October.
The issues in question include the need for a comprehensive testing programme, rapid testing and turnaround times, along with resources for schools to ensure continuation of learning if schools are closed or people are self-isolating.
The ASTI president Ann Piggott said: “ASTI members are clearly stating that they want schools to remain open for students during this pandemic.”
She said teachers are “demanding that the government step up” and provide solutions to these issues.
So, today we want to know: Would you support teachers striking over Covid-19 safety concerns?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
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