Advertisement

Readers like you keep news free for everyone.

More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.

For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.

Support us today
Not now
Monday 2 October 2023 Dublin: 13°C

# Death

Last year
2022
Paul Sorvino’s daughter leads tributes to ‘talented and giving’ Goodfellas star
The actor also played starred in the TV series Law & Order.
Teenage boy dies after getting into difficulty in water at Dublin beach
The incident happened around 7.30pm yesterday evening.
Irishman (20) dies following fall in Croatia
The man died in the early hours of Thursday morning.
UN issues war crimes warning after death sentences given to soldiers
Three foreigners captured fighting for Ukraine were sentenced to death by pro-Russian rebels yesterday.
Length of time to register a death may be cut from three months to less than one
A report by
Lauren Boland
Current wait times for an appointment at some civil registration offices can take up to several weeks.
A proposal would give the deceased’s family five days to visit a registration office after receiving the cause of death cert.
The new system would quicken up a process that is handled much slower in Ireland than in other countries and reduce lags in important data.
However, current wait times for an appointment at some civil registration offices can take up to several weeks, Lauren Boland reports.
Man arrested after four people found stabbed to death in south London
All four people – three women and a man – were pronounced dead at the scene.
Woman dies at summit of Galtee Mountains
It happened at approximately 1pm today.
Appeal issued over 'unexplained death' of cyclist found on Kerry roadside
The results of the post-mortem examination will determine the course of the Garda investigation.
Oscar-winning actor William Hurt dies age 71
Hurt won two academy awards in his career.
Man pronounced dead after collapsing at popular Sligo hiking spot
The 72 year old man could not be revived despite the efforts of a mountain rescue team.
Comedian Bob Saget ‘died from unseen blow to head’, medical examiner says
Saget was found dead on 9 January in a Florida hotel room.
Experts warn of increasing over-medicalisation of death, call for rethink on end-of-life care
A new Lancet Commission has called for public attitudes to death and dying to be rebalanced.
Tributes paid to British comedian Barry Cryer after his death aged 86
The comedy star has been remembered by comedians and celebrities.
US comedian Louie Anderson has died aged 68
He appeared in films including Coming To America and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
Gardaí probe claim that man's dead body was taken to post office in bid to withdraw his pension
Gardaí said they are examining all the circumstances around the man’s death.
'Voice of the West': Tributes as former RTÉ correspondent Jim Fahy dies aged 75
Fellow journalists and those employed by the station paid tribute to their former colleague today on social media.
Robert Durst, real estate heir convicted of murder, dies aged 78
He was convicted in September of shooting Susan Berman in 2000 at her Los Angeles home.
All time
Diego Maradona's brother Hugo dies aged 52
The former Argentine youth international midfielder played in Italy, Austria, Spain, Argentina and Japan.
Police fatally shoot 14-year-old girl in Los Angeles store dressing room
One of the bullets went through drywall behind the suspect and killed the girl.
Man (70s) dies in Galway crash
The incident happened at around 3.35pm today.
Alec Baldwin says he does not feel guilt over movie set shooting death
“I don’t have anything to hide,” he said.
'He'd be proud' - Andy Myler guides UCD to promotion a day after burying his father
The manager was speaking in the aftermath of his side’s big win over Waterford on Friday.
Man (60s) dies in 'unexplained circumstances' in north Dublin
The body of the man was found at a home in Balbriggan.
Requiem mass to be held at Westminster Cathedral for MP stabbed to death last month
A message from the Pope will be read as the requiem mass is held in London.
Man charged over death of woman in Finglas, north Dublin
The woman was found dead on Thursday morning.
Colin Powell dies aged 84 of Covid-19 complications
The former US Secretary of State’s family made a statement about it on social media.
New Zealand records first Covid death in over six months
The woman is the 27th person to die with Covid-19 in New Zealand and the first recorded since 16 February.
Man arrested in connection with death of 22-year-old Limerick man in Greece
Niall O’Brien died on the Greek island of Ios after being struck by another male, police said.
Murder investigation launched into death of 19-year-old Conor O'Brien
A post-mortem examination found that Conor died of a gunshot wound. Gardaí are appealing for information.
Tributes paid to Kyle Anderson following darts star's death aged 33
He played in seven World Championships after making his debut in the 2012-13 event.
Graham Potter advises people to have Covid jabs after ‘tragic’ death of relative
The Brighton manager revealed his cousin’s husband died last week after contracting coronavirus, aged just 48.
Victim of Tallaght stabbing named locally as Ademola Giwa as gardaí arrest suspect
Mr Giwa was fatal injured during an alleged assault on Mac Uiliam Road, Tallaght yesterday evening.
Man (35) arrested on suspicion of murder after 53-year-old man stabbed to death in Co Down
The incident happened at a property on Beatrice Road in Bangor in the early hours of this morning.
Tributes paid following death of Beethoven and Midnight Run actor Charles Grodin
The actor died yesterday aged 86.
Man, 70s, dies in fire at his Cork city home
The man in his 70s was found in the house by the emergency services and was rushed to hospital where he sadly passed away a short time later.
Peaky Blinders actor Helen McCrory dies after 'heroic battle with cancer'
Cillian Murphy has led tributes to the “gifted, fearless and magnificent” actor.
Greece mourns the death of baby who died from Covid aged just 37 days old
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tweeted “the grief is unbearable”.
Body of man discovered on Moore Street in Dublin
It’s understood he was a rough sleeper.
Gardaí renew appeal for information over violent death of Urantsetseg Tserendorj near the IFSC in Dublin
They are particularly appealing to the driver of a silver Toyota Prius taxi which was in the area at the time.
RSA warns motorists to be vigilant on the roads this February to avoid a repeat of last year's fatalities
Nineteen people died on the roads in February 2020.