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Wednesday 21 October 2020
Officials said the nine inmates were shot during clashes with authorities.
Breandán from Co Cork said that it was a “surreal” experience having a Peruvian escort to the airport to catch the flight home.
The attempted arrest took place at 6.30 am at Alan García’s home.
Fr Desmond was attacked by an armed gang after he withdrew money to pay builders working on the primary school.
He was followed home by three armed men who beat him and shot him before taking money.
The vacuum behind Beauden Barrett has sucked another 10 to the northern hemisphere.
Strict new coronavirus measures are coming into effect – here’s what they mean for you.
Grafton Architects, led by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, won the first-ever RIBA International Prize for their project in Lima, Peru.
The Scottish woman is on the way back to the UK.
The Scottish woman was arrested in August 2013 with Michaella McCollum from Co Tyrone.
Who among us would not, in fairness.
The two women had been hoping to be transferred to prisons in the UK to finish their sentences closer to their families.
“As we are fighting crime, we have to be a little ingenious.”
The poor sleep among the dead in a neighbourhood just outside Peru’s capital city.
The slightly bonkers big day happened in Lima, Peru over the weekend.
The band are on a huge tour of South America.
The former Braga forward won the game for the Portuguese side in powerful style.
Reid’s parents have reportedly paid £3,500 so she can apply for a prison transfer and serve her sentence in Scotland, leaving her Northern Irish friend behind in Peru.
Everyone’s been talking about the resignation of the CRC boss, the major jobs announcement in Limerick and tomorrow’s service for ‘Madiba’…
Michaela McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid were due to be sentenced today. No new date has been set for their court appearance.
Michaella McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid entered guilty pleas at a court hearing last night.
She now faces a minimum of six years and eight months in prison with no parole.
A guilty plea would ensure Melissa Reid a shorter sentence.
Michaella McCollum Connolly’s lawyer also outlined the chain of events that led to her arrest.
Toilet roll, Pringles, Oreos and a sports bra, were among some of the items requested as well as stamps and envelopes to write letters home.
The pair were arrested two weeks ago at Lima’s international airport with 11 kilograms of cocaine.
Connolly’s lawyer Peter Madden said the Tyrone woman would be protesting her innocence.
He visited his sister at the national police anti-drug headquarters where Michaella and her companion Melissa Reid are being held.
Michaella McCollum Connolly’s solicitor has flown to Peru ahead of today’s preliminary court hearing.
In a video posted last night, Michaella says that she is not being given enough to drink.
The pair have been visited by the former honorary consul of Ireland in Peru and Archbishop of Lima Seán Walsh.
Footage of a Peru police video has emerged. Watch it here.
The larger the amount of drugs the longer the sentence in Peru, and if convicted, the women could face up to 25 years in prison.
The inmates, who broke out in two groups, took advantage of distractions over the New Year period to make a run for it.
A group of six are set to compete in the very first international competition of its kind in Lima later this month.
WITH LEVEL 5 restrictions coming into effect at midnight until 1 December, many businesses will be forced to close for the next six weeks.
Of course, many Irish businesses have an online presence and in the run-up to Christmas will rely heavily on support here at home.
As the festive season approaches we want to know: Will you make an extra effort to ‘buy irish’ this Christmas?
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Lecturer Maeve O’Rourke analyses the government’s nine main arguments in relation to the Bill.
This week, a home cook and recent sea swimming convert talks us through her week.
Some sun, then clouds, a few showers
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Min: 5 °C
Chilly with a blend of sun and clouds
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Clouds and sun with a couple of showers
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