The woman who was killed in a road accident in County Westmeath was named today as Margaret Peig Casey (83) from New Road, Thomondgate
Ms Casey was killed after being struck by a car whilst walking along Bridge Street, Kilbeggan at approximately 1730 hrs yesterday.
The driver of the car involved was questioned by Gardai but no arrests were made.
Shannon to Heathrow may not be high on the list of priorities for the Government, however it would seem that flights from Shannon to God Knows Where by the United State’s Central Intelligence Agencie are of great importance.
Early this morning two peace activists, who were observing a suspected CIA aircraft, listed by an EU investigation as being one of those used for carrying out the transportation of kidnapped suspected terrorists for torture, were arrested by Gardai.
Conor Cregan, and Anthony Horgan were in the public observation tower at the airport when the aircraft landed at 0130 hrs this morning.
They contacted the Gardai and asked them to search the aircraft for possible CIA rendition victims, however the Gardai chose instead to arrest them for breach of Section 33 of the Air Traffic and Navigation Act.
Flight N478GS, which has in the past been chartered by the CIA for rendition purposes, what the aircraft which the two were reported to have been monitoring.
The US government, through their secretary of state Condoleza Rice, insist that no persons destined for torture are being ferried through Shannon airport. However, Gardai continue to refuse to search these aircraft.
It seems that those wishing to recover and identify skeletal remains found in Lough Bridgid near Bodyke in County Clare are being hampered at every corner
A skull and torso were recovered from the lake yesterday and brought to the Mid Western Regional hospital where they were examined by the assistant state pathologist.
The Garda Water unit were on Lough Bridgid again today searching for the remaining body parts, however their efforts are being made difficult by poor visibility and heavy rain.
It is estimated, based on the state of decomposition of the remains, that the person, said to be a young person, has been dead for up to two years.
The process to identify the body will involve trawling through the dental records of missing persons, as well as examining the clothing found on the remains that have been recovered.
Emily Anne Daly from croom suffers from a condition called Cystic Hydroma, and tonight, the Woodlands House Hotel in Adare was a buzz for a benefit night, where fun was had, prizes were given and money was raised.
The Croom Blog has reports and pictures.
Those wishing to make a contribution can do so through the AIB bank. The details are below.
AIB ,High Street,Croom.
A/C Number : 02494016
You don’t have to travel to Croom to make a donation, just bring the address and account number and the staff at the bank will find the sort code for you.
What promises to be a feast of procussion is to be had underground at Baker Place tomorrow night.
The Poster:
The blurb:
You’ve probably all gone to see electronic music acts that were billed as being ‘live’ only to be greeted by someone sitting in front of a laptop (usually looking really bored) clicking a mouse every now and again. Not really live is it ? Macc’s live show is different. This Drum & Bass producer and Jazz enthusiast from Barking, London writes atmospherics which are sequenced by computer while he plays along on a drum-kit – usually at a ferocious pace ! So when you see him sweating, that’s because playing the drums at 160 beats per minute is alot harder than clicking a mouse button every now and again !
As well as playing live Drum & Bass, Macc is known to indulge his love for funk by throwing in a few slower jams – reminiscent of the rhythms favoured by James Brown in his day but layered with a far moodier vibe than the recordings of “the Godfather of Soul”. Macc has also introduced a more obvious Jazz influence to his shows in recent times, playing renditions of his own jazz compositions as a breather (for the crowd aswell as himself!) before launching back into busier breakbeats.
The video:
And there is more music samples on the MySpace
A fisherman on Lough Brigid near Bodyke in County Clare called the Gardai yesterday after he spotted something in the water.
The Garda Water Unit recovered what is believed to be the skeletal remains of a human. The badly decomposed remains have been taken to Limerick Regional Hospital for examination. It is thought that the corpse has been in the lake for some time.
Further searches of the Lough Brigid area will take place again tomorrow.
0515 hrs: The Irish Independent is reporting that Gardai are investigating the possibility that remains found in Lough Brigid are those of missing Limerick teenager Richard “Happy” Kelly.
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