Niall Mellon Trust house burns down
Tuesday March 24 2009
A HOUSE built to raise funds for the Niall Mellon Township Trust has been burned to the ground in a suspected arson attack.
Gardai are investigating a fire which destroyed two unoccupied houses in Bagenalstown, Co Carlow, at the weekend. One of the houses had been built by the Niall Mellon Trust with all the proceeds going to the charity which helps to build houses for people in shantytowns in South Africa.
Dog shot in brutal attack put down
AN animal welfare group has condemned the brutal shooting of a dog that subsequently had to be put down.
The 13-year-old German Shepherd cross-breed received a gunshot wound to the leg shortly before lunchtime yesterday on Dublin's North Road, off the Ashbourne Road. Dublin SPCA was alerted to the incident after the dog limped to a nearby garden centre and staff members raised the alarm.
Motorcyclist killed in crash is named
A MOTORCYCLIST killed when his bike hit a curb was named last night as Michael O'Connell (37), from Lisnagry, Co Limerick.
The crash happened at Garraun, Lisnagry, at about 1.15am on Sunday morning. Any witnesses should contact gardai at Castleconnell on 061-377105.
Gardai seek help to track raider
GARDAI appealed to the public for help in tracking down a post officer raider who panicked during an armed robbery and fled empty-handed.
The lone raider went into Grenagh post office in Blarney, Co Cork, on Wednesday February 25 at 2.13pm armed with a handgun and demanded money from the postmaster. But he lost his nerve and ran away.
Gardai are anxious to get information on a black Ford Escort, 96 C 1368, the car believed to have been used in the incident.
Wild land blazes stretch fire units
WILD land fires placed fire services under "severe pressure" as the country experienced a spell of dry weather last week.
Every available fire unit in Kerry was called out on Sunday night to fight fires in the Killorglin, Tralee, and Listowel areas. Many of the fires were started deliberately in the mistaken belief that burning makes the land more fertile. In fact, it depletes the land as well as destroying rare plants, according to fire officers.
