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  Tributes paid after a motorcyclist dies after collision with lorry

  July 12, 2026 0

  A man has died following a collision between a motorcycle and a lorry in Co Armagh. Police said they received a report at around 11.40am yesterday morning of a collision near Markethill, reports RTE. It happened on the Coolmillish Road, and fire service and ambulance crews…

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  Investigation continues after cyclist aged in 40s, dies after Co Kildare hit-and-run incident

  July 12, 2026 0

  A cyclist in his 40s has died after a hit-and-run incident in Co Kildare. Gardaí believe the incident, on the R445 Dublin Road, occurred between 10.30pm on Thursday and 12.30pm yesterday afternoon, reports RTE. The man was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was removed to Naas…

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  Thousands to turn out in the North for 12th of July parades

  July 12, 2026 0

  Hilary Benn, the state secretary for Northern Ireland, is expected to once again participate in the Twelfth of July parade as part of his efforts to forge relationships "with all communities", reports RTE. Last year's parades saw Benn go to Co Fermanagh to observe one of the eighteen marches…

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  BREAKING: American Senator Lindsey Graham has died aged 71

  July 12, 2026 0

  U.S. Senator Lindsey Olin Graham (R-South Carolina), a leading voice in American politics for more than three decades, died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 71. Unconfirmed reports say he suffered chest pain and cardiac arrest at his Capitol Hill home shortly after returning from Ukraine, where…

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  BREAKING: A young boy has died after getting into difficulty in the water

  July 12, 2026 0

  A 15-yr-old boy has sadly died after he got into difficulty in Lough Ree, County Westmeath. Emergency services arrived at the scene near Carnakilla Point in Glasson shortly after 7:30pm on Saturday evening. The boy was recovered from the water soon afterwards and was pronounced dead at…