Gardai in Buncrana, County Donegal investigating the circumstances of a fatal shooting last night (9th February 2012) have named the deceased as Andrew Allen.
Gardai wish to appeal for witnesses who may have been in the Links View Park area of Buncrana prior to or after the shooting and anyone who may have seen anything unusual or suspicious in the days leading up to the shooting.
Gardai are also appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything unusual or suspicious in or around Ballybone, Fahan where the Silver Vauxhall Cavalier car, registration number SJI 2117, was found burned out shortly after the shooting. This area is just off the Buncrana to Derry Road. Read more
Archive for February 2012
Buncrana murder – Appeal for witnesses
Sligo Senator welcomes speed limit audit
Susan O'Keeffe of Labour
Sligo Senator Susan O’Keeffe has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport that a nationwide audit of speed limits is to be implemented. The Department willconduct the nationwide audit in conjunction with the National Roads Authority and local authorities.
“We all know of roads right across Sligo and Leitrim where the speed limits are too high and in certain cases too low. There are many rural roads in the North West where the current speed limit is as high as 80km. Read more
Calls for apology over autism article
Senator Mary Moran today expressed her disapproval regarding an article on autism written by Tony Humphreys in last week’s Irish Examiner.
“I am deeply disappointed by the assertions made by Tony Humphreys that parents of children with autism are the cause of their children’s condition. As a parent of a child on the autistic spectrum, I would strongly disagree with the article’s unfounded opinion that autism is caused by parents who are emotionally distant from their children.
“Frankly I find it insulting to parents of children with autism, who in my experience possess abounding patience and love for their children. In my own case I have four other children which would make the implications in the article completely void.
“I would hope Tony Humphreys will make a full apology for the hurt this article caused to parents of children with autism.”
Bodies of all five missing fishermen now recovered
Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has commended the Irish Coast Guard, the numerous other agencies, and the local communities of West Cork and Bunmahon for their assistance in the search for five missing persons from the fishing vessel Tit Bonhomme.
The final missing person was located this afternoon. “From the moment the first call came through to the Coast Guard, the helicopter crews, West Cork volunteer Coast Guard units, numerous other agencies and countless volunteers have worked tirelessly to search for the missing persons, often in difficult conditions. Read more
