News from the 32 counties of Ireland

DUBLIN
Gardai (police) are believed to be on the verge of making a breakthrough in identifying the woman found stabbed to death in the Phoenix Park in Dublin two weeks ago. The woman's body was found by passers-by Wednesday before last. Gardai later took the unusual steps of releasing photographs of her face, clothing and jewellery in an effort to establish her identity. They have also been working with Interpol and various homeless agencies in Ireland and abroad to see if anybody recognized her. A Romanian family is now believed to have come forward claiming to be the woman's relatives.
(Source: The Evening Herald)

FERMANAGH
There were 574 physical and verbal attacks on health care staff within the Western Trust over a six month period. This breaks down into 362 physical assaults and 185 verbal attacks from October 2008 - March 2009. And the SDLP Fermanagh MLA Tommy Gallagher is calling for stricter penalties for offenders - including them having to foot the bill for prosecutions against them. The figures were released last week by the Minister of Health, Michael McGimpsey, who warned these attacks will not be tolerated.
(Source: The Fermanagh Herald)

GALWAY
A man with close links to Connemara is one of the frontrunners in the Boston mayoral race. A grandson of Connemara emigrants, Michael Flaherty was born in raised in Boston but has strong local connections, with relations living in Clifden, Camus and Leitir Mor. A city councilor in the Boston area, he is now one of the strongest threats to current Mayor Thomas Marino, who has held the position for 16 years. Clr Flaherty said his family had a very strong connection with Ireland and that the plight of the undocumented Irish is something he plans to address if his campaign is successful.
(Source: Galway Independent)

KERRY
A record for the greatest number of threshers ever assembled to work the one field might just have been set in Knockanure last weekend during the annual Vintage Day in the village. As part of the plans — which includes making space for over 300 vintage machines — organizers are hoping to assemble the biggest fleet of working threshers ever seen in the one field. "We're confident we will break the record for Munster, if not all of Ireland," Treasurer of the Vintage committee, Dan Hartnett, said
(Source: The Kerryman)

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