Weekly news from around the 32 counties of Ireland

(Source: The Irish Times)

 

CORK

Trees are growing through the remains of bodies buried in a Mallow graveyard and Cork County Council can't afford to do anything about it. Mallow man Frank O'Connor said last week that the roots of trees are growing through the remains of members of his family who are buried in St Gobhnait's Cemetary and he demanded that Cork County Council take action immediately to remedy the problem. "The roots of the trees are going through the bodies of my mother and brother. I want my family to be respected. The trees will have to be removed," said Mr. O'Connor, a resident of O'Sullivan's Place.

(Source: The Corkman)

 

DERRY

A former police officer accused of being a central figure in a Chinese vice ring operating in Derry and Belfast has been banned from leaving Northern Ireland. Simon Dempsey (39) was also ordered to surrender his passport and lodge a cash surety as part of conditions under which he was granted bail. Dempsey, of East Street, Newtownards, who worked in Iraq for a Dubai-based security firm after quitting the force in 2004, was arrested as part of a UK-wide offensive targeting those bringing in foreign women to work within the sex trade.

(Source: The Derry Journal)

 

DONEGAL

A proposal by the Mayor of Donegal County Council to erect a memorial to Lord Louis Mountbatten and the victims of the Mullaghmore tragedy is set to be opposed by Sinn Fein in Donegal. The controversy has arisen on this, the 30th anniversary of the atrocity. Mayor of Donegal Brendan Byrne, who has the backing of fellow Fianna Fail councilor, Sean McEniff, wants a memorial erected overlooking Donegal Bay. However, his plan has been met with opposition within local Sinn Fein ranks.

(Source: Donegal Democrat)

 

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