Weekly news from around the 32 counties of Ireland

(Source: The Corkman)

 

DERRY

The grandson of a well-known Derry man has been killed in a tragic accident in Canada.

17 years-old Ciaran Fagan, grandson of Patsy Fagan, was killed along with his best friend Shawn McLaughlin (18) when they were struck by an SUV as they left a party in the early hours of Saturday morning last in Brantford, Canada. Another girl who was involved in the crash remains in a critical condition at hospital. Earlier last week Patsy Fagan, former manager of Superfare, traveled to Canada with several other family members to be with his son Eugene (Ciaran's father) who emigrated almost 30 years ago.

(Source: The Derry Journal)

 

DONEGAL

A woman who found a large black spider in her Donegal home has said she has been terrified by the experience and cannot sleep since the discovering it in a bunch of bananas. The spider described as large, jet-black and with very thick legs, emerged from a bunch of bananas in the kitchen of Jan Crawford's home in Manorcunningham on Friday last. As far as Jan is concerned the spider, which she said moved very fast, is still in the bin. Despite making phone calls to the Gardaí, the Health Service Executive and Donegal County Council, she does not know what to do about it.

(Source: Donegal Democrat)

 

DOWN

Veteran politician Eddie McGrady has thrown his hat into the ring to contest his Westminster seat aged 74. Despite many believing Mr. McGrady would step down after a record 22 years as South Down’s only MP, he has shunned retirement in favor of seeking re-election – albeit after much consideration, he admits. Describing it as a great honor to represent and serve his constituency throughout the years, Mr. McGrady believes he can continue to make a difference in the House of Commons. "It has been a great honor to serve the people of Down as councilor, assembly member and Member of Parliament and I can confirm that I will once again be seeking my party's nomination for the upcoming Westminster election," Mr. McGrady confirmed.

(Source: The Down Democrat)

 

DUBLIN

Irish X Factor fans are tuning in like never before as they forego expensive nights out in favor of home entertainment. According to the latest official figures a whopping 657,000 viewers tuned in to watch the weekly series; 336,000 on Saturday night last and 321,000 watched last Sunday's repeat. A spokesperson for TV3 said: "The station is absolutely delighted with the ratings for the X Factor. The inclusion of several Irish contenders in this year's series, such as Dublin twins John and Edward Grimes (17), is believed to have helped to contribute to the impressive ratings.

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