The annual honors are awarded by Comhairle na Míre Gaile (the Deeds of Bravery Council), which was founded by the Irish State in 1947 to recognize outstanding acts of bravery.
Conor Ryan is aiming to supply a defibrillator to a sports club in every Irish county after his close friend was saved after suffering a cardiac arrest earlier in the year.
Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty may be one of the greatest Irish men who ever lived, yet his story is hardly known. This brave priest saved thousands of civilians and Allied soldiers during World War II.
The event will celebrate the fascinating lives of Averil Deverell, one of the first Irish women barristers, and Kate Tyrell, the first woman ship’s sea captain in Ireland.
Andrew McGinley has prepared a special gig in his childrens' honor and has revealed that Daniel O'Donnell has agreed to perform at the concert at the Newcastle Community Centre on June 2 next year.
HOPe (Helping Other People) was created 19 years ago by a group of Co. Kerry-born New Yorkers to provide financial aid to projects in South America and Africa.
Johanne Powell, who was a full-time carer for her disabled daughter Siobhan, has penned an emotional post on what would have been her daughter's 37th birthday.
After killing a gunman who had opened fire and killed a cop, "heroic" Johnny Hurley was killed by responding police in Colorado who spotted him holding the gunman's rifle.
