October Edition 2007
 
 
 
 

 

South Birmingham Comhaltas success in Tullamore
By Enda Mullen
A young musician from South Birmingham Comhaltas is celebrating after claiming honours at the All Ireland Fleadh in Tullamore, County Offaly...More

Solihull Firefighters save the day
By Enda Mullen
A Solihull firefighter and his colleagues from around the Midlands have once again travelled to Romania to help disadvantaged young people...More

Belfast & Be Proud
By Brendan Mulvey
Belfast & Be Proud is the marketing slogan for the city and indeed the residents of the city are proud of the changes that have taken place since the cessation of the “Troubles”...More

Students Return Home
By Enda Mullen
A group of students from The Sixth Form College, Solihull are back home after a humanitarian trip to Romania over the summer...More

Hitting the high notes
By Bill Grigg
As you may remember, Joel, the youngest playing member of the Birmingham Pipes and Drums, aged fourteen, won the U15 English Bagpipe Championship Ashbourne Highland Games on the 15th July...More

 


Air rage
A plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Shannon airport following an episode of air rage on board. The flight left Amsterdam and was on the way to Cuba when it was forced to land for safety reasons. Gardaí arrested a man and a woman and the flight continued safely to its destination.
Poolbeg Incinerator
Dublin City Council has approved the proposed Poolbeg incinerator.
The incinerator planned for Dublin, is estimated it will provide electricity to more than 100,000 homes in Dublin, and will burn approximately 600,000 tonnes of waste per annum has yet to be approved by An bord Pleanála.
Tragedy in Limerick
Mr Kevin Fitzpatrick, from Derbyshire has died in a tragic accident in Co. Limerick.
It is believed that homeless Kevin, 36 had been living in Ireland for the last seven years took shelter in a wheelie bin overnight.
His body was discovered at Luddenmore waste disposal depot and a post mortem proved the he was crushed to death.
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