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BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
County Galway: Two people die after house fire in Connemara
A man and a woman have died following a house fire in Connemara, County and gardaí (Irish police) were alerted to the blaze at Gleann Mhic Mhuireann, near the village of Casla, at about 06:20 local time on bodies of the woman, who was in her 70s, and the man in his 30s were recovered from the property by firefighters. Irish broadcaster RTÉ reported that the cause of the fire is under examination but at this stage foul play is not suspected. It added that the dead woman is believed to be from the United States originally. Both bodies were taken to University Hospital Galway for post-mortem examinations and gardaÍ have appealed for witnesses.
Irish Times
3 days ago
- General
- Irish Times
Two killed in Connemara house fire tragedy
Two people have died following a house fire in Connemara, Galway . The fire broke out at a property near Casla, a village between Inverin and Carraroe, at about 6am. Three units of the County Galway Fire Service along with fire personnel from Galway city attended the scene. A forensic examination of the cottage is being carried out. READ MORE The two dead are believed to have been the only occupants of the cottage at the time. In a statement, An Garda Síochana said: 'Gardaí and fire services are currently at the scene of a house fire in Glenicmurrin, Co Galway. The alarm was raised after 6:00am this morning. 'The scene is preserved and no further information is available at this time.' More to follow
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Timmy Mallett's a joy to follow online
After reading your article (This livestream of baby bald eagles is the only thing keeping me sane, 27 May), I thought I'd share my recent rediscovery of Timmy Mallett. I found his bubbly personality a bit much for a Saturday morning as a child, but his posts on Facebook and other platforms about his cycle tour of Ireland are a brilliant break from the online doom and MaddisonMoy, County Galway, Ireland Jane Tranter says 'an audience will not be able to take their eyes off these strange curls or weird hats' ('Not everybody spoke posh' in Jane Austen's era, says top producer, 27 May). Audiences routinely cope with talking animals, space aliens and even men with the head of an ass. We can cope with a NicolOrmiston, East Lothian How wonderful to read about the new V&A East Storehouse (28 May) – another 'national' museum in London, sucking up £65m of funding when dozens of museums outside the capital are facing extinction due to lack of it. Norman MillerBrighton Please inform Paul, my favourite crossword setter, that there is no reason why Quakers should not drink alcohol (Cryptic crossword, 30 May), and some of us do – in moderation, of course!Frank CosgrovePresteigne, Powys Euan Dunn disputes a crossword clue, 'Fuzzy green foodstuff – that flies!', that had the solution 'Kiwi' (Letters, 28 May). Has he never heard that fruit flies like a kiwi? Bill McGinleyChester Have an opinion on anything you've read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section.
