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Belfast Telegraph
3 days ago
- Business
- Belfast Telegraph
Former whiskey distillery with 200 years of history put up for sale
A former whiskey distillery and latterly a shirt factory is up for sale in the Waterside area of Derry. An online listing on the Lisney website says the property, at Distillery Brae and Spencer Road was constructed around the 1820s by James Robinson, taken over by the Meehan family and subsequently the Watt Family. It's understood the Meehan family built a street in the Waterside called Meehan's Row to accommodate the distillery workers. By the early 1830's, the Watt family purchased the business and set out on a planned, systematic expansion of the site. It's reported that despite being successful, the Waterside operation always laboured in the shadow of the Abbey street distillery on the opposite side of the River Foyle. In the 1880's, Abbey Street reportedly had the capacity to produce two million gallons of whiskey a year. Its main product Tyrconnell whiskey was very popular in Britain and America. The property comprises a four-storey split level building straddling Spencer Road, Distillery Brae and Simpsons Brae. It has been refurbished in parts over the last ten years to create a mixed use commercial and residential property. The property is described as a 'prominent and imposing' building located adjacent to the North West Transport Hub. The building of 13,350sqft is said to offer 'extraordinary views' over the River Foyle. At Simpsons Brae, the ground floor comprises of an occupied retail unit. While, the majority of the units are accessed from Distillery Brae and comprise of a large vaulted open plan space currently occupied by a gym on the ground floor. Due to the split level nature of the building, although this floor is classed as first floor, this can also be classed as ground floor level from The first floor at Distillery Brae comprises of two large open plan suites, both currently vacant. The suites have been fitted out as a gym and a hair salon and are both said to be in good condition. The second floor is fitted out as a serviced office scheme, comprising of a number of individual rooms created by stud walling. Five of these suites are currently occupied. A two bedroom apartment is accessed directly from Distillery Brae which is occupied. Access to the 'attic' space, which is currently tenanted, is directly from Spencer Road.
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Veronica Guerin's killer ‘hard to recognise' back on streets as gangster wearing ‘disguise' on prison day release trips
KILLER Brian 'The Tosser' Meehan is trying his best to go unnoticed while out on temporary release from prison by going in disguise. Meehan, the only person convicted of Advertisement 4 Brian Meehan has been using a disguise while on temporary release from prison Credit: 4 Meehan is the only person convicted of murdering journalist Veronica Guerin Credit: Photocall Ireland 4 Veronica Guerin was shot and killed in her car on the Naas Road Credit: Photocall Ireland And the gangster has grown a beard in a bid to hide his features while on day release from Shelton Abbey Prison in Co A source said the The source said: 'Meehan is getting out more frequently now and he loves to go and have a ramble around the local shops. The last thing he wants is people spotting him. 'He wears a hat and glasses to reduce his chances of getting noticed. He is also now sporting a white beard. It's all part of his disguise. Advertisement READ MORE IN IRISH NEWS 'It would be hard to recognise him in fairness as he looks completely different with the beard. He just looks like your average middle aged man. He goes to great lengths to keep out of the limelight.' Meehan, 57, is serving life for the murder of journalist Veronica in 1996. He has been allowed out of the open Meehan was part of the Advertisement Most read in The Irish Sun Breaking She was shot dead in her car on the Naas dual carriageway in Dublin on June 26, 1996, when a hit team pulled up beside her on a motorbike. Meehan was driving and the late Patrick 'Dutchy' Holland was the gunman who fired six shots at the journalist. Moment heavily armed officers smash into Breaking Bad-style drug lab allegedly being run by John Gilligan 'The Tosser' is currently living in one of ten single occupancy independent living units (ILU) on the The units are estimated to have cost between €530,000 and €600,000 each. Advertisement Our source said: 'The ILU Meehan is in is basically like any state-of-the-art apartment. It has all the modern amenities including a flat screen TV that he can watch movies on. 'As an avid 4 Meehan was part of the John Gilligan-led mob that killed the journalist Credit: Crispin Rodwell - The Sun Dublin
The 42
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
George Kimber climbs into yellow with commanding Wolftrap victory
GEORGE KIMBER CONQUERED the decisive Wolftrap ascent and soloed to victory as the Cycling Club Isle of Man rider took both the stage and the overall lead in this 70th edition of the Rás Tailteann. Stage four from Ennis to Mountrath brought ferocious racing across 128.1km, with attacks from the very start and relentless pace all the way to the final climb. Advertisement The flag dropped under blue skies and high speeds, with 24km covered in just 28 minutes — an average of 51.4km/h. The bunch stayed together through Bodyke and Whitegate, with riders like Clay Davies (21) repeatedly testing the waters. After numerous failed attempts at attacks, a break of six finally stuck near the 90km mark: Dom Jackson (1) – Foran CT, Tom Martin (37) – Wheelbase/Cabtech/Castelli, Kim Satchel (60) – Good Guys Racing NYC, Cian Keogh (64) – Team Skyline, Gareth O'Neill (95) – Cycling Ulster and Evan Keane (117) – Pinergy–Orwell Wheelers. After two hours of racing, the average speed remained a searing 50.4 km/h before hitting the Category 1 Wolftrap with three km of climbing ahead — and that's where the fireworks truly began. From the yellow jersey group, Kimber, Dean Harvey, Jamie Meehan, and Adam Lewis surged clear, with Kimber, Meehan, and Harvey forming a lead trio on the descent. With the bunch splintering behind, Odhran Doogan (Cycling Ulster) attacked in defence of yellow but was unable to bridge across. Kimber rode away solo in the closing kilometres to take a brilliant win in Mountrath, with Meehan and Harvey completing the podium.
Irish Independent
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
George Kimber outsprints Team Ireland duo to take yellow jersey on penultimate Rás stage
Kimber went clear with the Irish duo over the top of the Wolftrap climb after 114km of the 128km fourth stage, and admitted afterwards that he was hanging onto their coat tails on the rise to the summit. 'It was Ireland that kept the pace high on the climb,' said Kimber afterwards. 'My position was pretty good but then they went really hard from the bottom and I was probably about 10 or 15 wheels back. 'I know how well those guys climb, so I went full gas to get over to them. They had me on the limit to be fair, as I was the only 70 kg-plus guy left, but I said to them basically 'If you take it steady on the steep bits, I'll help you over the top'. I think they needed me on the fast bits and we worked well together.' Overnight leader Odhran Doogan found himself in the chase group behind, which also contained most of the top ten overall, including Irish duo Matthew Teggart and 2022 winner Daire Feeley, but they couldn't match the lead trio on the run-in to Mountrath. By the time Mexican Sebastian Brenes led them over the line 14km later, they had lost 28 seconds to stage winner Kimber. 'I was glad we didn't play games because that could have ruined our chances of keeping the gap but the commitment was there,' said 25-year-old Kimber, who began the day just six seconds off the race lead. 'We were sort of team time trialling it until about 300 metres to go and I just backed my sprint in the end. I've been sprinting quite well this year. 'I don't know them [Harvey and Meehan] personally but just being the only big guy left, I was pretty confident. This is huge for me. It's the biggest win of my career, so I'm really happy at the moment.' Kimber now leads the Rás by five seconds from Meehan, with previous leader Doogan dropping to third at 22 seconds with Matteo Cigala at 25 seconds, Brenes at 28 seconds, Feeley at 32 seconds and Teggart and the rest of the top ten at 33 seconds. As well as the yellow jersey, most of the other jerseys in the race changed hands with Pan American road-race silver medallist Brenes taking over the green jersey of points leader. Meehan took the white of under 23 leader and Doogan wearing the blue jersey of best county rider overall. The only jersey that didn't change hands was the Irish independent King of the Mountains jersey. Alan Lewis of Team Skyline consolidated his lead in the competition by taking points at the summit of both Portumna and Wolftrap. With just one climb left on Sunday's stage, that almost guarantees victory in the classification. 'After wearing it all week keeping it was definitely one of the goals for today,' said Lewi. 'I was also hoping to maybe move up on GC and try and take yellow as well. It was full gas from the bottom of the last climb. 'The Irish lads set a very hard pace all the way up and unfortunately I lost contact a few hundred metres from the top and got caught by the second group with 4km to go, so that didn't work out. But this was the primary goal and that has been a success, so I can ride into Bective tomorrow with the jersey.' With just a 143km mainly flat stage to Bective remaining on in the Rás, new race leader Kimber hopes to retain his yellow jersey by simply doing what he has done all week. 'As I've been doing this whole race, I'll just be keeping an eye on the strong guys and keep following them,' he said. 'There's no need to overcomplicate it. I don't need to make the race. I just need to follow. That'll be the plan.'
CBS News
13-05-2025
- CBS News
New Jersey police officers commended for rescuing dog drowning in pool
Three police officers in Robbinsville, New Jersey, are being commended for their quick response after rescuing a drowning dog from a pool on Saturday. Robbinsville police said Patrolmen Slininger, Pica and Meehan responded to a home on Sienna Court after getting a 911 call that a dog was drowning. The dog, Zissou, was "clearly in distress and likely would have drowned had the officers not acted when they did," the Robbinsville Township Police Department said online about the rescue. On Saturday, May 10, 2025, Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a dog actively drowning in a backyard pool at a... Posted by Robbinsville Township Police Department on Monday, May 12, 2025 Body-worn camera footage obtained by CBS News Philadelphia shows Zissou's rescue. Then, the officers found another dog in the same backyard. After the officers got hold of the second dog, they found the pet owners, who said they had been searching for their dogs after they got loose earlier in the day. The pet owner and Zissou then went to the Robbinsville police station Saturday night and thanked the officers in person for their kindness.
