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Irish Examiner
6 days ago
- Irish Examiner
Funeral details of Irish fashion designer found dead in New York to be announced this week
The funeral details of Carlow woman Martha Nolan O'Slatarra, who was found dead on a boat at Montauk Yacht Club in New York's Hamptons, are to be announced later this week. The 33-year-old entrepreneur from Monacurragh, Co Carlow, worked in Ireland until 2015 before emigrating to the US. She set up her own brand, East x East, a luxury brand for sunglasses, swimwear, and resort wear for men and women. She was also the director of operations at investment firm K4 Capital and ran a fashion brand called Duper. She kept in contact with her many Carlow-based friends, while a Bagenalsown-based family who moved to the US helped her set up her business in Montauk. Ms Nolan O'Slatarra was found dead on board a boat that was docked at a yacht club on Long Island in New York in the early hours of last Tuesday. A man found Ms Nolan-O'Slatarra unconscious on the boat at Montauk Yacht Club at 12am local time and shouted for help. It is believed that two men on a nearby boat performed CPR, but the businesswoman was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services. Inconclusive autopsy results A post-mortem has been carried out by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office, which showed there were no visible signs of injury. Authorities said the autopsy results were inconclusive and are awaiting further test results to decide the direction of their investigation. A police investigation into her death is being carried out by Suffolk County police detectives. Her funeral details on the death notice website read that she passed away 'unexpectedly,' on August 5. The notice described her as 'beloved' and 'adored'. She was the 'beloved daughter of Elma, much-loved sister of Jacqui, treasured granddaughter of Betty and Liam, cherished niece of John, Michelle, Barry and Mona and adored partner of Nick," it said. The notice adds: 'She will be sadly missed by her loving mother and her mother's partner Patrick, sister, aunts, uncles, partner, her father Seamus, grandparents, extended family, relatives and her large circle of friends in Ireland and the US. Funeral arrangements will be published later in the week.' One sympathiser wrote on that her death 'is dreadful and shocking news for you and all of us". It added: "A beautiful and stunning looking young woman with a head on her shoulders. May Martha have a smooth passage home to her final resting place and rest peacefully, sympathy to you all.' The Department of Foreign Affairs has said it is aware of the case and is providing consular assistance.
Belfast Telegraph
18-05-2025
- General
- Belfast Telegraph
A ‘would-be wedding' and a funeral: Heated legal exchanges in coroner's court over death of Irish farmer
When Joe Grogan died at the age of 75 on April 15, 2023, tributes to the hardy, farming man who loved machinery and trucks poured into website
Irish Independent
18-05-2025
- General
- Irish Independent
A ‘would-be wedding' and a funeral – heated legal exchanges in the coroner's court over the death of an Offaly farmer
When Joe Grogan died at the age of 75 on April 15, 2023, tributes to the hardy, farming man who loved machinery and trucks poured into website
The Journal
01-05-2025
- Politics
- The Journal
Electoral Commission: 'Hundreds of thousands' of names on electoral registers that shouldn't be
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION has raised serious concerns about the accuracy of the electoral registers in Ireland and has appealed to the government to hire more staff in local authorities to fix the issues. Although it said it could not put a figure on how inaccurate the registers are or how many names are on the register that shouldn't be, CEO of the Electoral Commission Art O'Leary said today it is 'safe to say this figure is in the hundreds of thousands'. Following the publication of its first oversight report on Ireland's electoral registers today, An Coimisiún Toghcháin (the Electoral Commission) has said it is 'deeply concerned' at 'legacy accuracy issues' across the country. The Commission stressed, however, that despite these issues, it has 'no evidence' of voter fraud in Ireland. In Ireland, there is not one single register of voters for elections, instead, the 31 local authorities across the country have separate ones. Today's report found that as of December 2024, 11 local authorities had more people listed on their registers than the estimated eligible population for their areas. The Commission said this is due to a number of issues, for example, people not transferring their vote when moving to a different local authority, and local authorities not removing people from the register who have died or who have emigrated. As a result of this issue, the Electoral Commission said it is not possible to accurately assess election turnout in the 11 counties. Advertisement These counties are: Sligo, Donegal, Leitrim, Longford, Monaghan, Galway County, Cork County, Westmeath, Carlow, Cavan and Mayo. and radio death notices O'Leary said that although local authority staff do undertake work to keep their electoral registers accurate, they are not currently appropriately equipped by the government to do the job. 'In some of the smaller local authorities where they don't have full-time resources, I mean, in the morning, you could be listening to the deaths on the radio and and making changes to the register and in the afternoon, you could be interviewing lifeguards for the summer season,' he said. Tim Carey, head of electoral operations at the Commission added that local authorities staff don't 'cross people of a list' based on or radio death notices, but that they use these to get an indication of deaths and make enquiries. The Commission used PPS numbers, dates of birth and eircodes in order to assess the accuracy of each of the 31 electoral registers. It is not an obligation for voters to provide their PPS numbers in order to register to vote, but the Electoral Commission has said today it would encourage people to do so in order to assist with improving the accuracy of the registers. As of December 2024, of all entries on registers across the country, just 22% had a PPS number attached. Recommendations: The Commission has recommended a plan for the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the 31 local authorities to address this issue before the elections in 2029. It said this work should begin with audits of every electoral register in the country. The report's key recommendations set out the need for: accuracy audits of each register, a national awareness campaign focused on accurate voter registration, the setting of standards for accuracy, the increase of resources for local authorities; increased prioritisation of the registers and multi-annual plans in local authorities. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
