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Kerry Babies: Gardaí to check DNA samples in UK
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Detectives hoping to make headway in the controversial Kerry Babies case have announced plans to scour the UK’s DNA database, which contains over six million samples. Ireland’s database is far less extensive than the UK’s and consists of just 15,000 samples.
So far attempts to find matches to Baby John’s DNA in Ireland have proved unsuccessful and Gardaí believe there may be a possibility that one or both of his parents moved to the UK in the wake of the tragic murder. They are particularly interested in examining samples from the North as many people moved there from Kerry in the 1980s.
Examining such a huge database should increase the possibility of getting a DNA 'hit' on distant relatives of the people who are Gardaí are looking for.
It is thought that Baby John was just five days old when he was killed.
The infant was found by a jogger at White Strand beach, Cahersiveen, on April 14, 1984. He had been stabbed 28 times and also suffered a horrific spinal injury.
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The late Peggy O’Callaghan was a founder of Kilcummin Scor
By Sean Moriarty Tributes have been paid to Peggy O’Callaghan, who was laid to rest on Tuesday of this week. Peggy played a central role in all activities related to Kilcummin parish. She passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 7. Peggy and her husband Michael founded Kilcummin Scor in 1978 – the […]
By Sean Moriarty
Tributes have been paid to Peggy O’Callaghan, who was laid to rest on Tuesday of this week.
Peggy played a central role in all activities related to Kilcummin parish. She passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 7.
Peggy and her husband Michael founded Kilcummin Scor in 1978 – the music and drama arm of the local GAA club.
“It afforded the opportunity to females to participate in club activities long before ladies’ football was initiated and it brought many people into the club, many of whom remained involved in different capacities over the years,” said a club statement.
“She has left us a wonderful legacy and will be remembered fondly by those lucky enough to have met her.”
Peggy will be sadly missed by her husband Michael, sons Diarmuid and Shane, daughters-in-law Trisha and Áine, grandchildren Dara, Caoimhe, Donnacha, Siún and Éabha, brothers Seánie and Frank, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, extended family, neighbours and friends.
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Surprise: Details of town-centre inner relief road revealed
By Sean Moriarty Plans to link the Monsignor O’Flaherty Road with New St via a new road at Bohereen na Goun have been announced by Killarney Municipal District. Town engineer John Ahern told Wednesday’s Killarney Municipal District Meeting between elected councillors and senior council executives that Kerry County Council intends to make a compulsory purchase […]
By Sean Moriarty
Plans to link the Monsignor O’Flaherty Road with New St via a new road at Bohereen na Goun have been announced by Killarney Municipal District.
Town engineer John Ahern told Wednesday’s Killarney Municipal District Meeting between elected councillors and senior council executives that Kerry County Council intends to make a compulsory purchase order on lands that will link the two town centre streets.
If plans come to fruition it will be possible for motorists on New St to get to the top of High St, adjacent to the Killarney Advertiser’s town centre office, without travelling through the town centre. The plan was first mooted as far back as 2016.
The announcement caught councillors off guard, it was one of the last topics discussed at the four-hour meeting, but it was broadly welcomed by all.
“This access will change the dynamic of traffic movement in the town forever,” said Cllr Niall Kelleher.
Further details of the surprise project are set to be revealed to elected members over the next four to six weeks.
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The late Peggy O’Callaghan was a founder of Kilcummin Scor
By Sean Moriarty Tributes have been paid to Peggy O’Callaghan, who was laid to rest on Tuesday of this week....
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By Sean Moriarty Plans to link the Monsignor O’Flaherty Road with New St via a new road at Bohereen na...
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