Monaghan woman and husband died in Spain due to “suction entrapment” – autopsy confirms
Thomasina McArdle, 48, and her husband, Patrick Tobin, 51, from New Zealand were found dead by their teenage children last week. Originally from Castleblaney, McArdle had been living in London with her family for years. The couple were found in the hot tub in an exclusive resort in Cullera, now believed to be a freak […]
5 days ago
Monaghan woman who died in Spain named as police confirm husband died trying to save her
The post-mortems on the Irish woman and her partner found dead in their jacuzzi have found the pair died in an accident. Thomasina McArdle, from Castleblaney, Co Monaghan, and New Zealand national Patrick Tobin were on holiday in a villa with their two teenage children, who discovered their bodies on Tuesday afternoon. Ms McArdle is […]
1 week ago
Spanish police considering electrocution in death of Monaghan woman and husband
Spanish police now believe a Castleblaney woman who died in Spain may have been electrocuted. The couple were both found dead in a jacuzzi in the holiday home they were renting with their children on holiday. The 45 year old woman and her husband, who is from New Zealand, were both pronounced dead after being found naked […]
1 week ago
Aaron McKenna crowned world champion on Dublin homecoming
Aaron McKenna delivers on his homecoming Aaron McKenna is a world champion. The Monaghan man claimed the vacant IBF world middleweight title with a unanimous-decision victory over Italy’s Etinosa Oliha at Dublin’s 3Arena on Saturday night, in his first professional bout on Irish soil. It was the culmination of a career-long dream for the 27-year-old […]
3 weeks ago
Man and woman arrested after car carrying a bomb stopped in Monaghan
Gardai from the Special Detective Unit stopped a car carrying a bomb on Wednesday in Carrickmacross. Gardai were investigating dissident republican activity and the car is believed to have been headed to the north. Following the vehicle stop, An Garda Síochána requested assistance from the Irish Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal team. The EOD team […]
1 month ago
Man in his 60s killed following fatal road traffic collision in Monaghan
The incident occurred on Tuesday morning. Gardaí are investigating a fatal road traffic collision that took place in Monaghan on Tuesday morning, 19 October. At approximately 7.20am, Gardaí received reports that a tanker lorry had veered off-road, colliding with a roadside ditch. The driver of the truck, a man aged in his 60s, was subsequently […]
5 years ago