Morning Briefing – Local Irish News
IRISH TIMES - Donegal rally tragedy: A boy in his mid-teens died and other spectators were injured after a competing car left the course at Trentagh during Stage 12 of the Donegal International Rally. He was pronounced dead at Letterkenny University Hospital. - Former teacher jailed: Niall McLoughlin (59), a former Co Meath secondary school teacher, received three years in prison for possessing almost 6,000 child abuse images and videos. He pleaded guilty and lost his job. - West Belfast death: A 20-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of Carl Holland (30), who died a week after a June 12 assault in the Suffolk Road area. He is due in Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. - Tyrone fatal crash: Dessie Sheridan (77), from Tattyreagh, died after a single-vehicle tractor collision on Tullycunny Road near Fintona on Friday evening, the PSNI said. - Rose of Tralee backer’s estate: US businessman and philanthropist Richard “Dick” Henggeler, a 31% owner of the Rose of Tralee International Festival, left €5.98m in his will. He died in October 2025 aged 73. - Kenneally abuse fallout: Minister of State Mary Butler criticised the Kenneally political family for not reporting serial abuser Bill Kenneally in 1987, saying more victims could have been spared. - Privacy ruling: The Court of Appeal upheld the murder conviction of Kevin Braney, leader of the New IRA in Dublin, ruling gardaí did not breach his privacy by using a listening device during conversations at a KFC. - Weather: Met Éireann forecasts a mostly dry stretch with temperatures rising to 25C, mist/fog clearing by day, and only isolated light showers near northern coasts. A heat dome could develop over Europe. - Media scrutiny: The Irish Sun removed its sponsored online casino review section and launched an internal investigation after questions about promoting offshore black‑market gambling sites. - Housing regulator: Circle Voluntary Housing Association, which receives about €10.5m annually from the State and local authorities, was found “non-compliant” by the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority.