Local photographer Niall Carroll caught an unexpected picture this morning after capturing a ship stranded in Dundalk Bay.
Taken from the beach in Blackrock, Niall’s snap shows the ship stranded with the tide out shortly after leaving Dundalk Port.
Niall said it was the first time he had ever seen this happening despite living in the area for “a long time.”
Picture credit: Niall Carroll
The Bar in Francis Street will be hosting a beach bank holiday event this weekend.
It got underway last night with a student ball and will continue right through the weekend until Monday night.
All drinks over the course of the weekend are €3.50 so don’t be surprised to see a few people in shirts and shorts no matter what the weather.
Clean Coasts Ireland are looking for volunteers to help tidy up Blackrock and Annagassan beaches in the coming weeks.
They are hosting Clean Coasts Week from Friday May 9th to Sunday May 18th with a clean-up event in Blackrock and Annagassan planned.
It is hoped to clean the beach – and others around the country – in time for summer.
On Tuesday May 13th Blackrock Tidy Towns will be doing a clean up of Blackrock beach and foreshore with a group meeting at the car park at 10am on the day.
Meanwhile, Dillonstown Foroige Club will be doing a clean up of Annagassan beach on Friday May 16th at 7pm.
Anyone who would like to help can come along on the day or log on to www.cleancoastsweek.ie for more information.
Gerry Adams
The daughter of Disappeared victim Jean McConville has welcomed the arrest of Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams for questioning in connection with her mother’s kidnapping and murder in 1972.
The Louth TD presented himself at Antrim PSNI station with his solicitor before being detained overnight for questioning in relation to the killing of the mother of 10.
The police arrest was welcomed by Jean McConville’s daughter Helen McKendry as she appealed for justice for her murdered mother.
“We want the truth to finally come out for her children and the grandchildren she never got the chance to meet.
“We welcome any development into my mother’s murder after all these years.
“I hope the people who did it and ordered her kidnap, murder and disappearance are brought to justice.
“They didn’t just wipe out my mother’s life but they damaged our whole family irreversibly.”
She added: “It’s coming up on 42 years since my mother’s murder and I would appeal to anybody who knows anything to wipe their conscience clean and come forward.”
The Sinn Féin president has always denied any involvement in the notorious IRA killing and secret burial of her body.
He reiterated that in a statement last night saying that he rejected the “malicious allegations” that had been made about his supposed involvement in Jean McConville’s killing.
“While I have never disassociated myself from the IRA and I never will, I am innocent of any part in the abduction, killing or burial of Mrs McConville.”
Despite being abducted and killed in Belfast in 1972, Jean McConville’s body was only discovered in August 2003 at Shelling Hill beach in north Louth.
Check out this stunning shot of the moon over Dundalk Bay last night as captured from Blackrock beach by Kieran Murphy.
Source: Kieran Murphy (Twitter)
Jean McConville, pictured with three of her children prior to her abduction in 1972.
Detectives investigating the IRA murder of Belfast mother-of-10 Jean McConville more than 40 years ago have arrested a 57-year-old woman.
The suspect was detained in west Belfast and has been taken to Antrim police station for questioning, a spokesman from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said earlier today.
The abduction, murder and secret burial of Mrs McConville in 1972 is one of the most notorious incidents of the Northern Ireland Troubles.
Nobody has ever been charged with her murder.
After decades without significant developments in the criminal investigation, today’s arrest is the fourth made by detectives within a month.
In March veteran republican, 77-year-old Ivor Bell, was charged in connection with the killing. Bell, from Ramoan Gardens in west Belfast, faces counts of aiding and abetting the murder and of IRA membership.
Another 57-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man, arrested separately in west Belfast earlier this month, were released from custody after questioning.
Police are preparing a report on the woman for assessment by prosecutors.
Mrs McConville, a widow, was dragged away from her children in her home in the Divis flats, west Belfast, by an IRA gang of up to 12 men and women after being accused of passing information to the British Army in the city.
An investigation later carried out by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman rejected the claims that she was an informer.
She was shot in the back of the head and buried 50 miles from her home. The IRA did not admit her murder until 1999 when information was passed to police in the Irish Republic.
She became one of the so-called Disappeared, and it was not until August 2003 that her remains were found on Shelling Hill beach in north Louth.
Jean McConville, pictured with three of her children prior to her abduction in 1972.
A 57-year-old woman arrested in west Belfast in connection with the abduction and murder of Jean McConville in 1972 was released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service yesterday
She was earlier questioned in the PSNI’s Serious Crime Suite in Co Antrim.
The abduction, murder and secret burial of Mrs McConville in 1972 is one of the most notorious incidents of the Troubles.
Mrs McConville was dragged away from her children in her home in the Divis flats by an IRA gang of up to 12 men and women after being accused of passing information to the British Army.
An investigation later carried out by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman rejected the claims that she was an informer.
Mrs McConville, one of the so-called Disappeared, was shot in the back of the head and buried about 80km from her home.
The IRA did not admit to her murder until 1999, when information was passed to gardaí.
It was not until August 2003 that Mrs McConville’s remains were found on Shelling Hill beach in north Louth.
Jean McConville, pictured with three of her children prior to her abduction in 1972.
Detectives investigating the IRA murder of Belfast mother-of-ten Jean McConville more than 40 years ago have arrested a 56-year-old man.
The suspect was detained in west Belfast and has been taken to Antrim police station for questioning, a PSNI spokesman said.
The abduction, murder and secret burial of Mrs McConville in 1972 is one of the most notorious incidents of the Troubles.
Today’s arrest comes after veteran republican Ivor Bell was charged last month in connection with the killing.
Mr Bell, 77, from Ramoan Gardens in west Belfast, faces counts of aiding and abetting the murder and of IRA membership.
Mrs McConville, a widow, was dragged away from her children in her home in the Divis flats by an IRA gang of up to 12 men and women after being accused of passing information to the British army in Belfast.
An investigation later carried out by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman rejected the allegations.
She was shot in the back of the head and buried 50 miles from her home.
The IRA did not admit her murder until 1999 when information was passed on to gardaí.
She became one of the so-called Disappeared, and it was not until August 2003 that her remains were eventually found on Shelling Hill beach in north Louth.
Nobody has ever been charged with her murder.
UPDATE: The 56-year-old man has since been released following questioning by the PSNI.
Jean McConville, pictured with three of her children prior to her abduction in 1972.
Detectives investigating the abduction and murder of Jean McConville have arrested a 77-year-old man.
The suspect was arrested in west Belfast and has been taken to the serious crime suite at Antrim police station for questioning.
Mrs McConville, a 37-year-old widow, was abducted from her flat in the Divis area of west Belfast and shot by the IRA in December 1972.
The mother-of-ten’s body was recovered at Shelling Hill beach in North Louth in August 2003.
Thanks to the person who sent us on this picture from Aidan Stewart of Blackrock beach at the weekend with the tide out.
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