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Deaths

# deaths - Thursday 8 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Prison

Man behind anti-Muslim film gets one year in prison

The man who calls himself Mark Bassely Youssef has lied about his identity and caused harm to others, including the film’s cast and crew.

# deaths - Tuesday 6 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Safety

Parents urged to make window blinds safe

At least five children in Ireland have died as a result of accidents from window blinds since 2005.

# deaths - Friday 2 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Sandy

Superstorm Sandy: At least 92 dead across 15 US states

More bodies are being found as police and firefighters search areas hit by the superstorm. The overall death toll is 163 people.

# deaths - Wednesday 24 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Food Safety

Parents warned after US lawsuit filed against Monster energy drink makers

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has said parents should keep highly caffeinated drinks away from their children.

# deaths - Friday 19 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Bomb

15 wedding guests killed in roadside bomb in Afghanistan

The passengers were on their way to a wedding in northern Afghanistan when the bomb went off.

# deaths - Sunday 14 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Deaths

53 people seeking asylum have died in State care

The deaths took place over the past ten years. One quarter of the asylum seekers who died were under five years of age.

# deaths - Friday 5 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Cork

Two dead as HSE issues warning over batch of heroin in Cork

Seven other people have been hospitalised as a result of what the HSE believes is a strong batch of heroin in circulation in the Cork area.

# deaths - Thursday 4 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie In Figures

Births, deaths and marriages all decreased in Q1 of 2012 – CSO

The Central Statistics Office have today released the Vital Statistics First Quarter 2012 report. Here’s what it said.

# deaths - Tuesday 2 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Hong Kong

At least 36 dead after ferries collide in Hong Kong

A pleasure boat was carrying holidaymakers to watch a fireworks display when it hit a ferry and sank.

# deaths - Monday 1 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie China

Eight killed in Hong Kong ferry collision

A power company was ferrying 124 passengers and crew to watch fireworks in Victoria Harbour when the collision with a regular passenger ferry occurred.

From TheJournal.ie Fire Safety Week

Significant drop in fire fatalities in 2012

As part of Fire Safety Week 2012, the fire service are urging people to remain fire safety conscious.

# deaths - Saturday 29 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Spain

Floods kill six in southern Spain

At least 600 people had to be evacuated from their homes in the Andalusia region yesterday.

# deaths - Thursday 27 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Flooding

Young Welsh couple dies in UK floods

The tragic incident occurred as parts of England and Wales dealt with major flooding.

From TheJournal.ie Read Me

Interview: ‘My husband died five years ago but nothing has changed’

Mary Murray, wife of one of the Bray fire men who lost their lives in a blaze five years ago says men who risk their lives are heroes.

# deaths - Monday 24 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Suicide

Coroner calls for greater advertising of suicide helplines in pubs

Six out of eight cases at the Killarney coroner’s court today dealt with suicide – the highest number ever.

# deaths - Tuesday 18 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Wales

Man arrested after child and adults die in fire

The house fire occurred in south east Wales this morning – a 27-year-old man has been arrested by police.

# deaths - Tuesday 11 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Kinsale Deaths

Fourth person arrested in Kinsale deaths investigation

Three others who have been arrested in connection with the death of two men in Cork have since been released.

Leinster and Ireland mourn the passing of rugby stalwarts

Gerry Culliton, who was capped 19 times for his country, and Seamus Kelly, Wexford’s first rugby international, featured in the Irish jersey in the 1950s.

From TheJournal.ie ALPS SHOOTING

Alps shooting victim out of coma, talks to police

Seven-year-old Zainab al-Hilli was brought out of her coma on Sunday, police said. She has since spoken to them briefly.

# deaths - Monday 10 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Monday

Good morning! Here are 9 things to know as you start your day…

From TheJournal.ie Kinsale

Post-mortems due on bodies of two found in Kinsale

Examinations will be carried out on two men, both aged 22, who were found in a house on Abbey Lane yesterday morning.

# deaths - Sunday 9 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Cork

Investigation launched after ‘suspicious’ deaths of two men in Kinsale

Two men aged in their 20s were found dead at a house in Kinsale in the early hours of this morning.

# deaths - Thursday 23 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie South Africa

Memorial service for South African miners takes place

A widow of one of the men collapsed during the service, which remembered the 34 miners who died during last week’s strike.

From TheJournal.ie Slovenia

Four die in Slovenia hot air balloon crash

The incident occurred when 32 tourists were aboard the balloon, which caught fire and crash-landed in a field near Ljubljana.

# deaths - Monday 20 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Turkey

Car bomb kills eight in Turkey

50 others were wounded in the blast, which hit the city of Gaziantap.

# deaths - Monday 13 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Iran This post contains videos

VIDEO: Iranians mourn as earthquake death toll passes 300

An official report from Iran’s health minister says the official death toll is now 306 – the majority of them women and children.

# deaths - Sunday 12 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Quakes

Rescuers dig for survivors after quakes kill 250 in Iran

The two earthquakes struck within 11 minutes of each other, levelling villages and trapping many people in the rubble.

# deaths - Sunday 5 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Civil War

Syrian government warplanes pound Aleppo rebels – NGO

The fighter jets have repeatedly hit areas held by the rebels in two districts of the city today.

From TheJournal.ie Yemen

Yemen: 42 killed in suicide bombing

Al-Qaeda has been blamed for the attack, which struck Jaar yesterday.

# deaths - Thursday 2 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Kabul

Afghanistan: 7 killed in gun battle and bomb attack

Five people were killed in the gun battle today just outside Kabul while two NATO service members were killed in a separate bomb attack in the south of the country.

From TheJournal.ie China

China teen kills eight in knife attack – report

A further five people were reportedly injured in the incident.

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Do you wear a seatbelt?

New penalties are being introduced for those caught not wearing a seatbelt while in a vehicle. Will this affect you or are you already compliant?

# deaths - Tuesday 24 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Censorship This post contains images

China censors coverage of deadly Beijing floods

There has been fierce criticism of the government which has been accused of not doing enough to prevent the deaths of at least 37 people.

From TheJournal.ie Colorado

Families of Colorado shooting victims plan their goodbyes

Meanwhile, a Maine man has admitted to police that he brought a gun with him to a screening of the new Batman movie.

# deaths - Saturday 21 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Breaking

South Africa: 16 dead in school bus crash

Another 31 have been injured, according to initial reports.

From TheJournal.ie Colorado

Booby-trapped: bomb squad to try and enter suspect shooter’s apartment

As details about the suspect emerge this morning, vigils for the victims of the horrific shooting are held across Colorado.

# deaths - Sunday 15 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Mont Blanc

Two bodies found on Mont Blanc

The bodies of a Polish woman and Spanish man were found after spending more than 24 hours in a snow hole.

# deaths - Thursday 12 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Avalanche

Six climbers reported dead after Alps avalanche

Eight people are also reported injured in the incident, which occurred as the people were climbing Mont Maudit at 5.25am today.

# deaths - Wednesday 11 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Ireland By Numbers

# deaths - Monday 9 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Tragedy

Irish couple still fighting for life after crash that killed toddler

The Cork town where Con and Elber Twomey lived is in “deep shock” after the accident, the parish priest has said.