Video: The moment a resort villa is partly swallowed by sinkhole
Nearly a third of the Summer Bay Resort collapsed yesterday in Orland, Florida.
View ArticleRare 1970s photos turn up of the building of Disney's Space Mountain
The oldest operating rollercoaster in Florida was a feat of engineering at its time – and still looks impressive.
View ArticleGiant fish tank bursts at Disney restaurant while people eat dinner
There was “chaos”, according to one diner.
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Sweaty palms all round.
View ArticleAn Irish couple on their J1 were robbed... but a familiar face from home is...
Their bags, containing passports and money, were taken from their hotel room.
View ArticleFlorida gay nightclub worst mass shooting in US history: 50 dead and 53 injured
The suspect’s father has said his son may have been motivated by homophobia and not by his Muslim faith.
View ArticleOrlando shooter was investigated by the FBI twice - but still bought guns...
The attack, the worst mass shooting in modern US history, was carried out at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, a well-known gay hangout.
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Tributes have been paid to the 50 victims.
View ArticleOrlando shooter was a homophobic killer, deliberately using the 'Isis' name
“We need to rally around our LGBTI brothers and sisters… and to defy the absolute evil [of] groups like Islamic State,” writes security expert Tom Clonan.
View ArticleThousands turn out for "rainbow vigil" in Dublin to honour those killed in...
A large crowd – some draped in rainbow flags and holding balloons and other items – gathered at about 7pm this evening for the vigil.
View ArticleOrlando gunman 'was regular at Pulse' clubgoers say
Clubgoers told a local paper the 29-year-old would drink heavily and get “loud and belligerent” in the gay club.
View ArticleTrump says Obama might 'get the Orlando shooting better than anybody knows'
The US President has said the massacre appears to be “homegrown extremism”.
View ArticleGay clubs are a sanctuary when being LGBT could get you killed
Conor Behan DJs at gay club The George, and says that it’s important we recognise the Orlando attack was an attack on the LGBT community.
View ArticleFlags flown at half mast to remember Orlando shooting victims
The Taoiseach confirmed the Irish flag will be flown at half mast at Government Buildings and Leinster House as a mark of respect.
View Article‘I’m next, I’m dead’: Survivors of the Orlando nightclub massacre speak out
50 people were killed in gun attack by Omar Mateen at Florida gay nightclub Pulse.
View ArticleFBI questioning Orlando shooter's wife over claims she knew his plan
He had also planned an attack at Walt Disney World.
View ArticleAmerican journalist buys semi-automatic rifle in just seven minutes
Helen Ubiñas has received hate mail after writing about the experience.
View ArticleOrlando shooter's wife 'tried to talk him out of violence but did not call...
Omar Mateen also spoke of the “filthy ways of the west”.
View ArticleUS Democrats end 14-hour filibuster demanding stronger gun laws
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy spoke about the Newtown school massacre, which saw the loss of 26 people, mostly children, in 2012.
View ArticleA Dublin gay bar is selling an Orlando Cocktail made with ‘strength, love and...
All the proceeds go straight to the families of the victims.
View ArticleOrlando buries its dead in the wake of gay nightclub shooting
More funerals are expected to take place over the weekend as the city continues to mourn.
View ArticleJK Rowling sent a wonderful message to the funeral of one of the Orlando...
“To Luis, who died for love.”
View Article"I did the shootings": Transcripts show Orlando gunman acted with 'chilling...
The shooter identified himself as an “Islamic soldier” in the calls.
View ArticleFour proposals to bring in tighter gun controls in the US are rejected
The Republican-controlled Senate couldn’t even agree to restrict the sale of firearms to suspected terrorists.
View ArticleOrlando gunman's 'gay lover' claims massacre was revenge against HIV-positive...
The man, known only as Miguel, claims Mateen said he was going to make the Puerto Rican gay community ‘pay’.
View ArticleInvestigators have found 'no concrete evidence' that Orlando LGBT nightclub...
Law enforcement officials have said they believe Mateen was radicalised at some point before the Pulse nightclub attack.
View ArticleToo dangerous to call? Some US cities explore 911 texting
Emergency officials have stressed, however. that a voice call is preferred because dispatchers can elicit details more quickly.
View Article'Plastered' tourist fatally injures Pinko the famous dancing flamingo
According to a police report, a 45-year-old father of two was visiting Busch Gardens theme park in Florida with his family when he reached into a pen, picked up the flamingo and threw her down.
View ArticleUS flight makes emergency landing after engine breaks apart
The plane was taken out of service after landing safely in Florida.
View ArticleOrlando's soccer club dedicates part of stadium to Pulse nightclub victims
On 12 June, 2016, a gunman opened fire inside the nightclub, killing 49 people and wounding 53 in America’s deadliest mass shooting.
View ArticleOrlando shooter's widow arrested and charged with obstruction of justice
Noor Salman was taken into custody by the FBI earlier today and is due in court tomorrow.
View ArticleOrlando nightclub shooting: Widow of gunman to be released on bail
Prosecutors had argued she should be kept behind bars because she posed a threat to society.
View ArticleFlorida shooting: 'Disgruntled employee' kills five in Orlando
Police called it a “workplace violence incident” and said there were no apparent links to terror.
View ArticleFather of Orlando nightclub shooter was FBI informant, court documents reveal
Omar Mateen, the attacker, died in the 12 June 2016 mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub.
View ArticleWidow of Pulse nightclub shooter found not guilty of lying to the FBI
Noor Salman, 31, began sobbing with joy when she was found not guilty.
View ArticleFour children and suspected gunman found dead after Orlando hostage situation
The children aged one, six, 10 and 11 were found dead by officers overnight.
View ArticleIrish people priced out of investment market at home are putting their money...
Up to 200 Irish clients in the last two years have made investments through one company alone.
View ArticleBoeing 737 MAX makes emergency landing in Florida after engine problem
The Federal Aviation Agency is investigating the incident.
View Article'Ada is paying a price of not playing for her country but this fight of hers...
Brazil star Marta has her say on the absence of Norway’s Ada Hegerberg from the Women’s World Cup.
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