Meet Tim O’Leary from Whiddy Island: He’s the local ferryman, postman, farmer and publican. This year he’s the man bringing guests at the West Cork Literary Festival to Kevin Barry’s reading, and he’s ...

A maritime lawyer whose father died in the Whiddy Island disaster has criticised Gardaí for not pursuing an investigation into, what he said, was serious misconduct in public office. Michael Kingston, ...

A IRISH marine expert paid emotional tribute to his father as one of the heroes of the 1979 Whiddy Island disaster for ignoring his own safety as he bravely stayed at his post by the burning oil ...

Whiddy Island, Co Cork French tanker 'Betelgeuse' explodes at Whiddy Island in Cork in 1979 in what was Ireland's worst oil disaster THE Government was accused of failing to properly honour the memory ...

Seven Irish were among the 51 souls who lost their lives on Jan 8, 1979, when the MV Betelgeuse exploded. Here the son of one of the deceased calls on the Irish government to apologize for these ...

Michael Kingston, whose father was one of 50 people who died when a massive explosion on a French oil tanker occurred at Whiddy Island 42 years ago, has said they are seeking an apology from the Irish ...

Michael Kingston had just celebrated his fourth birthday the day before his father, Tim, was killed in the Whiddy Island terminal disaster on January 8th, 1979. Kingston Snr died along with six other ...

A MONTH after the Whiddy Island oil disaster in which 51 people died, the chairman of Gulf Oil (Ireland) wrote to the taoiseach to praise the co-operation they received from government departments to ...

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An Irish ambassador's frustrations at department officials for their attitude to a proposed investment of $1bn from Saudi ...

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