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Tom Donlon, a prominent former FBI and counterterrorism official, will serve as the NYPD’s interim commissioner, Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday. The appointment came after Adams said he accepted the resignation of embattled Commissioner Edward Caban, who stepped down amid a federal probe that saw agents seize electronic devices from his home. “I’m taking immediate action in appointing Tom Donlon as interim police commissioner,” Adams said in a video address. “Tom is an experienced law enforcement professional who has worked at the local, state, federal and international levels.” Donlon, a Bronx native, served as New York’s Director of the Office...

Parish priest Fr PJ Hughes says gardaí blocked roads to church A parish priest in Co Cavan has accused gardaí of harassing him and churchgoers on Sunday as he went to celebrate Mass in breach of pandemic restrictions which do not allow public worship. Fr PJ Hughes, parish priest of Mullahoran and Loughduff in Co Cavan, has already received a €500 fine following a Sunday Mass he celebrated on March 7th last in Mullahoran. The priest has said he does not intend to pay this fine. Speaking to The Irish Times about his dealings with gardaí on Sunday, he said:...

Irish police issued a traffic hazard alert warning motorists to be beware of chickens crossing the road. Drivers were asked to use "extreme caution" near Ballinagh, County Cavan in the north Midlands after a truck carrying 6,500 chickens overturned and shed its load. AA Roadwatch also warned rush-hour traffic in the area to be extra vigilant because of chickens flying loose. On RTE state radio the owner of the chickens said a team of about 20 employees had been sent to the scene and it was hoped they would be able to catch all the feathered escapees in about four...