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Wexford man dies in Perth
Kenny Meyler (21) has died at Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital in Perth. A young Wexford man has died in Perth after suffering a stab wound to the neck last weekend. Kenny Meyler, 21, from Wexford town,...
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Young Irish lining up for free meals at Perth soup kitchen
Young Irish backpackers are lining up alongside the homeless and the destitute at a Perth soup kitchen, it has emerged. An Irish welfare group in Perth says it has “delving to do” following reports...
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Too many travellers arrive low on cash
An emigrant welfare group in Perth says too many backpackers are arriving in the city ‘totally unprepared’. An emigrant welfare group in Perth has raised concerns that a growing number of Irish...
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Northbridge cafe owner responds to ‘fight’ video
Max Keyt inside the Istanbul Cafe in Lake St, in Northbridge. The owner of a kebab shop in Perth has responded to a video published on YouTube earlier this month that showed Irish backpackers scuffling...
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Geldof toasts Perth Irish in new Boomtown
The streets of Perth were awash with green, white and gold yesterday, as thousands of sun drenched spectators came out to witness the city’s St Patrick’s Day parade. In scorching 32 degree heat, star...
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Welfare group release booklet for Irish moving to WA
Martin McGuinness helped to launch the new publication yesterday. (Pic: PA) An emigrant welfare group in Perth has compiled an information booklet in response to problems encountered by new Irish...
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Unprepared Irish arrivals adding to welfare strain
There has been a sharp increase in “distressed calls” to Irish welfare groups in Perth. The number of newly-arrived Irish making desperate calls to Perth’s emigrant support associations is on the rise,...
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Corkman drowns while diving in Thailand
The late Colin Callanan with son Lee. An Irishman resident in Perth has drowned while on a work trip in Thailand. Colin Callanan, 29, from Innishannon, West Cork, drowned in a diving accident off the...
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Rovers in plea to save junior team
Shamrock Rovers’ under-18 team won the State league title in 2012. But this year it doesn’t have enough players to field a team. Perth’s Shamrock Rovers Soccer Club is baffled by the lack of interest...
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Perth Irish dig in to help elderly couple
Irish families volunteered their time to spruce up elderly couple Patsy and Dennis Forden’s garden. Irish families in Perth rallied around to help an Irish Australian family fix up their garden after...
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