Amy and Nicole Rice
As well as the funny, jovial and though provoking, 2015 brought many traumatic and tragic stories from Ireland and across the world.
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The nation was gripped by the horrific abduction and subsequent murder of Irish student Karen Buckley.
Karen Buckley
Horrific details emerged after her ruthless killer Alexander Pacteau appeared in court, charged with her murder.
Details have emerged following the accused's brief appearance in court in Glasgow yesterday, where the 21-year-old was formally charged with the murder of Karen Buckley, full story here
Shocking pictures of sisters Amy and Nicole Rice, who had been brutally beaten by men they met Facebook shocked sundayworld.com's readers in 2015.
TWO sisters were savagely beaten up and held hostage by two men who they met on social media website Facebook.
Gardai are attempting to track down the thugs who left Amy (21) and Nicole Rice (19), from Tallaght, battered and bruised, full story here
A guest on the Jeremy Kyle show caused quite a stir amongst our readers.
A woman with an unusual set of chompers has become an internet sensation after she appeared on UK chat show Jeremy Kyle, read the full story here
The Sunday World exposed a former RUC officer who was part of a group of Chelsea FC supporters who pushed a black man off the Paris underground.
The Chelsea football thug being hunted for pushing a black man off the Paris underground is a former Irish cop, the Sunday World can reveal, full story here
On the 17th of April Alex Pacteau was charged with murdering Karen Buckley and attempting to defeat the ends of justice
21-year-old courier firm director Alexander Pacteau has been charged with murder after remains of student Karen Buckley were discovered on farmland, full story here
Numerous pictures of young couples engaged in amorous relations appeared online, sparking a Slut Shaming backlash
A SERIES of so-called ‘slut-shaming’ photos have gone viral on social media websites this weekend after Friday’s huge concert at Marlay Park, full story here
It was claimed that forcing teens to get up early 'may cause mental and public health issues'
The headmaster of the first British school to delay lessons until the afternoon has said forcing teenagers to wake up early could cause mental and public health issues, full story here
Facebook comments were flying when our readers heard that Vodafone and Eircom had been busted for ripping off their customers.
EIRCOM and Vodafone have been convicted and fined for ripping off customers who continuously received over-charged bills, full story here
An Irish sex offender dwarf was caught gigging as a leprechaun
Fermanagh pervert Andrew Collins has been given the heave-ho by a nightclub where he worked as a leprechaun, full story here
A Roscommon man who was acquitted of murder by reason of insanity appealed his own acquittal
A Roscommon man acquitted of murdering his mother on mental health grounds last year has brought an appeal against his acquittal.
Paul Henry (29), who lived with his mother Ann Henry at the time, had pleaded not guilty to her murder at The Spinney, Abbeystown, Roscommon in September 2011, full story here
Armed gardai were at the scene of a standoff in Co Meath
A standoff involving gardai ended peacefully last night, authorities said.
Gardai have confirmed that an incident was an ongoing one in the village of Stamullen yesterday evening, full story here.
The Sunday World obtained exclusive footage of Big Brother star Mark O'Neill snorting a 'substance' from a bag in a nightclub toilet
BIG Brother star Marc O’Neill leans forward and snorts a substance from a bag as he excitedly chats in the toilet of a Dublin city-centre nightclub earlier this year, full story here.
A bare knuckle boxer who brutally beat his wife to death over the course one hour and twenty minutes was asked to plead guilty by his daughter.
The devastated daughter of Jacqueline McDonagh, who was savagely beaten to death by her husband Michael McDonagh, begged her father to plead guilty on the eve of his trial to spare them further anguish, full story here.
A 14-year-old girl arrived to a Dublin hospital to give birth to her second child
A 14-year-old Roma girl is under 24-hour guard after she presented herself to a Dublin hospital in the late stages of pregnancy, full story here
The nation gasped in unison as Conor McGregor despatched with Jose Also in just 13-seconds
The faces of those in the corners for Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo last night are absolutely priceless, full story here.
A mum's baby died while she was having a marathon sex session with a man from the bus stop
A mother who left her sick, three-month-old baby alone to die while she had a whiskey fuelled sex marathon with a man she met at a bus stop has avoided jail, full story here
Our April Fool's Day prank following Ireland's Euro 2016 qualifier against Poland had plenty of people talking
It appears that the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2016 qualifier against Poland may have to be played again – after it emerged that the visitors had fielded an extra man during the first half at the Aviva Stadium during Sunday’s hotly-contested game, read the full story here
A baby tragically died after being fed methadone to stop him crying while she smoked crack
A drug addict mother who killed her son by feeding him methadone to “knock him out”, so she could smoke crack in peace has been jailed for six years, full story here
Some shocking scenes were captured on camera as weapons were pulled during a standoff in Tallaght
A campaign of intimidation came to a head in Tallaght yesterday when a group of males pursued a man home, armed with bats and crowbars, full story and video here
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