Thug jailed for punching elderly woman who was on her way home from mass
A father of two who punched a 72-year-old woman on her way home from mass has been jailed for two and a half years.Andrew Smith (31) was one of three men who took part in the attack. The elderly woman,...
View ArticleYouth who escaped from Oberstown detention facility faces sentence
OberstownA YOUTH, who escaped from a Dublin detention centre while he was awaiting trial for a litany of offences, will be sentenced in November.Four teenage boys managed to abscond from the Oberstown...
View ArticleMan critical after falling from ladder while putting up lights for mother’s...
BeaumontA man is in a critically ill condition in hospital after he fell from a ladder while fixing lights at his mother's home ahead of her funeral.The man, in his forties, fell from the ladder...
View ArticleDavid Norris says gay cousins should be allowed to marry each other
David NorrisOutspoken Senator, David Norris, has said that gay cousins should be allowed to marry because it wouldn’t have any impact on the gene pool.Mr Norris made the comments during a debate on...
View ArticleFirst-borns likely have higher IQs than younger siblings
Brothers Ben and Casey AffleckA new study has added weight to a long-standing belief that birth-order plays a significant part in sibling intelligence.Researchers found that, on average, first-borns...
View ArticleBus carrying 29 crashes into field killing driver
Gardai in Dungarvan are appealing for witnessesGardai are appealing to the public for witnesses after a bus full of people crashed into a field, killing the driver.The crash occurred on the N25 at...
View ArticleBoy (8) suffers horrific injuries after being mauled by dog
Attack: The dog is believed to be a white and black collie-typeAn 8-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after being mauled by a dog earlier this week.The young boy has undergone surgery following...
View ArticleMan who died on Aer Lingus flight was refused entry to Ireland in July
Deceased: John Kennedy Santos GurjaoA Brazilian man who died a "violent death" on an Aer Lingus flight was refused entry into Ireland in the summer, according to reports.The Irish Times is reporting...
View ArticleDrunk man on flight from Dublin strips and waves genitals at passengers
The incident occurred on a Sun Express flight from Dublin to the popular Turkish resort of IzmirA Passenger had to be removed from a flight after becoming intoxicated and stripping off on a flight from...
View ArticleBody of child in suitcase linked to Madeleine McCann probe identified
The suitcase in which the child's body was foundA child whose decomposed body found in a suitcase in southern Australia roused the suspicions of police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine...
View ArticleEvil peado strolls about unconcerned as victims wait for him to pay €4.7m...
Carefree: Joseph Carrick looked relaxed but refused to speak about the caseMILLIONAIRE sex monster Joseph Carrick looks like he hasn’t a care in the world as he walks near his plush suburban home.It is...
View Article'Stakeknife': Alleged double agent to be questioned about at least 24 murders
Former senior IRA member Freddie Scappaticci has always denied being 'Stakeknife'Allegations of security force collusion in at least 24 murders in Northern Ireland by an army intelligence agent known...
View ArticleChurch Minister fined for committing €19,000 benefit fraud
Idowu Akanbi outside courtA church minister has been fined €750 for fraudulently claiming almost €20,000 in benefits.Dublin District Court heard Idowu Akanbi, 48, The Close, Orlynn Park, Lusk, Dublin...
View Article500 modular units for homeless families across Dublin announced
An example of one of the modular homesThe government has announced plans for 500 modular units for homeless families across the Dublin region.Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly said the aim is to...
View ArticleBREAKING: Lanes closed on M50 following crash
The southbound lanes between junction 15 Carrickmines and junction 15 Dun Laoghaire are closed while emergency services deal with a collision.Reports indicate that the collision was in the median....
View ArticleMan gets 125 years in prison for frenzied murder of woman and four children...
Mingdong ChenA man who carried out a frenzied cleaver attack that left five members of one family, a woman and four children, dead was sentenced to spend the rest of his life 'in a cage' in a New York...
View Article"Man beat infant son to death and left him to decompose in crib," court hears
ChanceA couple have been charged with the murder of their infant son, Chance.Arrest affidavits claim that the 9-week-old was viciously beaten to death by his father 35-year-old Joseph Walsh, who then...
View ArticleTipperary man sentenced for having sex with 14-year-old babysitter
The man was acquited of rape by direction of the trial judgeA 23-year-old Tipperary man who had sex with an underage babysitter as he walked her home has been sentenced to four years.The man, who can't...
View Article10-year-old sent sex tape of his sister by her ex
Gary WhickerA pervert who sent an explicit sex tape to a child has been jailed.22-year-old Gary Whicker had fallen out with his “on-off” partner after the Liverpool International Music Festival on the...
View ArticleWoman charged with gun murder of Tallaght man
Murder: The body of the victim being removed from the scene at Killarney Court last yearA 25-year-old woman charged with murder told gardai she did not kill a man who was gunned down in Dublin...
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