Group of Irish schoolchildren victims of 'brutal' attack in Manchester
The Trafford Centre, where the incident took placeA group of 14 Irish students were verbally and physically attacked in Manchester on Sunday, an incident described by the local police as 'brutal'.The...
View ArticleMan to appear before court charged with killing woman seven years ago
Stephen CahoonA Derry man will go on trial next week charged with murdering a woman over seven years ago.Stephen Cahoon (42) with a last address at Harvey Street, Derry, Northern Ireland, was arraigned...
View ArticleForced cannibalism claims following discovery of mass graves
Mass graves have been discovered in South Sudan with evidence of horrific crimes against civilians including forced cannibalism, according to the African Union.The report also disputes there was a coup...
View ArticleGardai launch murder investigation following death of woman
Gardai arrived to a property on Mailcoach Road in Sligo at 10:30am this morning where they encountered a man in his early 30s carrying a knife.A woman was also at the scene being treated by an...
View ArticleWoman killed and man hospitalised in two-car collision
The road is currently closed as Garda Forensic Collision investigators are at the sceneA woman has died and a man hospitalised in an early-morning collision, gardai said.Gardai are investigating the...
View ArticlePender suspect found not guilty of sexual assault on wife
Fiona PenderThe man who is the chief suspect in the disappearance of Fiona Pender has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting his wife in a Canadian court.The verdict was handed down in a court in...
View Article'Good Samaritan' injured by flying glass loses claim against nightclub owner
Mr Power had stepped in to stop an abusive "mystery man" in the face of a woman in BarcodeA “Good Samaratin,” who got his left eyebrow split by a flying glass after going to the aid of a lady he...
View ArticleHead of Sport at RTE fined for speeding on Christmas morning
Court: Nugent was fined €100 for speeding on Christmas morningRTE head of sport Ryle Nugent has been fined €100 for speeding on Christmas morning.The rugby commentator appeared in court today on a...
View ArticleMurder investigation after boy allegedly stabbed to death at school
Cults Academy in AberdeenA pupil at a secondary school in Scotland has died following an incident, authorities have said.The boy, believed to be just 16, was rushed to hospital with serious injuries...
View ArticleNumber of officers working on Maddie case reduced to 4 from 29
Missing: MaddieThe size of the detective team investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been scaled back, Scotland Yard has announced.Four officers will continue working on the case, down...
View ArticleDublin father avoids jail for holding and breaking up cocaine for distribution
Court: Wilson pleaded guilty to having almost €60,000 worth of cocaineA father of one with a myriad of chronic health difficulties has avoided a jail term for holding and breaking up cocaine for...
View ArticleMurder investigation launched following 'horrendous' death of woman
Investigation: Gardai have sealed off the scene in SligoA murder investigation has been launched following the death of a woman this morning, authorities have said.Gardai said they have upgraded the...
View ArticleDublin grandfather had huge amount of drugs, stolen NCTs, ammunition and...
The grandfather was caught with a garda uniform, along with a large amount of drugsA Dublin grandfather caught with an “Aladdin's cave” of over half a million euro worth of drugs, hundreds of stolen...
View ArticleGarda under investigation for allegedly sending death threats to himself
Morale in the force is said to be at a particularly low ebb after the callous murder of Garda GoldenA Garda is under investigation for allegedly sending death threats to himself in an attempt to get...
View ArticleNine people arrested following large-scale investigation into hare coursing
The suspects were allegedly engaged in the coursing of haresNine people have been arrested in connection with a garda investigation into illegal coursing at a number of locations in Tipperary. A number...
View ArticleNo need to be spooked by mountain-sized asteroid to fly by on Halloween
If you have a telescope you may be able to see the asteroidA Halloween asteroid the size of four football pitches is due to miss the Earth by just 300,000 miles on the last day of the month.By...
View ArticleGardai searching for man missing since Monday
Missing: Colin McAndrewGardai are appealing to the public for assistance tracing the whereabouts of a man missing since Monday.Officers in Kildare are seeking the public's help in their search for...
View ArticleRobber jailed for viciously attacking man who intervened in mugging in Dublin
Attack: Gurr was jailed for three-and-a-half yearsA robber who launched a vicious attack on a “chivalrous and courageous” man who was trying to distract him from mugging a woman has been jailed for...
View ArticleREVEALED: Sites intended to house homeless families in Dublin
An example of the modular homesDublin City Council has selected five possible sites to provide emergency accommodation for Ireland’s homeless.The modular prefabricated homes are intended to tackle the...
View ArticleOne winner of €5.3m Lotto jackpot
Is it you?There was one winner of last night's massive Lotto jackpot.The ticket was sold in the mid west of the country and it is worth €5,318,671 to the lucky owner. The winning numbers were 5, 7, 10,...
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