Paris Terror Attacks: What we know so far
Victims walk away outside the Bataclan theater in Paris, where up to 100 people were killedAs more information emerges about last night's attack, here's how events unfolded and what we know so far.::...
View ArticleU2 cancel concert due to take place in Paris tonight
U2 say they are 'devastated'U2 have cancelled a concert due to take place in Paris tonight.A statement on the band's website said the decision was taken "as a result of the ongoing state of emergency...
View Article'10 horrific minutes': Eyewitness talks about bloodbath at concert
A concert goer being taken away in the aftermath of the horrific attack at the Bataclan in ParisAn eyewitness has described "10 horrific minutes" when gunmen stormed the Bataclan concert hall.Officers...
View Article83-year-old Dublin woman belts would-be-burglar with walking stick
Gda Keane said Ms Burke gave him “a belt of her walking stick” as he leftA would-be burglar who was hit by an 83-year old woman with a walking stick after he smashed his way into her home has been...
View ArticleManhunt begins for those who aided gunmen to slaughter at least 128 people
Police on the streets of Paris this morningA manhunt is under way for accomplices of gunmen who killed at least 128 people in Paris and wounded many more, as French president Francois Hollande pledged...
View ArticleLarge quantity of drugs seized by Gardai in Dublin
Gardai carried out the searches yesterdayTwo separate searches by Gardai have resulted in a large quantity of cannabis being seizedGardai from the Ronanstown Drugs Unit and Lucan Detective Unit were...
View ArticleMobile phone takes bullet and saves man's life in Paris attack
The Samsung phone that saved a man's life in Paris last nightA man caught up in the Paris Terror Attacks has had his life spared after his smart phone took a bullet intended for him.“I was crossing the...
View ArticleVideo: Shocking footage of carnage and terror outside Paris concert
People hang onto balconies as they hide from gunmen (Image via LeMonde)Horrific new video has emerged of the sheer horror that happened outside the Bataclan theatre in Paris last night.The footage,...
View ArticleMan caught with 2.2kg of cocaine in car wins appeal
Jail term cutA UK national caught carrying 2.2kg of cocaine in the door panel of a car at Dublin Port has had his jail term cut on appeal.Anthony Atkinson (49), from Queensbury, Bradford, in the UK,...
View ArticleTwo men stabbed in 'random attack' in Dublin city centre
Fade Street, where the incident took place (Image via Google Maps)Two men were hospitalised following a late-night stabbing in Dublin’s city centre.It is understood that four young men, aged between 17...
View ArticleOver three inches of rain forecast for parts of Ireland before Sunday afternoon
Lots of rain on the wayMet Eireann have issued an Orange Warning for certain counties today as they forecast up to 80mm (3.1 inches) of rain to fall in some areas before 3pm on Sunday.The counties...
View ArticleIslamic State claim responsibility for Paris Attacks
A bullet hole in the window of Le Carillon, one of the bars attacked in Paris last nightThe Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for a string of bomb and gun attacks in Paris which...
View ArticleOne Irish national injured in Paris Attacks
A rose left near the Bataclan theatre in Paris in tribute to those who died last nightOne Irish citizen has been injured in the Paris terror attacks.The Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin said its...
View ArticleDubliner who robbed €5,300 with an axe jailed for three years
Father of four had 63 previous convictionsA Dublin man who robbed a cash box containing over €5,300 that was later found unopened on scrubland has been jailed for three years.Garda Alan Roche revealed...
View ArticleWoman involved in horrific M50 crash has died
The scene on the M50 on Wednesday morningA woman injured in a crash on the M50 earlier this week has died in hospital, gardai have confirmed.The woman suffered serious injuries in the accident when the...
View ArticleConvicted murderer threatened to slit woman's throat with broken bottle
Tadhg Butler, also known as Thomas O'GradyA convicted murderer has received a prison sentence of four months for an assault in which he threatened to slit a woman's throat.Kilkenny native Tadgh Butler...
View ArticlePope Francis says the Paris Attacks are 'not human'
Pope Francis has condemned the Paris Attacks, calling them 'not human'Pope Francis has labelled the actions of terrorists in Paris on Friday night as “not human”.The pontiff was speaking to...
View ArticleAir France flight to Paris grounded after 'threatening tweet'
A French soldier at the Charles de Gaulle Airport todayAn Air France flight from Schiphol Airport to Paris has been grounded following threats made on Twitter.Flight AF1741 was due to leave at 14.45...
View ArticleSEVEN dead in high speed French TGV rail disaster
TGV derailed into riverTGV_POS_Nuremberg_Ingolstadt.jpgEmergency crews at the sceneSeven people have been killed as a train derailed and caught fire in Eckwersheim near Strasbourg in France, AFP...
View ArticleYoung Irishman shot shielding his girlfriend at Paris concert
Irish band U2 pay their respects near BataclanA YOUNG Irishman who was hit during the terror attack on the Bataclan rock venue has been hailed a hero for protecting his girlfriend and others during the...
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