Medics deny causing death of woman who travelled from Ireland to UK for abortion
Dr Adedayo AdedejiThree medics have denied causing the death of a woman who travelled from Ireland for an abortion in England.Aisha Chithira, 32, died after having a termination at a Marie Stopes...
View ArticleLimerick man jailed for firearm possession
Stock image of a .455 Colt model “New Service” revolver (Pic: www.iwm.org.uk)A Limerick man who pleaded guilty to possession of firearms has been sentenced to five years in prison, with the final three...
View ArticleElectrician wants to challenge same-sex marriage again
Gerry WalsheA Co Clare man, whose fresh challenge against the same-sex marriage referendum result was rejected by the High Court in September, will seek leave from the Supreme Court to appeal the...
View ArticleDublin taxi company giving out free condoms
Party-goers will be saved a quick stop in the shop on the way home this weekend as one Dublin taxi company will be dishing out free condoms. Anyone over the age of 18 out on the town tomorrow evening...
View ArticleMan charged in connection with alleged fatal hit and run
Christopher ColemanA 26-year-old man has been barred from driving or attempting to drive any motor vehicle after he was charged over an alleged fatal hit-and-run in Dublin.Cyclist Eugene Maher (62)...
View ArticleMarried woman avoids jail for claiming almost €24k in lone parent benefits
Fined: Susan BalmerA MOTHER-OF-THREE, who pleaded guilty to unlawfully claiming almost €24,000 in lone parent benefits while she was married, has been given a €500 fine.Susan Balmer of Grange Abbey...
View ArticleOnly half of sex crimes in Ireland are detected
The CSO said the Garda had wrongly classified 35% of cases as resolvedOnly half of sex crimes in Ireland are detected, latest official figures indicate.While most criminal activity is falling, there...
View ArticleMurder-accused Mahon refused application to travel to Spain
Dave Mahon and his partner Audrey FitzpatrickA man charged with murdering his partner's son has been refused a bail application to travel to Spain. David Mahon is charged with murdering 23-year-old...
View ArticlePensioner lay dead in house for up to five months
Jury called for Department of Social Welfare to do moreAn inquest has heard how a Frenchpark pensioner may have lain dead in their home for up to five months before being discovered.The Roscommon...
View ArticleIrishman reportedly jumps to his death at Bangkok airport
Sad: The man died following the incident at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi AirportAn Irishman has died after he reportedly jumped from a balcony at an airport in Bangkok.According to reports, the 35-year-old...
View ArticleTrusted inner circle who keep drug lord's empire running as he hides out
Cyber scheme: Herman Xennt and Mitchell in GermanyGerard HopkinsCrime godfather George ‘the Penguin’ Mitchell keeps a tight net of close associates who he believes has shielded him from the law for...
View ArticleDublin meth addict committed 16 robberies within 12 months using knives and...
gardai-today-arrested-three-males-in-their-late-teens (2).jpgA Dublin crystal meth addict who committed 16 robberies within 12 months has been jailed for eight years.Patrick Ryan (37) told Judge Martin...
View ArticleStatus yellow warning issued for the weekend bringing 100 km/h winds
Met Eireann are expecting winds of up to 100 km/hA status yellow wind warning has been issued by Met Eireann, with gusts of up to 100 km per hour forecast for today and Sunday. This weekend's weather...
View ArticleCosta mob's hitman now linked to murders of 'Don' Dunne and Hatchet Kavanagh
Fallout: Gerard 'Hatchet' Kavanagh and Christy KinahanGardai believe that an assassin arrested in connection with the murder of crime boss Eamon ‘the Don’ Dunne may have been the gunman used by the...
View ArticleMan caught claiming benefits using facial recognition software is jailed
Jailed: Laib pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal CourtAn Algerian man who was caught claiming benefits under an assumed French identity has been jailed for one year.Amine Laib (25) used a French...
View ArticleShameless Dan's bizarre boxing chat
Good friends: Matthew Macklin and Daniel KinahanSHAMELESS drug baron Daniel Kinahan has claimed he runs a security company in Spain’s Costa del Sol in an extraordinary interview with a leading boxing...
View ArticlePolice hunt gunman who opened fire near abortion clinic
Police have been searching for a gunman who opened fire near a Planned Parenthood clinic in the US state of Colorado.At least three officers were injured but it was not known if anyone else was wounded...
View ArticleOne man arrested following Tallaght cocaine bust
One man is in custody following a cocaine seizure in Tallaght, Dublin 24, yesterday.€770,000 worth of the drug was uncovered by gardai as part of an investigation targeting drug trafficking activities...
View ArticleKerry man denies raping prostitute
The trial continues before Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy and a jury of six men and six women.The man has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to oral rape and sexual assault of the woman in a...
View ArticleIreland's burglary black-spots revealed
Criminal gangs are using the country's high-speed motorway network to commit burglaries in homes within easy reach of the capital.Official data reveals startling 'corridors of crime' that match the...
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