Cowboy window fitter could have blown up house with dodgy gas pipe work
Larry BoyleA WINDOW fitter has been spared a six-month jail sentence for botched work on a gas pipe which “could have blown up a house”.Larry Boyle, of Millbrook, Johnstown, Navan, Co. Meath pleaded...
View ArticleFormer Dublin zookeeper shot over unpaid debt to criminal gang
David Douglas in hospital after his miracle escapeDetectives investigating the shooting of convicted drug dealer and former zookeeper David Douglas believe he has unpaid debts to known...
View ArticleMan charged with IRA membership given bail
Damien Metcalfe (30) was arrested in Dublin last week by members of the Special Detective Unit as part of ongoing investigations into dissident republican activity.A Dublin man charged with IRA...
View ArticleCar thief who fled after crash is jailed
A car thief smirked and ran away when a driver he had smashed into asked him for help to escape from his flipped-over vehicle, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.Eddie Tiernan's ten year old son...
View ArticleMan accused of raping special needs woman comes from country with less Down...
Central Criminal CourtThe trial of a foreign national accused of raping a Down syndrome woman has heard that the facial features associated with the condition are the same everywhere in the world.The...
View ArticleThree arrested following botched Post Office robbery
Leonards Corner Post OfficeThree men are in garda custody following a botched post office robbery.At 12:30pm today three masked men armed with knives, a crowbar and other implements burst into the Post...
View ArticleBusinessman scammed €100k in VAT
A businessman who used fake invoices to fraudulently claim nearly €100,000 in VAT was addicted to playing blackjack, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.John Leamy began the scam after the breakup...
View ArticleMurder accused refused bail to go to Portugal for holiday
Dave and Audrey MahonGrieving mum Audrey Mahon told the Central Criminal Court today that she needs her husband David to travel to Portugal with her, to help her cope with the stress ahead of his trial...
View ArticleMan who had sex with teen he met on Facebook has portion of sentence suspended
A man who had sex with a 16-year-old girl he met on Facebook has had the unserved portion of a new 12-month sentence suspended following a successful appeal.The 29-year-old father-of-two, who cannot be...
View ArticleGardai believe well-known Dublin criminal was behind tiger kidnapping
Armed Gardai at Dublin Airport yesterdayA massive manhunt continues for the kidnap gang who made off with around €225,000 yesterday, suspected to be led by a well-known Dublin criminal.According to...
View ArticleUnprovoked attack in Tallaght nightclub left man with broken jaw
The victim spent a week in hospitalA man who broke another man's jaw in an unprovoked attack has avoided jail but must pay his victim €7,500.The victim Adam Morris spent a week in hospital and required...
View ArticleCalifornia shooter had been in contact with 'Islamic extremists'
Some of the weapons carried by the shooterBullet holes in a police car that attended the scene of the shootingA vehicle at the scene of the shootingMore of the ammunition found at the sceneCalifornia...
View ArticleCriminal shot in Tallaght may have been targeted over 'personal dispute'
Darren McGarryDarren McGarry, who was shot while sitting in a parked car in Tallaght on Wednesday, may have been targeted over a personal dispute according to Garda sources.McGarry, 28, was shot in the...
View ArticlePsychic denies telling cancer woman not to have treatment
Embattled: Bernie StokesA self-described "leading clairvoyant" has denied she told a woman suffering from cancer not to get treatment and has apologised for getting her diagnosis wrong.Under fire...
View ArticleMet Eireann issue highest level alert for tomorrow
A very serious rain warning has been issued by Met EireannMet Eireann have issued the highest possible level of weather warning.The Status Red warning, issued this morning, has been issued for...
View ArticleWitness says he saw manslaughter-accused violently swinging golf club at...
Accused: Paul BranniganA lethal disruption of heart rhythm occurring as a result of a blow to the chest directly over the heard at a critical time caused the death of an alleged victim of manslaughter,...
View ArticleMan charged with attempted murder for allegedly pushing passenger under train
The accused is due to appear in court todayA man has been charged with the attempted murder of a Tube passenger who was seriously injured when he was allegedly pushed under a train.Devindra Ferguson,...
View ArticleTwo rescue helicopters conduct long-range mission off Irish coast
The Irish Coastguard were tasked to undergo a medical evacuationTwo Irish Coastguard rescue helicopters have been dispatched 100 miles off the Irish coast to attend a 'critically ill' man.The...
View ArticleMother prays everyday for daughter's killer to be maimed in prison
Killer: Jimmy Devaney stabbed Marie Greene to deathThe mother of a woman brutally stabbed to death by a former soldier said she’ll never accept the killer’s apology and revealed she prays every day...
View ArticleMan remanded in custody for attempted murder of policeman
David Jordan, 44, from Cavanalinn, Pomeroy, is accused of the bomb attack on the officer seven years agoA Co Tyrone man has been remanded in custody charged with the attempted murder of a policeman in...
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