Brother of Nicki Minaj reportedly charged with rape of 12-year-old
Bailed: Maraj and his rap star sister at the weddingThe older brother of rap star Nicki Minaj has reportedly been arrested and charged in connection with the rape of a 12-year-old.Jelani Maraj (37) was...
View ArticleCult leader who kept Irish woman as 'slave' for 30 years guilty of false...
Police stand guard outside building that Josephine Herivel was locked into for 30 yearsA Maoist cult leader faces the prospect of dying in jail after being found guilty of sexually assaulting two women...
View ArticleRAF Typhoons join attacks on ISIS
Typhoon fighters2.jpgBritish Typhoon fighters have been deployed for the first time in the mission to defeat Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.Two Typhoons and two Tornado jets were sent from the British...
View ArticleKinky Dublin cabby wants "soiled" knickers
Underwear lover collects bag of knickers from our reporterMEET the kinky cabbie who is running a door-to-door knicker cleaning service for women – free of charge.The balding taxi driver, who goes by...
View ArticleHorrific tools used to torture and burn homeless man
A bolt end cutter used to torture the victimDOUBLE-KILLER Ciaran Moran – the thug who clubbed an innocent homeless man to death with a lump hammer before setting him on fire in the Phoenix Park – has...
View ArticleMurder accused was "as pale as a ghost" witness tells court
Adil EssalhA prosecution witness has told a murder trial jury that the accused left her apartment on the night with the deceased and returned looking "as pale as a ghost" and with a "couple of spots of...
View ArticleRape trial told woman with Down syndrome didn't have capacity to consent to sex
Central Criminal CourtA woman with Down syndrome who was allegedly raped in Dublin two years ago did not have the capacity to consent to sexual intercourse a trial has heard.A 34 year old man is...
View ArticleMan caught with €2.5 million worth of weed has sentence cut
A Dublin man who was homeless and depressed when he was caught possessing €2.5million worth of cannabis has had his nine year jail term cut by 18 months on appeal.Gary Byrne (42), of Belcamp Gardens,...
View ArticleMan who assaulted prison officer in nightclub ordered to pay €35k
Jason BowersA man who assaulted a prison officer on a night out in Lillie's Bordello nightclub has been given a suspended sentence and ordered to gather €35,000 within six months.Jason Bowers (31) told...
View ArticleGardai appeal for information about vans used in tiger kidnapping
Gardai are appealing for information about two vans which were involved in yesterday’s tiger kidnapping of a Dublin family.Armed thugs broke into the home of a cash van driver in Artane early yesterday...
View ArticleFBI launches probe into "act of terrorism" following California shooting
Syed FarookThe FBI says it is investigating the deadly mass shooting in California as an "act of terrorism".The husband and wife shooters attempted to destroy evidence, including crushing two mobile...
View ArticlePolish rapist jailed for life for violent sex attacks
Rafal BargielA convicted Polish rapist who came to Britain under a false identity before subjecting two young women to prolonged and violent sexual attacks to "teach them a lesson" has been jailed for...
View ArticleCarjacker jailed for leaving pensioner brain damaged
Andrew JonesA callous and cold-blooded drug addict who left a pensioner permanently brain-damaged after running the victim down in his own car has been jailed for 14 years in the UK.Jailing Andrew...
View ArticleMurder accused wanted to end feud, court hears
James ConnorsA Wexford man told gardai that he was attacked by his ex-girlfriend's partner and stabbed him with a knife he said the deceased had brought to the scene, a murder trial has heard. James...
View ArticleAlleged ISIS fundraiser facing expulsion from Ireland
A Dublin-based alleged jihadi fundraiser is facing expulsion from the country after a new review into his residency was launched following the Paris terror attacks.The Sunday World this week confronted...
View ArticleFive weather warnings in effect and 3,000 without power as Storm Desmond strikes
More than 3,000 people are without power as Storm Desmond bears down upon the country.The power outages are mainly confined to the west coast - with Kinsale the worst hit with 1,300 outages and...
View ArticleGardai appeal for witnesses to hit and run
Gardai area appealing for witnesses to a hit and run which occurred on Monday the 23rd of November at 10pm on Glenamuck Road North, Carrickmines.The incident occurred on the stretch of road from the...
View ArticleMet Eireann forecast 'very heavy rainfall' as Status Red continues
High winds and heavy rain are battering the countryAround 1,800 homes are without power this morning after Storm Desmond lashed the country overnight.UPDATE: 11.21 In a fresh update this morning, Met...
View ArticleSimon Cowell's house robbed as he and his family slept inside
The X Factor judge, his girlfriend Lauren Silverman and son Eric were reportedly at home at the timeSimon Cowell's west London home has been burgled while he and his family slept inside, according to...
View Article1,000 drug busts a year in Irish jails
143 drug seizures were made inside Mountjoy Prison last yearNew figures have revealed the large number of drug seizures that happen INSIDE Ireland's prison and detention centres.Figures obtained by the...
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