Chef sentenced to five years for crime spree
A qualified chef who resorted to robbery to get prescription medication to feed his drug addiction has been sentenced to five years for a three week crime spree.Desmond Dunne (39) who is originally...
View ArticleNAMED: The major players watching closely over their shoulders
Daniel and Christopher KinahanA BULLET has long been a professional hazard in the crime business.But with a major fault line developing in gangland and several new players attempting to expand their...
View ArticleGoogle to have virtual tours of 1916 sites
Google is taking Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising commemorations global with a virtual tour through the key sites and events of the rebellion.Rare and previously unpublished material will be just a click...
View ArticleWandering 2-year-old led police officer to mother's body
A two-year-old girl spotted walking on her own to nursery led an off-duty policeman to the body of her mother.The police community support officer was driving with his wife when he came across the...
View ArticleHow one wrong turn led to the capture of serial child killer Robert Black
Robert BlackRobert Black prided himself on his encyclopaedic knowledge of the UK's road network, but it was one wrong turn that proved his undoing.The serial killer's decision to double back on himself...
View ArticlePedestrian killed in fatal road collision
A 39-year-old female pedestrian was killed after she was struck by a van at 4:10pm today.The incident occurred on the Moynead Cross to Shanballyduff Cross road, Moyne in Co. Tipperary. The female...
View ArticleMum-of-three cleared of having sex with a number of underage boys
Caroline LeaA 36-year-old mother-of-three has been cleared of having sexual relations with a number of underage boys.Last week, Caroline Lea told a jury that she had not taken part in a threesome with...
View ArticleWARNING: "Potentially violent and dangerous” mental health patient has escaped
Safdar ShahA "potentially violent and dangerous" man has gone on the run after fleeing during supervised leave from a mental health unit in the UK.Safdar Shah ran off from a post office in Homerton...
View Article10 US navy soldiers held by Iranian forces
Iran is holding 10 US navy sailors and their two small boats after the vessels developed mechanical problems and drifted into Iranian waters, US officials have confirmed.The Pentagon said it had...
View ArticleFarmer killed and son seriously injured in accident
Waterford University HospitalA man has died and his son seriously injured following a farm accident in Kilkenny.The deceased, aged 60, was working on his farm in Ballycallan when the incident occurred...
View ArticleNew armed garda unit to monitor growing terror threat in Dublin
A heavily armed Reginal Support Unit has been set up to deal with a growing security threat in DublinIt has been revealed that up to 40 people, who are said to be Islamic State supporters or fighters,...
View ArticleWoman killed walking her dog last night was due to get married
Elizabeth BalfeA 39-year-old woman has died after she was hit by a van while walking her dog.The woman, named locally as Elizabeth Balfe, was due to marry her long-term partner later this year. She was...
View Article€140k of cocaine hidden in cosmetic bottles seized at Dublin Airport
The cocaine seizure (Pic via Revenue)Revenue officers seized 2kgs of cocaine, worth approximately €140,000, at Dublin Airport on Monday.Revenue officers stopped and searched a 25-year-old Brazilian man...
View ArticleReasons why families turn down social housing revealed
In Dublin city close to 20pc of offers are turned downFamilies on the social housing waiting list are turning down homes because the properties have no garden or parking facilities and are located in...
View ArticleCannibal killer to sue HSE and psychiatrist
Saverio BellanteA MAN who stabbed his Dublin landlord to death before eating part of his lung has launched a medical negligence case against the HSE and a psychiatrist involved in his treatment prior...
View Article13-year-old schoolgirl indecently assaulted in Downpatrick
A 13-year-old schoolgirl has been indecently assaulted by two men in Downpatrick, County Down.The girl was assaulted by the two men, who were both dressed in black, in an alleyway near a Scout hall in...
View ArticleGardai arrest man after women is carjacked at knifepoint
The incident happened near MallowGardai have arrested a man in his 20s after a woman was subjected to a terrible ordeal in Cork this morning.The incident occured at approximately 7am when a woman...
View ArticleReal IRA gangster cried 'no' before being shot in the face
Gardai at the scene of the shooting in Donaghmede in March 2014A YOUNG mother was standing just a few feet away from Real IRA gangster Declan Smith when he was shot in the face with a shotgun, an...
View ArticleMet Eireann issue second-highest level of warning for snow and ice
Snow on the Dublin Mountains this weekMet Eireann have issued a Status Orange, and a Status Yellow, warning because of upcoming snow and sleet.The status orange snow-ice warning will come into effect...
View ArticleTeen to be sentenced for extremely violent robbery
The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named because he is a minor, was remanded on continuing bail by Judge John O'Connor at the Dublin Children's Court to allow a pre-sentence probation report to be...
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