Man arrested in connection with string of robberies
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a number of robberies which were committed between 7:50am and 8:15am yesterday.The incidents occurred at Athlunkard Street in Limerick City. The...
View ArticlePlumber took date’s car after meeting her on dating site
A plumber who helped himself to a woman’s car after meeting her on a matchmaking website has been sentenced.34-year-old David Brennan went back to his date’s home but took her car as he had no other...
View ArticleBurglars using drones to spy on rural homes
It has been revealed that criminals are using drones in remote areas of the country to assist in their effort to break into homes.Resdients of Littleton, Tipperary, a small village less than 10km from...
View ArticleArmed robber threatened garda at gunpoint before being disarmed and arrested
A 39-year-old man is due to appear in court this morning charged in connection with an armed robbery.The incident took place at a shop on Oxmanstown Road, Dublin 7 before 1:30pm yesterday. An off duty...
View ArticleWoman nearly has hands torn off in horror dog attack
A woman who is believed to be in her twenties was viciously attacked by a Bull Mastiff dog yesterday morning.Gardai arrived on the scene shortly after 9am and were forced to draw their batons and...
View ArticlePedestrian left for dead after high-speed hit-and-run
Graphic footage of a pedestrian being left for dead after he was struck in a high-speed hit-and-run crash has been released by UK police.UPDATE: 21.18: Two people have been arrested in connection with...
View ArticleUK special constable jailed for child sex offences
Daniel ClarksonA special police constable has been jailed for sexual offences against children.Daniel Clarkson, who was based at Parkside police station in Cambridge, pleaded guilty earlier this month...
View ArticlePaedophile convicted of 1,074 counts of child sex assault and molestation
Edward Geier41-year-old Edward Geier has been convicted of 1,074 counts of sexual assault and molestation against two minors.The paedophile raped his sister when she was a child and later raped his...
View ArticleGarda who sent hoax bomb to superintendent is suspended
Sligo Garda StationA garda who sent his boss a hoax bomb “as a joke” has been suspended.The suspect device was left in the post at Sligo Garda Station for Supt Mary Murray. Reports indicate that the...
View ArticleTeenager 'killed in murderous knife attack' by two boys
A teenager was killed in a "murderous knife attack" at the hands of two younger boys, a court has heard.Shaquan Fearon, 17, from Lewisham, south east London, was set upon in the early evening of...
View ArticleFather given 6 years for 'heinous' sexual abuse of three of his children
A father has been given a six year sentence for “heinous” sexual abuse of three of his children.The 71-year-old man, who can not be named for legal reasons, was convicted by a Dublin Circuit Criminal...
View ArticleCar set on fire in South Belfast was 'hate crime'
Pacemaker_Car_set_alight_in_Ebor_Street_05.jpgThe police have said that a car that was set alight on Ebor Street in South Belfast in the early hours of Tuesday morning was a racially motivated hate...
View ArticleSAS soldiers acted 'excessively' in killing eight IRA men and innocent...
The scene were the SAS took out eight IRA men and an innocent bystanderSAS soldiers who shot dead eight IRA men and a bystander as they attacked a police station acted excessively, a lawyer for the...
View ArticleTallaght man pulled handbrake turn into traffic during Garda chase
The junction of the Tallaght bypass and the Belgard Road, where the dangerous move took place (Image via Google Maps)A man who performed a handbrake turn into oncoming rush hour traffic in order to...
View ArticleYoung Dublin mother whose partner was stabbed to death threatened with vile...
Peter ConroyA young mother who watched the killing of her partner alleges she has received text messages threatening to “chop up” her and her children.Elaine Blount (22) was present when the father of...
View ArticleWARNING: Harmful link circulating that will crash your iPhone
The link will immediately crash your iPhone or iPad, and it won’t be too pretty if you click on it from a different device either.The link, which is going around on Twitter and various other social...
View ArticleJudge attack accused granted bail
Judge Miriam WalshA 31-YEAR-OLD man accused of attacking a judge following a court hearing in Dublin has been granted bail on condition he signs on twice daily at a garda station.He is accused of...
View ArticleGardai fear serial sex beast is on the loose in south Dublin
Two attacks in less than a monthGardai fear a serial sex beast is on the loose and may strike again, after it emerged that a second woman was the victim of an attempted sexual assault in south...
View ArticleTeenager accused of attacking friend with kitchen knife at GAA club
The court heard that hat during the row the boy produced the knife and inflicted wounds to his friendA TEENAGE boy has appeared in court charged with attacking one of his friends with a knife during a...
View ArticleGardai now believe Kenneth O'Brien was shot before he was dismembered
Gardai and divers continued to search waterways in Sallins todayMURDER victim Kenneth O’Brien was shot once in the head, killing him, before his killers dismembered his body using equipment.Gardai...
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