Face of planned target in botched city-centre gangland shooting revealed
Keith Murtagh, the intended target of the botched shootingA young father-of-three was shot dead by a reckless hitman who unleashed a hail of gunfire in broad daylight as he tried to assassinate a close...
View ArticleCat shot 30 times in horrific case of animal cruelty
Three-year-old cat Puss-Puss made a miraculous recoveryA lucky black cat has made a "miraculous" recovery after suffering 30 separate shotgun wounds.Three-year-old Puss-Puss was found earlier this...
View ArticleSerious concerns that 'New IRA' planning bomb attack to mark Easter Rising...
A picture from the explosives find on the Naas road on Wednesday nightGardai are becoming increasingly concerned that the 'New IRA' terror group are planning a "spectacular bomb attack" to mark the...
View ArticleTeen killer knifed victim over 100 times in 'two to three minutes'
FILE PHOTOA teenage double killer told police that it took "about two to three minutes" to stab one of his victims 102 times.The youngster, who was 15, thought "it was a good thing" and the "right...
View ArticleCartel 'gun for hire' being hunted after murder of innocent man in Dublin...
Forensic officers remove a wheelie bin from the Sheriff Street crime sceneGardai have identified a chief suspect for yesterday's shocking gangland murder and the Herald has learnt that he has worked as...
View ArticleMurder-attempt rapist on the run after shotgun jams in kill ploy
Gardai conducting searches in the Bray area (Pic: Herald)Armed gardai are hunting for a convicted rapist who is the chief suspect in a recent assassination attempt.Members of the Regional Support Unit...
View ArticleFace of man tragically killed in botched gangland kill attempt
Martin O'RourkeMartin O'Rourke, 24, was the victim of a botched gangland hit on Sheriff Street in Dublin city centre.Mr O'Rourke, (24), was shot dead yesterday at approximately 12.20pm, close to...
View ArticleWomen jailed for killing young daughter admits to murdering baby son
Lesley DunfordA "guilt-ridden" mother, who confessed to murdering her baby son while in prison for killing her young daughter, has been jailed for life.Lesley Dunford, 37, smothered seven-month-old...
View ArticleTeen girls accused of abducting toddler to 'commit sexual offence'
Two teenage girls have appeared in court charged with kidnapping a two-year-old with the intention of committing a sexual offence.The girls, aged 13 and 14 and from Tyneside, were also charged with...
View ArticleNo jail for man caught with €72,000 of cocaine
Raymond CreightonA Dublin man found in possession of over €72,000 of cocaine has avoided jail after a judge found he was vulnerable and probably targeted by drug dealers.Raymond Creighton (26) of...
View ArticleKiller robbed post office with axe
Kenneth WilsonA convicted killer who robbed a post office while armed with an axe has been sentenced to four years, with the final 18 months suspended.Kenneth Wilson (46) of Deansrath Road, Clondalkin,...
View ArticleMan who fled after his girlfriend overdosed is jailed for possession of €82k...
Greg WardA man who was caught with €82,000 worth of cannabis after his friend overdosed in his bedsit has been jailed for three years.Greg Ward (32) of Hill Crest Drive, Lucan,Dublin pleaded guilty at...
View ArticleEx-boyfriend of cocaine mule Michaella facing drug dealing trial
Dwayne MullanThe former boyfriend of recently freed Peru Two cocaine mule Michaella McCollum is to stand trial accused of being a drug dealer. Michaella McCollum Dwayne Mullan stood in the dock at...
View ArticleMan jailed for his part in Clondalkin honey trap ambush
Thornfield Square, ClondalkinA man who took part in imprisoning, stripping and beating a married man because he wanted to teach him a moral lesson for entering his girlfriend's bedroom has been jailed...
View ArticleDutch man arrested in Kinahan operation with €40k watch refused bail
Naoufal FassihA DUTCH man, who was arrested in a luxury Dublin apartment during a Garda operation targeting the Kinahan organised crime gang, has been refused bail on bogus passport charges.Naoufal...
View ArticleMan to appeal life sentence for beating grandfather to death
Patrick Keating.JPGA man jailed for life for beating a grandfather to death in Waterford four years ago has moved to appeal his conviction.Patrick Keating (51), with a last address at Moyne House,...
View ArticleLawyers claim Ballymun man's trial was unfair because jury was "cleansed"
Lawyers for a Ballymun man jailed for his role in an attempted robbery have claimed his trial was unfair becuase the State “cleansed” the jury of people from Ballymun, Cabra and Finglas.Joesph Warren...
View ArticleTeen awaits sentence for pulling knife on care worker
A TROUBLED 15-year-old boy is awaiting sentencing for threatening to stab a care worker who was being attacked by another youth during a serious outbreak of violence at a children's home.A care worker...
View ArticleJury dismissed in trial of taxi driver accused of biting passenger's thumb
Lookman KareemA jury has failed to reach a verdict in the case of a taxi driver accused of biting off the top of a passenger's thumb.Lookman Kareem (48) of Glenvara Park, Knocklyon, Dublin pleaded not...
View ArticleDublin men charged at SCC with possession of 150kg explosives and IRA membership
Two Dublin men charged at Special Criminal Court with possession of 150kg explosives and IRA membership. Dublin men charged at SCC with possession of 150kg explosives and IRA membershipThe men were...
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