Three-day-old baby killed by dog as it shared family bed
The dog involved in the death (Image via SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES)A newborn baby has been mauled to death by a dog which was sharing the family bed.Police said the parents were in bed...
View ArticleMarried Premier League boss gags paper over 'sexting' story
Boss asked for the woman to send him pictures of herself in high heels, stockings and without underwear as a reward for his team winning an away gameA married Premier League boss has gagged a UK...
View ArticleDole cheat claimed €22k while working due to 'boom-time spending'
A DUBLIN woman, who lied to the social welfare office about having a job and fraudulently claimed more than €22,000 in dole payments, has avoided a jail sentence.Edel Byrne (34) of The Swift,...
View ArticleVinnie Ryan's grave cemented shut to stop body being dug up
Vinnie RyanThe family of slain Real IRA man Vinnie Ryan have cemented his grave shut to prevent a violent gang from digging up his corpse.The grave, which is also the final resting place of his brother...
View ArticleMan and woman quizzed by gardai after shotgun found in car
FILE PHOTOA man and a woman in their 30s are being questioned by gardai after a shotgun and ammunition were discovered in a car in Cork.The car was stopped at a checkpoint in Blarney at about 7.30 last...
View ArticleFamily of teenager murdered 25 years ago say they will never forgive killer
Jill Bishop (Image via Herald.ie)THE family of a teenager murdered 25 years ago say they will never get her back, but her killer still has a long life ahead of him as he reaches the end of his...
View ArticleDissident republicans march down O'Connell St in full military garb
The marchers outside the GPOOne of the marchers, with their face coveredA large number of dissident republicans were allowed march down Dublin's O'Connell Street today in a bid to hijack the 1916...
View ArticleObama urges next generation in NI to forge "new identity"
Cliona McCarney asked Barack Obama about the Peace ProcessUS President Barack Obama has called on the next generation of Northern Irish people to forge a "new identity".He made the comments at a 'town...
View ArticleOne winner of last night's bumper Lotto jackpot
Great news for someone in Wexford this morningThere was only one winner of last night's Lotto jackpot, meaning someone in Ireland is almost €8m richer this morning.The top prize was €7,902,685 and the...
View ArticleFirst Dates star in court charged with harassing celebrity chef
Federica appeared on First Dates this weekRTE First Dates Ireland star Daphney Sanasie has been charged with harassing celebrity chef Dylan McGrath, the Sunday Independent can revealMs Sanasie (26), of...
View ArticleRTE set to move reporter indoors after series of pranks
The April 4 interruptionRTE has been forced to confine its foremost political correspondent, Martina Fitzgerald to delivering her TV news reports from inside Dail Eireann following a spate of incidents...
View ArticleIrish man held after fighting ISIS freed from Kurdish jail
joshua molloy.JPGAn Irish man held in a Kurdish jail for crossing the border illegally from Syria after fighting against the Islamic State has been freed.Joshua Molloy from Ballylynan, Co Laois, a...
View ArticleOpinion: A plea to all regarding Question 12 on tonight's Census
Question 12 on this year's Census formI have never really paid much attention to the census before.My wife filled in the last one for us and every one before that was the responsibility of my parents....
View ArticleStudents warned about dangers of taking 'brain viagra'
College sources confirm that over the next few weeks there will be a surge in the numbers buying these substances illegally on the dark webFinal-year college students are buying dangerous attention...
View ArticleMan due in court following seizure of shotgun and ammo
FILE PHOTOA man in his 30s will appear in court tomorrow morning in connection with the discovery of a shotgun and ammo in a car in Cork on Friday.At about 7.30pm on Friday a car was stopped at a garda...
View ArticleSpanish police bust two international drug smuggling rings
Spanish police arrested 20 people in totalSpanish police busted two international drug-smuggling rings, arrested 20 people on suspicion of trafficking in narcotics and seized large quantities of heroin...
View ArticleShots fired at two houses in same estate in linked attacks
Two houses in a Co Meath estate have been shot at in linked attacks overnight.Gardai are investigating both incidents which happened just before midnight in Dunboyne, Co Meath. The houses are in the...
View ArticleEmergency services on standby for fire on ferry arriving into Dublin
Dublin PortEmergency services were put on standby in Dublin early this morning when a truck being transported on a ferry to the capital went on fire while the vessel was at sea.The fire started in the...
View ArticleProbe underway into possible 'link' between shots fired in Meath and Kildare...
The house in Woodview Heights, Dunboyne, Co Meath, where the alleged shooting incident took place (Pic: Independent.ie)Gardai are investigating a possible link between shots being fired in a housing...
View ArticleRTE insists background checks done following 'First Dates' revelation
Federica appeared on First Dates last weekRTÉ carried out full background checks on all applicants on 'First Dates Ireland' prior to their appearing on the show.South African model Daphney Sanasie...
View Article