Glass bottle attacker with 128 previous convictions caged for three years
A Dublin man has been jailed for three years for two offences during which he viciously attacked his unarmed victims with a glass bottle.The first victim had risen to be sick in the bathroom the...
View ArticleBREAKING: Three arrested in Dublin following high speed chase
Scene of a crash on Sth Lotts Road Ringsend. Pic: Justin Farrelly.Three men have been arrested following a road traffic incident in Lotts Road, Dublin this afternoon.Gardaí were in pursuit of a vehicle...
View ArticleMan acquitted of murder to be sentenced for manslaughter
Central Criminal CourtA Limerick man whose conviction for murder was quashed following a successful appeal will be sentenced for manslaughter in October.Kevin Coughlan (32), with a last address at...
View ArticleLags still on the roof of Cloverhill following today’s riot
UP to 60 inmates rioted this morning in the B-Division yard in Cloverhill.Two prisoners who climbed onto the roof of the complex in the course of the protest are still refusing to come down this...
View ArticlePrison riot turned to full scale pitch battle after inmate brutally tortured...
A riot which took place at Cloverhill prison today turned into a pitch battle worthy of Game of Thrones after riot squads, bussed in from Mounjoy and Wheatfield, set upon the prison yard insurgents.A...
View ArticleKildare printer caught selling knock-off cash to the IRA
Richard MolloyRichard Molloy (44) will be sentenced later after he was caught selling €20,000 in counterfeit bills to an IRA man in exchange for €2,200.A follow-up search of his printing operation by...
View ArticleBoozed up garda killer living in Dublin threatens our reporter
Martin McDermottMartin McDermott confronted by our manCONVICTED garda killer Martin McDermott flew into a rage after being confronted by the Sunday World yesterday, swearing at our reporter: “Why don’t...
View ArticleSuspected dissident republican arrested in Dublin
A 24-year-old man has been arrested by the Special Detective Unit in Dublin today.The arrest was made this morning as part of an ongoing operation into dissident republican activity in the capital. The...
View ArticleVIDEO: US police officer charged with murder after motorist shot
Ray TensingA University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front licence plate has been indicted on murder charges.Prosecutor Joe Deters announced the...
View ArticleThree arrested in connection with today’s burglary and car chase
Gardaí investigating a burglary that ended when three males crashed into a pole on South Lotts Road in Dublin have arrested three males.The three, one juvenile and others aged 20 and 23-years were...
View ArticleMan in court charged with IRA membership
A man has appeared before a late night sitting of the Special Criminal Court tonight charged with membership of the IRA.Ryan Glennon (24) was arrested this morning by members of the Special Detective...
View ArticleFormer amateur boxer jailed for unprovoked assault
Central Criminal CourtA former amateur boxer has been jailed for an unprovoked assault which left a man unconscious and with a fractured skull.Josh Butler (19) and a 13-year-old youth simultaneously...
View ArticleMan jailed for brutally beating woman
A father who attacked a woman in her home leaving her with a fractured jaw and a broken tooth has been sentenced to three years with the last 18 months suspended.Christopher Murphy (23) of Drumcairn...
View ArticleKnife wielding teen robbed 90-year-old woman, court hears
A 90-YEAR-OLD Dublin woman awoke in the middle of the night to find a teenage boy standing over her wielding a knife and demanding her jewellery, a court has heard.The Dublin Children's Court was told...
View ArticleLimerick thug robbed €13,000 from 81 year old man
A Limerick man with a history of stealing from elderly people has been jailed for four years after he made a 81-year-old man pay over €14,000 for work to his roof that was worth €1,000.Patrick O'Brien...
View ArticleItalian man killed his landlord and ate part of his heart, court hears
Saverio Bellante, 34, from Palermo in Italy, suspected of murder of Tom O'GormanA murder trial jury has heard that an Italian man has admitted killing his landlord in Castleknock last year and told...
View ArticleKiller weight-loss drugs for sale in Dublin
THIS is how easy it is to buy toxic slimming pills on the streets of Ireland.Our undercover reporter can be seen leaning into a car and handing over €55 before receiving a plastic bag full of tablets...
View ArticleLeonard Dumbrell jailed for leading gardai on high-speed chase through Dublin
Leonard DumbrellA criminal with 108 previous convictions who led gardaí on a high-speed chase through Dublin city centre in a stolen car has been jailed for three years.Leonard Dumbrell (26) stole the...
View ArticleEx-soldier found guilty of manslaughter of Westmeath prostitute
Jimmy DevaneyA retired member of the defence forces has been acquitted of murdering a prostitute in Co.Westmeath four years ago but found guilty of her manslaughter.Father-of-three Jimmy Devaney (67)...
View ArticleTeens plead guilty to mugging Scottish tourist
TWO Dublin teenagers are awaiting sentence after they pleaded guilty to mugging a Scottish tourist in Temple Bar.The boys, both aged 16, had originally not guilty to a charge of robbery from the man...
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