14-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after teacher stabbed
Attack: Police at the scene with a sniffer dogA 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing at a school in Bradford, Detective Superintendent Simon Atkinson,...
View ArticleSuspended sentence for post office robber who escaped Gardai on a bicycle
Court: McCarthy took part in the raid after he had just relapsed into drug useA former chef and drugs counsellor has received a suspended jail sentence for his part in the robbery of a packed post...
View ArticleRobbie Keane's cousins were men involved in Dublin sewer tragedy
The scene of the incident at Drumnigh WoodsThe two men who were involved in the tragedy in Portmarnock yesterday have been named as Alan and Stephen Harris.Alan Harris, a father of two, was overcome by...
View ArticleMan accused of sexually assaulting female patient at Mater Hospital
Folajimmy Awode pleaded not guilty to sexual assault at the Mater HospitalA man accused of sexually assaulting a patient while working as a care assistant in the Mater Private Hospital has gone on...
View ArticleRetired footballer caught with €400,000 worth of drugs has his sentence reduced
Farmer appealed his sentence on the grounds previous ruling did not give weight to his medical problemsAn accomplished soccer player forced to retire due to kidney failure has had his sentence for...
View ArticleTributes for boy (15) who died after getting into difficulty swimming
Sad: Caolan WebsterTributes have poured in after a 15-year-old boy died when he got into difficulty while swimming in the River Shannon.Caolan Webster was swimming yesterday close to the Athlone Sub...
View ArticleA HUGE amount of cannabis was found in Dublin ... in soap
The unusual thing was the drugs were discovered concealed in a consignment of soapA large amount of cannabis has been seized by Customs Officers in Dublin city.As part of an intelligence-led operation...
View ArticleLotto winner was counting coins for holiday when he found out he won
The winner was counting coins from his two money jars when he discovered he won half a million euro on the Lottery.A Dublin man was counting coins from his two money jars when he discovered he won half...
View Article"Michelangelo of buttocks injections" jailed for death of UK dancer
Windslowe told jurors during her spring murder trial that clients call her "the Michelangelo of buttocks injections"A former madam who performed illegal "body sculpting" has been jailed for 10 to 20...
View ArticleCountry singer Randy Howard killed in gunfight with bounty hunter
Randy HowardA country music singer wanted on a driving under the influence charge has been shot dead by a bounty hunter in a gunfight at the musician's home, authorities said.The Tennessee Bureau of...
View ArticleCold case focus on Larry Murphy's Deirdre link
Larry MurphyDeirdre JacobA Cold Case investigation into the disappearance of teenager Deirdre Jacob is being focused on links established to rapist Larry Murphy.While it is contrary to review practice...
View Article22-year-old man dies in fatal collision
A 22-year-old man has died following a single vehicle collision which occurred at Gaulstown, Glenmore, Co Kilkenny, early this morning.The incident occurred at approximately 3am on the N25 road between...
View ArticleHorror as serial rapist found living beside UCD
Michael MurrayReporters tracked down twisted serial rapist Michael Murray (55) this week as he lurked outside the gates of UCD in the Belfield area of Dublin 4 before going into the grounds to sunbathe...
View ArticleAnother tragedy on the roads as female pedestrian killed in Wexford
A woman has died from her injuries after being hit by a car outside Wexford town.The woman, who was a pedestrian, died after being struck by a car on the N25 Wexford to Rosslare road at Kellystown,...
View ArticleBan on heels would be “serving womankind” says High Court judge
A High Court judge has said he might be "serving womankind" if he could stop people wearing high-heeled shoes.Mr Justice Michael Hanna was speaking during a case in which a woman sued Dublin City...
View ArticleSecond man involved in sewer accident sadly passes away
Sad: Steve HarrisThe man left fighting for his life following an industrial accident which claimed the life of his brother has sadly passed away.Alan Harris, a father of two, was overcome by fumes -...
View ArticleScenic picnic site turned into gay sex and dogging haunt
The lay-by has gone to the dogsA scenic picnic site sits littered with used condoms after becoming a hot-spot for open air gay sex.The dogging hotspot is a lay-by on the main N20 Cork to Mallow road...
View ArticleMan caught strolling around Galway, nude from the waist down
A man who was spotted ambling around Galway, nude from the waist down, at 2:05am on the 18th of December last year has appeared in court.Lithuanian Edgar Mackevic of Ballybrit, Galway, admitted...
View ArticleToddler spent two days alone with mother’s dead body
Lydia MacdonaldA toddler spent two days alone with his mother's body after she died at home in Scotland, it has been reported. Lydia Macdonald, 28, was found dead at the property in Lickley Court,...
View ArticleWoman fined €30 for begging with her child
Stock imageA Romanian woman was fined €30 by Judge Catherine Staines for begging and causing a child to beg, at Portlaoise District Court.The court heard that it had taken a number of bench warrants to...
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