Clampdown as thousands of motorists use loophole escape penalty points
Gardai have not actively prosecuted the offence of failing to produce a licence until nowTHOUSANDS of motorists are dodging penalty points by failing or refusing to produce their licences in court, it...
View ArticleHeroin addict who targeted home of mentally disabled man has sentence increased
The Director of Public Prosecutions successfully sought a review of Moran's sentence on grounds that it was unduly lenientA heroin addict who was bailed for a series of crimes before committing three...
View ArticleMan describes the moment his cousin shot his father during an arranged...
Cully is charged with murdering his uncle, Edward O’Connor, by shooting him twiceA 24-year-old Dublin man has described the moment that his first cousin shot his father in the back following an...
View ArticleGardai appeal after man killed in fatal road collision
The road was closed to facilitate a Garda Forensic Collision Examination, but has since reopenedGardai are appealing to the public for witnesses to a fatal collision which occurred early this...
View ArticleWatch: Obama does not regret using the N-word on radio interview
Obama said that just because people realise it is not polite to use the racial slur in public does not mean that racism is "cured"President Barack Obama does not regret using the n-word to make a point...
View ArticleAfter 11 long months True Detective is back on television
Colin Farrell in the latest seriesAfter eleven long months, True Detective is finally back on the telly tonight on Sky Atlantic.Last year’s first series was ground breaking drama and those of us that...
View ArticleInvestigation as three children killed in UK house fire are named
Sad: The house where the two teens and the baby perishedThree children killed in a house fire have been named by police.Amy Smith, 17, her six-month-old daughter Ruby-Grace Gaunt, and friend Edward...
View Article50-year-old woman arrested after large amount of cocaine found during stop...
Gardai discovered one kilo of cocaine with a street value of approximately €70,000Gardai have arrested a woman after a stop and search led to the discovery of a large amount of cocaine.During the...
View ArticleGarda found guilty of attacking "beligerrent" drunk reveller in Christmas hat
Footage of the incident showed the hat-wearing reveller being assaulted by the GardaA GARDA has been found guilty of attacking a drunk man in a Santa hat during an arrest in Dublin city-centre.Garda...
View ArticleInvestigation underway after woman is seriously assaulted in Stephen's Green
A section of the popular city park was closed off for a technical examination following the assault.Gardai are investigating the circumstances surrounding the serious assault of a woman in Dublin...
View ArticleGarda found guilty of attacking "belligerent" drunk reveller in Christmas hat
Footage of the incident showed the hat-wearing reveller being assaulted by the GardaA GARDA has been found guilty of attacking a drunk man in a Santa hat during an arrest in Dublin city-centre.Garda...
View Article'I know who burned my Dad alive’
Gerry NolanThe only child of a popular gardener murdered in a fire in his mobile home nine years ago, has told how his father’s death has devastated his whole family.Kilkenny father Gerry Nolan...
View ArticleArsonist who caused €2.2million worth of damage to shopping centre has...
The sentence was reduced on appealA man jailed for his role in setting fire to a sofa which spread to cause €2.2 million worth of damage and forced businesses in a shopping centre to permanently close...
View ArticleTeacher accused of having sex with 15-year-old female student from her school
Lauren MitchellA New Jersey teacher has been accused of having sex with one of her 15-year-old students.Lauren Mitchell was arrested on Friday and charged with one count of aggravated sexual assault...
View ArticleMan who harassed six people pleads not guilty but insane
Dublin Circuit Criminal CourtA man who harassed six people, including five members of his extended family, has gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court where he has pleaded not guilty but...
View ArticleFormer UUP councillor John Hanna killed in car crash
John HannaFormer UUP councillor John Hanna has died in a car crash in County Antrim.The accident happened at around 3.45pm yesterday afternoon (Monday). Mr Hanna was driving in his tractor when it...
View ArticleGardai believe St Stephen's Green attack was possible sexual assault
The shocking incident took place in Stephen's Green yesterdayGardai believe that the incident in which a woman was attacked by a man in St Stephen's Green yesterday was a possible sexual assault.The...
View ArticleJury in child-minder trial set to begin deliberations
Sandra HigginsThe jury is due to begin its deliberations later today in the trial of a child-minder charged with assaulting a baby.Registered child-minder Sandra Higgins (34) is alleged to have caused...
View ArticleDisgraced Garda and GAA star avoids jail after ATM scam
Garda Brendan Phillips at court this morningA disgraced Garda and former GAA star has been fined €2,000 but was spared jail for defrauding a bank out of €450 in an ATM scam.Garda Brendan Phillips, 35,...
View ArticleMan who killed one woman, paralysed another while 4 times over limit appeals...
Cork Circuit Criminal CourtA man who was four times over the limit when he crashed his BMW into a roundabout killing a woman and paralysing her friend has moved to appeal his seven year prison...
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