Oscar Pistorius to be released from prison next week
Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison next weekThe South African athlete shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp but he will be released after serving just a year behind bars.At a parole...
View ArticleDublin Scout leader jailed for abuse of boys on camping trips
O'Brien was sentenced to four-and-a-half yearsA former Dublin Scout leader who sexually abused six young boys on camping trips in the late 70s and early 80s has been jailed for four and a half...
View ArticlePhotos: Inside Penneys new flagship store
The impressive new Penneys (Primark) in MadridPenneys, or Primark as it is known outside of Ireland, has opened its flagship store in Madrid today. And it looks magnificent.The Irish fashion retailer...
View ArticlePolice officer shot during anti-gang operation in east London
The police officer's clothing is left behind following the shootingA police officer has been rushed to hospital after being shot during an anti-gang operation in east London.The male officer from the...
View ArticleDublin man caught cycling wrong way down street with stolen phone box is jailed
The phone box had been kicked off a wallA Dublin man who was caught cycling the wrong way down a city centre street with a stolen phone box under his jacket has been jailed for three years.Austin Byrne...
View ArticleOn the run prisoner who killed his brother gets banned from driving
Martin Connors walked out of an open prison six months agoA 24-year-old man who walked out of an open prison almost six months ago and is still on the run was fined and has been banned from driving at...
View ArticleDublin mother avoids jail for illegally claiming €7k children's allowance
O'Gorman was fined €250 by a judge for claiming €7,000 while living in AustraliaA DUBLIN woman has been spared jail for getting €7,000 in children's allowance payments after she failed to tell social...
View Article6-year-old boy has penis and fingers hacked off by angry neighbour
Stock imageA six-year-old child had his penis and fingers chopped off by an angry neighbour for waking her up.The accused woman, Liu Tao, was reportedly sleeping in a room at her cousin’s home in...
View ArticleRape-accused told gardai allegations against him were "bulls***"
The 29-year-old has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal CourtA Cork man accused of raping a woman after a party in her house told gardaí that her allegation was “bullshit” and that she had...
View ArticleKiller on campus: Gun-murderer strolls among unsuspecting students at Dublin...
Scum: Killer Mark CroninGUN-KILLER Mark Cronin – who murdered an innocent woman on a Limerick dance floor by shooting her through the eye – swaggers around a Dublin college campus without a care in the...
View ArticleDanish zoo under fire for publicly dissecting one-year-old lion
The young male lion is brought out to the crowd for dissectionA Danish zoo has publicly dissected a one-year-old male lion, pulling out organs to show a few hundred people, including children, in an...
View ArticleCustomer served "extra 10 to 15 shots" went on "rampage" at Dublin lap...
The man went on a "rampage" at Lapello's in DublinA drunk customer who was served “an extra 10 to 15 shots” before going on an assault "rampage” at a Dublin lap dancing club has lost an appeal against...
View ArticleMan arrested in connection with murder of woman 28 years ago
Arrest: Ms Smith was found murdered on Wolfe Tone Street in KilkennyA man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a woman 28 years ago.Gardai detained the man, who is in his 50s, this...
View ArticleResidents evacuated after explosive device discovered
Police believe the explosive was designed to kill or maim (Stock image)Police in Northern Ireland believe an explosive device found in north Belfast was potentially an under-car booby trap bomb.The...
View ArticleStormy weather in store for next week, but a dry, mild weekend ahead
Batten down the hatches because stormy weather is on the way next week with the possibility of gale force winds and rain.Next Tuesday Met Eireann is predicting strong southwesterly winds in all areas,...
View ArticleMan involved in tiger kidnapping of hurling champion loses appeal
Former Kilkenny hurler Adrian Ronan and Mary RonanA man involved in the tiger kidnapping of Kilkenny All Ireland hurling champion Adrian Ronan and his family has lost an appeal against his 10 year...
View ArticleMan accused of violent rape told gardai woman initiated sex by kissing him
Central Criminal CourtA Cork man accused of raping a woman after a party in her house told gardaí that her allegation was “bullshit” and that she had initiated sex by kissing him.The 29-year-old man,...
View ArticleAlcoholic barred from every pub in north Dublin
Peter RogersA chronic alcoholic has been barred from drinking in every pub in north county Dublin after being caught lying in the middle of the road drunk.A court heard how Rogers's 'modus operandi' is...
View ArticleSix units of Dublin Fire Birgade tackle ‘significant’ blaze
Six units from Dublin Fire Brigade were this morning battling a ‘significant’ blaze at the Kitchenwise premises on the Kilshane Road in Mulhuddart.Emergency services first arrived at the scene at...
View ArticlePassengers driving with L drivers to be breathalysed
The days of getting your teenage son or daughter to drive you home from the pub will soon be a thing of the past, as front seat passengers could now be breathalysed as part of a tough new law.These new...
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