A couple who swore affidavits on behalf of Conor McGregor ahead of his civil appeal for the rape of Nikita Hand have been charged with perjury. Samantha O’Reilly (38) and Steven Cummins (39) have appeared before Dublin District Court this morning accused of making false statements. McGregor was found liable of assault in civil court […]

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Gary Anderson was denied permission to attend his father’s funeral but this was later quashed by the courts. A man who murdered a stranger in 2018 has absconded from a UK prison and is currently on the run. Gary Anderson who was then 25, was jailed alongside his brother Sean (24) for the murder of […]

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Last night (Wednesday) a number of acts, large and small, quit Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour. If any of the Irish acts were worried they might have made the wrong decision quitting the massive stadium concerts, it appears the internet is very much behind them. Macklemore made announcement that he had been dropped as a support […]

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Beoga, Finneas and Aaron Rowe have all dropped out of Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with American rapper Macklemore. Macklemore made announcement that he had been dropped as a support act for his “friend” Ed Sheeran on Monday night. The news came after Macklemore made several onstage statements in support of Palestinians in Gaza and […]

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Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has refused to back down on comments he has made likening airline rivals to “rapists”. Comments by Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary have drawn widespread criticism from victims and advocates for trivialising rape. Now, the controversial figure has sent an open letter to Rachel Morrogh, the chief executive of the Dublin Rape […]

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Ryanair boss made the remarks ahead of his airline’s annual general meeting in Dublin on Thursday. Dublin Rape Crisis has slammed Ryanair owner Michael O’Leary for offensive comments he made at his company’s AGM. Chief Executive of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Rachel Morrogh, said she was dismayed at Mr O’Leary’s remarks. “These are lazy and uninformed comments,” she […]

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Thomasina McArdle, 48, and her husband, Patrick Tobin, 51, from New Zealand were found dead by their teenage children last week. Originally from Castleblaney in Monaghan, Ireland, McArdle had been living in London with her family for years. The couple were found in the hot tub in an exclusive resort in Cullera, now believed to […]

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A fundraiser for three sisters seriously injured in the M9 crash in Kildare has raised hundreds of thousands of euros. The GoFundMe has been set up by Brian Curley, a friend of the youngest sister Ella Hendrickson. “This has been an incredibly difficult and frightening time for Ella, Niamh, Alma and their family. They are […]

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One video, shared online, carries the caption: “Ur last spin boys. To hear your voices in this boys has me in a pain that can’t be described”. Social media accounts on TikTok and Snapchat have posted the final video posted by one of the five teenage boys killed on the M9, Kamil Pustkowski (17) from […]

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Gardaí to receive pursuit training following M9 collision that killed five teenage boys. Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has confirmed that gardaí will receive special pursuit training following the M9 crash over the weekend. The Garda Representative Association claim no one in An Garda Síochána had received such pursuit training. Mr O’Callaghan said that legislation […]

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They were killed in a crash after driving the wrong way down a motorway Five teenage boys, including some members of the so-called ‘Lucky Dip’ gang, were killed over the weekend when the BMW, which Gardai believe they had stolen from Carlow Town, sped the wrong way down the M9 motorway and crashed into another […]

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