Thug pleads guilty to years of coercive control of partner
A man became emotional in court as he admitted to exercising coercive control over his partner for a period of three and a half years. The defendant, aged in his 40s and who cannot be …
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‘She was only starting out in life,’ Grace Lynch’s mother reads emotional speech at her daughter’s funeral
The funeral mass for Grace Lynch has heard that her death has triggered a range of deep emotions among those who knew her, including pain, hurt, loss and anger, reports RTE. The 16-yr-old Dublin teenager …
No wonder why? Ireland is ‘treading water’ over GP shortages as population increases by 9%
Although the number of GPs has risen by 10 per cent, the State is effectively “treading water” on shortages because the population has grown by nine per cent, according to the medical director of the …
Infant boy remains in hospital after he was seriously injured following dog attack in Co Kilkenny
A baby boy has suffered serious injuries after a dog attack in Callan, Co Kilkenny. Gardaí and emergency crews were called to a house in the town at around 3pm Wednesday afternoon following an incident …
Thug jailed for ‘savage, cruel and prolonged attack’ on pregnant partner
A man who strangled his heavily pregnant partner, beat her with an iron bar, locked her inside a toilet, urinated on her, and poured bleach along with heating oil over her during what a judge …
Tributes paid after two men killed in separate road incidents in Laois and Monaghan
Two people have lost their lives in separate road traffic accidents in counties Laois and Monaghan, reports RTE. A man aged in his 30s was killed in a single-vehicle collision at Inishammon, Smithboro, in Co …
Shane Ross apologises to husband of McDonald over biography
The husband of Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has been given an apology in the High Court by author and former TD Shane Ross and his publisher in relation to Mr Ross’s biography of …
I’ll save the Green Party! Hazel Chu has been elected as Green Party deputy leader
Dublin City councillor Hazel Chu has been elected deputy leader of the Green Party. Ms Chu defeated Louth County Councillor Marianne Butler, securing 63% of the vote, reports Breaking News. She succeeds Roisin Garvey in …
Tributes paid to man who died after car crashed into shop in Co Tyrone
A man has died after a vehicle crashed into a shop in Coalisland, Co Tyrone, on Wednesday afternoon. He has been identified as Gerard “Jock” Rafferty, aged 71, who was a local resident of the …
Man appears in court after dangerously driving scrambler with 4-yr-old child as a passenger – days after Grace Lynch death
A man appeared in court after being caught dangerously riding a scrambler with a 4-yr-old child as a passenger, reports The Mirror. The man, who is known to gardaí and is in his 20s, was …
