2 h. ago Wife of missing Kerry farmer says she just wants him to come home

Michael Gaine, 56, was reported missing from his home near Kenmare on Friday, March 21st.

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2 h. ago Jury shown footage of murder accused Richard Satchwell begging his dead wife to come home

Richard Satchwell (58) has pleaded not guilty to murdering his 45-year-old wife Tina Satchwell in March 2017.

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2 h. ago Murdered British agent was 'victim' of NI conflict, Gerry Adams tells court

Gerry Adams claims a BBC Spotlight programme and related article published in 2016 falsely accused him of sanctioning the 2006 killing of MI5 agent Denis Donaldson.

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3 h. ago Teacher’s rape conviction ‘fundamentally incompatible’ with profession and its values, says Teaching Council panel

Patrick Joseph Bardon is serving a 10-year sentence in the Midlands Prison for the oral rape of one of his then students in the 1990s

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3 h. ago ‘If we can’t find Michael, I just don’t know what I’m going to do: Missing farmer’s wife urges public to help Garda homicide inquiry

Janice Gaine says disappearance of husband and ‘best friend’ has been ‘devastating’

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3 h. ago Wife of missing farmer Michael Gaine says his disappearance has been ‘devastating’

Janice Gaine says disappearance of husband and ‘best friend’ has been ‘devastating’

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3 h. ago Murder accused told gardaí that man (22) beaten to death had threatened to kill them, jury hears

Mahamud Ilyas died from blunt force trauma to the head after being allegedly beaten after a row over a stolen bag of cannabis.

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4 h. ago Dublin man allegedly murdered girlfriend in Spain after she ended relationship, court hears

Keith Byrne is accused of strangling Kirsty Ward to death when she told him she was ending their relationship.

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5 h. ago First accuser resumes giving evidence in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial

The 73-year-old former studio boss has pleaded not guilty and denies sexually assaulting anyone.

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5 h. ago Jury sworn in for trial of man accused of murdering his mother in Co Sligo

Nigel Canavan of Crossmolina, Co Mayo, denies charge of murdering Angela Canavan

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5 h. ago Russian oligarch might approve ‘unjustifiable housing tsar salary’

Taoiseach accused of double standards over new agency chief’s salary, potential increases for heads of 30 semi-States

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6 h. ago Spanish prosecutor argues alleged killer's claim that Irish woman died by suicide is false

Keith Byrne is accused of strangling Kirsty Ward to death when she told him she was ending their relationship.

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6 h. ago 'I felt so dirty, he took everything from me': Man accuses married farmer of rape

The complainant has claimed he was anally raped by the accused in 2011 and in 2019 in Co Limerick

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6 h. ago Married couple in their 40s from Co Dublin died from drug overdoses less than one month apart, inquest finds

Married couple in their 40s from Co Dublin died from drug overdoses less than one month apart, inquest finds  The Irish Independent

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7 h. ago Government accused of mounting 'despicable attack on low paid workers' during Leaders' Questions

This month the government announced delays to a number of planned improvements for low-paid workers.

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8 h. ago Trial of man accused of Parnell Square attacks adjourned pending psychologist’s report

Riad Bouchaker (51) faces charges in relation to attempted murder of three children and assault of care worker

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12 h. ago Former soldier accused of killing Irish girlfriend on holiday claims he would 'never hurt a woman'

Public prosecutors are seeking a 21-year prison sentence for Dubliner Keith Byrne for killing Kirsty at the four-star Magnolia Hotel in the popular Costa Daurada resort of Salou.

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14 h. ago Opinion: Ireland has a dirty fossil fuel secret, supported by our FDI model and weak regulation

Trócaire’s Caoimhe de Barra and Karol Balfe of ActionAid Ireland respond to new research published today, which reveals a staggering €31 billion in fossil fuel investments were held by Irish-based financial institutions in June 2024.

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24 h. ago Lecturer pays ‘substantial’ settlement to former An Bord Pleanála director over defamatory tweets

Gavin Daly says he ‘falsely accused’ Rachel Kenny of wrongdoing ‘without foundation’

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25 h. ago Garda upgrades case of missing farmer Mike Gaine to homicide inquiry

Despite no remains being found, gardaí believe missing man was victim of foul play and body likely disposed of to conceal crime

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