8 h. ago Dublin man jailed for seven years for hijacking car with baby inside

Baby’s mother says she felt ‘terror like I have never known before’ when stranger took the vehicle

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8 h. ago Dublin man jailed for seven years for hijacking car with a 5

The court viewed CCTV footage, which showed the woman holding onto the car door as the man drove off.

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8 h. ago Man (49) jailed after being found with pipe bombs near busy shopping area

Les Byrne (49) was discovered with the devices when gardaí searched his van on March 24th, 2024 when they noticed an “overwhelming” smell of cannabis in the vicinity.

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8 h. ago Financial advisor jailed for losing €2m of investors' funds in unauthorised transactions

William Kiely (52) changed his plea to guilty on the 21st day of the trial

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9 h. ago Teenager who raped girl when they were both 15 in Cork city alleyway detained

The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been in the Oberstown detention campus for children since February of this year. He was detained after he was found guilty of the oral and vaginal rape of a girl two years ago.

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10 h. ago ‘You put me in fear of my life’: Teenager jailed for raping girl in Cork city alleyway

Judge says defendant ‘manoeuvred’ the intoxicated girl to an isolated area in an act which displayed a degree of ‘premeditation’

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12 h. ago Man (49) jailed for sexual assault carried out almost 20 years ago

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Eric Thompson (49) of no fixed abode was found guilty of sexual assault and false imprisonment on an unknown date between January 2004 and July 2006 at an address on Parnell Street, Dublin 1.

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12 h. ago Antrim couple jailed for ‘sickening abusive injuries’ inflicted on four

Christopher Fulton received a 22-year sentence, while Amanda Fulton received a four year custodial sentence, with two years on license.

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13 h. ago Scams, insurance not paying out and tracker issues among complaints to Ombudsman

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman case studies illuminating for anyone considering lodging a complaint

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13 h. ago Widow of steakhouse shooting victim accused of setting XL Bully dog on gardaí

Veronica Maher (54) also accused of making threats to a garda and possessing the proceeds of crime

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17 h. ago Woman (50s) to appear in court after cash and XL Bully dogs seized at Dublin residence

The other two women, aged in their 20s and 30s, remain in garda custody.

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18 h. ago Man (40s) expected to appear in court in connection with armed robbery in Cork

A sum of cash was stolen in the robbery on Wednesday evening.

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18 h. ago Man (40s) to appear in court following armed robbery in Cork

On Wednesday, a male entered a commercial premises on Maryborough Hill with a suspected firearm. A quantity of cash was stolen and the male left the scene.

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20 h. ago Donald Trump’s tariffs have changed the world. How will the US, EU and Irish economies react?

Trump tariffs: The focus might be on exports but the hit to investment will curb growth and job creation

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20 h. ago Trump tariffs: What ‘dark and damaging scenarios’ could economies in Ireland and worldwide face?

Trump tariffs: The focus might be on exports but the hit to investment will curb growth and job creation

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20 h. ago Trump tariffs: What ‘dark and damaging scenarios’ could economies face in Ireland and worldwide?

Trump tariffs: The focus might be on exports but the hit to investment will curb growth and job creation

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21 h. ago What will €165,000 buy in France, Turkey, Spain, Sweden and Co Leitrim?

Two apartments in Castellane, an apartment in Anatalya’s seaside suburb, a two-bedroom villa on the Costa Blanca, a timber house in Skåne County, or a fixer-upper in Kiltycloger?

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24 h. ago ‘It’s been a lifeline for me’ – meet the people making extra, tax

‘It’s been a lifeline for me’ – meet the people making extra, tax-free cash by renting out rooms in their homes  The Irish Independent

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28 h. ago Three women arrested and XL Bully dogs seized at Dublin property

Cash, mobile phones and scrambler motorcycles also seized in operation targeting west Dublin gang

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29 h. ago Man who issued threatening letter to TV psychologist Eddie Murphy gets four

Paul Mangan delivered ‘shocking, disgusting and despicable’ letter for attention of Operation Transformation expert

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