13 h. ago UK Labour MP suspended following arrest on suspicion of rape

Dan Norris was arrested yesterday on suspicion of sexual offences against a girl and rape.

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18 h. ago Man accused of extortion after demanding money from woman and threatening to rape and 'lock her up'

The accused allegedly threatened to lock a woman in a horsebox “until I get what I want”.

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18 h. ago Man (25) accused of threat to rape woman and 'lock' her in horsebox until 'I get what I want'

Thomas McAuley, 25, of Shamrock Terrace, North Strand, Dublin 1, who is on a carer’s allowance, is accused of extortion by demanding €5,500 on March 22nd from a woman in north inner city Dublin.

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27 h. ago ‘It’s not the Traveller way,’ says woman who took her husband to court after ‘terrifying’ rape ordeal

‘Not unusual’ for Traveller women to be ostracised if they report domestic violence, says support service, as man is jailed for 13 years

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36 h. ago Ireland’s ‘most haunted house’ where terrified witnesses claim to have seen the devil is up for sale

Ireland’s ‘most haunted house’ where terrified witnesses claim to have seen the devil is up for sale  Irish Star

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38 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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38 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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39 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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39 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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39 h. ago Boy who raped girl in Cork alleyway to be detained for two years

The judge said that the complainant in the case was a very brave person and that she can be proud of herself.

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40 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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40 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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42 h. ago Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault involving four women

Comedian will appear in court in May, UK police said

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42 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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42 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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42 h. ago Russell Brand charged with rape, indecent assault, oral rape and sexual assault

The charges relate to four separate women.

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44 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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44 h. ago PSNI detectives investigating 2001 murder of journalist in Co Armagh make arrest in England

Martin O’Hagan was shot dead by loyalist paramilitaries as he walked home from a night out with his wife in Lurgan in September 2001.

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59 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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60 h. ago Man is jailed for 10 years after raping woman he collected from hospital

Victim tells court she has endured ‘hell’ and cannot forgive attacker who has ‘destroyed her life’

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