6 h. ago Doctor jailed in the UK for attempted murder struck off Medical Council register

Dr Thomas Kwan injected his mother’s partner with a poison in a row over an inheritance

Events

8 h. ago Former teacher jailed for 10 years for indecent assault of eight boys at private Dublin school

The judge remarked that ‘given the lack of acceptance on the part of the accused of the verdict, the court does not feel there is any evidential basis on which to suspend any of the sentence’.

Events

9 h. ago ‘They must have known there was someone inside’: Edenderry in shock over petrol bomb deaths

Former footballer John Aldridge, a regular visitor to the town, was ‘aware there were problems’ at targeted house

Events

9 h. ago ‘Dangerous predator’ jailed for 15 years for sex abuse of half

Judge said he would have considered life sentence had attacker been an adult when abusing children

Events

9 h. ago ‘Dangerous predator’ jailed for 15 years for sexual abuse of half

Judge said he would have considered life sentence had attacker been an adult when abusing children

Events

10 h. ago Man who tried to petrol bomb neighbour’s house jailed for two

The court heard he had suffered a traumatic event when he ‘came across the body of his neighbour who was shot’.

Events

10 h. ago Man with 341 previous convictions is jailed over threat to kill heavily pregnant partner

CCTV footage showed him pursuing the woman while brandishing a hammer, court told

Events

11 h. ago Dublin man with 341 previous convictions jailed over threat to kill pregnant partner

Dean Joyce, of Rowlagh Park, Clondalkin, pleaded guilty to one count of threatening to kill and one count of simple assault of his then partner, who was eight months pregnant at the time

Events

12 h. ago Government video on how to cope with moving back in with parents slammed as 'dystopian'

“Is this Waterford Whispers?,” was the immediate reaction from one Opposition TD.

Politics

13 h. ago Buncrana man jailed in Australia is extradited back to face Donegal charges

An Irishman has been extradited from Australia after serving a jail sentence for stalking and threatening his ex-girlfriend in order… The post Buncrana man jailed in Australia is extradited back to face Donegal charges appeared first on Donegal Daily.

Events

13 h. ago Former Premier League footballer Joey Barton spared jail over grossly offensive social media posts

Last month a jury at Liverpool Crown Court found the former footballer had ‘crossed the line between free speech and a crime’ with six posts on X.

Sport

14 h. ago Taoiseach leads tributes to boy and great aunt killed in petrol bomb attack in Edenderry

The Taoiseach said that it is “difficult to comprehend” the level of “inhumanity” involved in the deadly attack.

Events

14 h. ago Former Willow Park teacher jailed for ten years over indecent assault of eight boys

Peter Kelly was ‘mere cog’ in ‘machine of systematic abuse’ - survivor

Events

14 h. ago Former teacher at Willow Park primary school jailed for 10 years over indecent assault of eight boys

Peter Kelly was ‘mere cog’ in ‘machine of systematic abuse’ - survivor

Events

15 h. ago 'Dangerous sexual predator' jailed for 15 years, brother jailed for four

Philip Murphy (45) engaged in a “protracted campaign of sexual abuse” against his half brother and two young girls he babysat on dates between 1994 and 1998, Mr Justice Paul Burns said when sentencing him at the Central Criminal Court on Monday.

Events

16 h. ago Joey Barton spared jail over grossly offensive social media posts

Last month a jury at Liverpool Crown Court found the former footballer had ‘crossed the line between free speech and a crime’ with six posts on X.

Events

16 h. ago Gardaí believe woman and child killed in Edenderry fire were not intended targets of attack

Investigators believe a petrol bomb sparked the blaze that claimed the lives of a child and his great-aunt.

Events

17 h. ago Older renters face financial risk as soaring rents leave families financially vulnerable

As rents hit record highs and more people rent into retirement, experts warn Irish households are at greater risk if life takes a turn.

Society

18 h. ago Edenderry firebomb that killed Tadhg Farrell and Mary Holt was ‘designed to kill’, says O’Callaghan

Gardaí suspect midlands drug trade criminals responsible as murder investigation opens following fatal fire at house in Co Offaly

Events

21 h. ago Dublin social housing tenants dealing with mushrooms, mould, slugs and electrical hazard from water leak

The issue in two social housing units in Dublin has not been dealt with, despite the tenants complaining to the property manager.

Politics