Aoife Moore

A Brazilian woman murdered in Limerick on Friday was killed by a man known to her, who is now dead. Gardai are treating Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa’s death as a murder-suicide after the body of the man suspected of her killing was found in Cork at the weekend. Rosa, a law graduate from Brazil, was […]

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Two people are receiving treatment after a reported shooting in Cork city. Gardaí are searching for the guns following reports of a shot being during an altercation after 3.30pm on Sunday. It’s understood they are looking for a shotgun type weapon. The shooting is the culmination of weeks of tension between two rival groups. Armed […]

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Gardaí are seeking an extradition warrant for a person known to mother-of-one Jamey Carney (43) who was killed in Killarney last month. A summary of the file will be sent to authorities in Jordan where Ms Carney’s boyfriend had travelled in the hours after her death and now resides. Gardai believe Ahmad Al Saqar boarded […]

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Cathal Crowe, a Fianna Fáil for Clare, said he is “sick of seeing people eulogising and heaping praise on thugs”. Five teenage boys died in the crash on the M9. The women and child they hit remain in hospital. In a post on Facebook on Tuesday, the Fianna Fáil TD said the five young men were […]

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A garda in his thirties has appeared before Dublin District court charged today (Wednesday) accused of soliciting a person to murder a woman and three children. The officer, who had been serving in the Dublin area, has been suspended from duty, and cannot be identified by court order to protect the victims identity. It is […]

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It’s understood Kinahan has reached out to a number of prominent solicitors in Belfast and Dublin. A senior Sinn Féin TD has denied having any knowledge that well-known North Belfast MP John Finucane is being considered as legal representation for Daniel Kinahan. Cavan-Monaghan TD Matt Carthy told reporters on Tuesday he was unaware of reports […]

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A fundraiser for three sisters seriously injured in the M9 crash in Kildare has raised hundreds of thousands of euros. The GoFundMe has been set up by Brian Curley, a friend of the youngest sister Ella Hendrickson. “This has been an incredibly difficult and frightening time for Ella, Niamh, Alma and their family. They are […]

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The funeral notice for one of the five teenagers killed in the M9 crash in Kildare has been removed from RIP.ie. The notice for Joe Carthy, a 15 year-old boy, of Clonmullion, Athy, Co Kildare, was published on Monday morning but taken down hours later, amid torrents of abuse over the fatal collision. McCarthy died along […]

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Three sisters who sustained catastrophic injuries after a stolen BMW crashed into their car on Sunday morning have been named. Niamh and Alma Kinsella, who are in their 30s, are in a critical condition after their car collided with a group of teenagers who were driving the wrong way down the motorway in Co Kildare on Sunday. Their […]

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One video, shared online, carries the caption: “Ur last spin boys. To hear your voices in this boys has me in a pain that can’t be described”. Social media accounts on TikTok and Snapchat have posted the final video posted by one of the five teenage boys killed on the M9, Kamil Pustkowski (17) from […]

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A judicial review has quashed a ruling after a judge in Dublin’s family court awarded visitation to a man who allegedly strangled his child and attacked her mother. “The relationship between the parents has been marked by significant conflict,” the review notes. “The mother alleges a history of domestic abuse and coercive control. The father […]

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Gardaí to receive pursuit training following M9 collision that killed five teenage boys. Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has confirmed that gardaí will receive special pursuit training following the M9 crash over the weekend. The Garda Representative Association claim no one in An Garda Síochána had received such pursuit training. Mr O’Callaghan said that legislation […]

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Dublin Rape Crisis Centre say more people are reporting coercive behaviour forcing them into unwanted group sex. Victim’s advocates in Dublin say more and more people are reporting being forced into swinging or sex outside their relationship by their partners. Swinging usually involves couples meeting up and exchanging partners for sex, but can also involve […]

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Five teenage boys, including some members of the so-called ‘Lucky Dip’ gang, were killed over the weekend when the BMW, which Gardai believe they had stolen from Carlow Town, sped the wrong way down the M9 motorway and crashed into another car. Gardaí believe that the five children, aged between 14 and 16, some of […]

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Afghanistan fell back into the hands of the Taliban five years ago, and an ultra-conservative rule has taken over. After taking power, the Taliban barred women and girls from secondary and higher education, restricted them from employment, freedom of expression, and movement outside their homes. Half of Afghan women now leave their homes only once […]

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The real number is thought to be much higher. An Garda Síochána has published figures on Hate Crimes and Hate Related Incidents reported during 2025. The number of Hate Crimes and Hate Related Incidents increased by 15%, rising to 780 in 2025. This is up from 676 in 2024. Racism has remained the most prevalent […]

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The cost of retrieving a scrambler seized by Gardai doubles from today (Friday). A ban on scrambler use in public places or on public roads came into force after the death of Grace Lynch in Dublin. Gardaí have been given enhanced powers of seizure to reduce the number of seized vehicles that end up back […]

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A man in his late 30s has died following a fatal assault in a jail cell shortly before 10pm. An investigation is underway into the violent death in Dublin’s Wheatfield Prison on Thursday night. Emergency services were called but the man was later pronounced dead. An investigation will review whether the man may have been […]

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A new government financial scheme to help people save without a private pension is linked to companies who help arm Israel. MyFutureFund is Ireland’s new auto enrollment retirement savings scheme, designed to help people increase their financial security for retirement. It is separate from the Irish State Pension. Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary said during […]

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The gifted Young Scientist award winner earlier this year was found dead. A seventeen year old student due to sit his leaving cert next year has died while on holiday. It’s understood Alex McKee, 17, was found dead on Sunday at his accommodation on the Aegean island of Kimolos. An autopsy is due to take […]

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The Irish women’s wheelchair basketball team are set to face Israel in qualifiers in the Women B division European Championship. This year, the competition will take place on 12-18 October 2026 in Nottwil, Switzerland with Türkiye, Israel, Ireland and a mixed nationality team, Women of Europe, were invited to compete against each other for the […]

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One woman has detailed how she objected to the doctor using AI but she was ignored. Concerns have been raised with the Minister of Health about doctors using AI software during consultations despite patients objections. One woman, who wrote to the Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and spoke to JOE, said she repeatedly told her consultant […]

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Meta is donating 15,000 pairs of their controversial AI glasses to the visually impaired. Tech giant Meta is donating 15,000 free Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses to Vision Ireland, enough for every blind and visually impaired adult the charity supports. The glasses, which have come under severe criticism for the ability for users to film people […]

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The two car collision involved a car driving the wrong way on the busy motorway. The mother of a man who was hit head on by a car on the wrong side of the motorway, has said there “has to be consequences for what’s happened”. The serious two-vehicle collision occurred at around 5.30am on Sunday […]

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The extradition flight bringing Daniel Kinahan back to Ireland was the most tracked flight in the world on Sunday. The alleged gangland was on board the Government jet returning from Dubai while 43,000 were tracking it’s path online. Flight tracking website FlightRadar24 showed it was the most followed flight in the world at the time. […]

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A member of staff at Athlone Accommodation Centre has made a protected disclosure about treatment of asylum seekers in their care. The formal Protected Disclosure, seen by JOE, refers to an incident in April 2026 “involving the treatment and welfare of a vulnerable adult resident and two children within the centre which caused me significant […]

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A judge in US has fined Facebook and Instagram owner Meta for creating a “public nuisance” and harming children. Meta has been ordered to pay $375 million (€324.9 million) in damages, after the company was sued by the state of New Mexico. In March, a jury found the company liable for endangering children by making […]

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Hundreds of students have attempted to log into their professional qualification courses to find their college has disappeared. The Fitzwilliam Institute was listed a professional training provider, founded in 1985. It claimed to offer full-time, part-time, and online courses—including diplomas and postgraduate diplomas—focused on practical, industry-ready skills in areas like business, project management, public relations, […]

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Almost 90% of conversation on X regarding Muslim hate incidents here originated outside Ireland. A new report by Hope and Courage Collective* says social media platform amplifying anti-Muslim hatred in Ireland. Posts made during incidents targeting minority communities, including celebrating violence, calling for murder and damage to property often remains online. The report, The Islamophobia […]

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Locked Out of the Market Report by Simon Communities of Ireland found just 20 HAP properties available in 16 areas surveyed in June. There were no properties available to rent for people receiving the standard government housing assistance within nine out of 16 areas across Ireland. HAP stands for Housing Assistance Payment, a social housing […]

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Speeding, phone use and not wearing seat belts all accounted for thousands of fines and worse over the weekend. Gardai have released their final August Bank Holiday Roads Policing Operation report, from Thursday July 30th to Tuesday, August 4th. During this period, there was two fatalities on our roads, and 16 serious injury collisions. In […]

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A 1,000-year-old Irish oak tree has been transformed into three exceptionally rare whiskey casks. Specialist coopers at Kentucky Bourbon Barrel in Kildare have created three 225-litre casks from the giant tree, which was brought down by Storm Elin in December 2023. The tree was found on land owned by the Preston family. Descendants of the renowned Preston’s of Drogheda, Co Louth – who were operators of […]

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Dissident republican group Óglaigh na hÉireann (ÓNH) claims it has developed a 3D-printed version of the Glock pistol. Photographs have circulated on social media showing four armed and masked men standing beside the coffin of Matt McCarthy. McCarthy, a former republican prisoner passed away at his home in Ardoyne, Belfast last week. Homemade versions of […]

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The plans to build 18,500 homes at Dunsink in north Dublin have caused huge controversy. The new town is located next to what was once the capital’s main landfill. Almost 400 objections submitted to Fingal County Council. Located on more than 1,000 acres, it could potentially house a population of more than 46,000, making it the biggest […]

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Simon Communities of Ireland say the numbers are unacceptable 5,620 children are spending their summer holidays living in emergency accommodation, according to the latest figures from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.  Overall,17,482 men, women and children were living in emergency accommodation in June 2026. This is an increase of 37 children since […]

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Rascals to Host Charity Screening of Once in Celebration of Glen Hansard Rascals Brewing Company is to host a special charity screening of the acclaimed Irish film Once on Thursday, August 6th, raising funds for the Simon Community. Released in 2007 and directed by John Carney, Once stars Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová in the […]

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The Ed Sheeran Foundation (ESF) is starting its first overseas project, North South Sounds 2026. A first-of-its-kind initiative for the singer Ed Sheeran’s charity will connect young people from opposite corners of the island through a shared music initiative centred on songwriting and performance. The project will launch with performances by 50 young people at […]

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Dublin seaside town Skerries has been in focus over the summer after a number of reports of anti-social behaviour in recent weeks. Crowds of people have been drinking along the Harbour Road area where a number of popular local pubs are located. JOE understands that local business owners have been informed of a renewed Garda […]

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The leader of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group, Daniel Kinahan, has lost his final appeal in Dubai and is to be extradited to Ireland. An Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces and the Departments of Justice and Foreign Affairs are now making preparations to bring the Dublin man home. Kinahan is to remain in custody in […]

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Lisa Phillips was 21 and working as a model when she met the financier The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has agreed to meet with Jeffrey Epstein victim Lisa Phillips on her next trip to Europe. View this post on Instagram A post shared by JOE.ie (@joe.ie) Pressure has been mounting on the Irish government to investigate […]

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Daniel Tatlow-Devally is facing five years in prison for property damage. The mother of an Irish citizen held in Germany, says she is terrified for her child. Daniel Tatlow-Devally is currently held in prison in Ulm, held in 23-hour solitary confinement, with just two 30-minute visits per month. The trial could potentially last 16 months […]

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Started by two Dublin friends with no retail experience, the first drop sold out in minutes. A new streetwear brand has launched a unisex clothing drop with a focus on iconic Dublin culture. The t-shirts and hat designs feature the iconic Haepenny Bridge and the Lady on the Rock statue, a stalwart in Dublin homes. […]

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Her autobiography Choosing the Struggle, was published this week. Former Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson says she had an abortion in order not to jeopardise an IRA bombing mission. She was 22-years-old in 1985 when she was on the run in the Republic of Ireland but was preparing to join an IRA unit operating in England. The Derry […]

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Bad Biddies founded by two Irish women will tell the story of Ireland through female heroes. Founders Sophie Colgan from Down and Gráinne O’Neill from Armagh hope to open their bar, restaurant and third space by the end of 2026. Colgan, a former New York Rose of Tralee is a well known name in New […]

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The former Sinn Fein leader says people who have been neglected by government are being groomed by the far right. Gerry Adams has slammed far right activists in Ireland pairing up with similar anti-immigration groups in the UK. “I think we all have to have a very assertive opposition to the far right – Or […]

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Isobella Perrie Sullivan was charged on Saturday. The 25-year-old law student had been granted bail after appearing before court charged with possession of explosives. Isobella Perrie Sullivan, of Abbeylands Park, Clane in Co Kildare was intercepted in a car near the Border with the North. It’s understood Sullivan maintains she had been asked to take […]

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Andrew Haire’s body was found in Clondalkin on Friday night. Gardaí in Ronanstown are investigating all of the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a man’s body shortly after 9pm on Friday. 35 year-old Andrew Haire had been availing of welfare and homeless services in the Dublin and Cork city centres recently. The Office of the […]

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In an exclusive interview with JOE, the former Sinn Fein president discusses Gaza, racism and Ireland’s future. Gerry Adams, the former TD for Louth and signatory of the Good Friday Agreement says that the left wing in Ireland should reaffirm their anti-racism amid hate crimes against immigrants on both sides of the border. The full […]

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Iarnród Éireann is planning a transformation to the line between Dublin Connolly and Malahide. The railway on Dublin’s north side is the busiest rail corridor in the country, with northside DART, Northern Commuter, Belfast Enterprise and rail freight services all sharing the existing two tracks. A new plan, named FourNorth will allow more capacity, more […]

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Gardai from the Special Detective Unit stopped a car carrying a bomb on Wednesday in Carrickmacross. Gardai were investigating dissident republican activity and the car is believed to have been headed to the north. Following the vehicle stop, An Garda Síochána requested assistance from the Irish Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal team. The EOD team […]

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