Aoife Moore

A judge in Galway has apologised to a victim of domestic violence for what he called “this stupid and ridiculous legal system”. A legal aid dispute over pay has caused chaos in the courts for months. Judge Brian O’Callaghan was speaking at a sentencing hearing and said no dispute should warrant the deferral of cases […]

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Derry man Jonathan Anderson is coming home to Ireland with plans to stage his first fashion show in Ireland this winter. The Irish designer plans to unveil his Dior pre-fall 2027 collection at Trinity College in Dublin on December 4th. Anderson’s first job in fashion was in Brown Thomas in Dublin, and he has collaborated with brewer Guinness under his J.W. Anderson label, […]

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Two gardaí who were handling seized cannabis vapes were rushed to hospital on Wednesday. The incident at Edenderry Garda Station in Co Offaly yesterday afternoon sparked a major security alert and the temporary closure of the station.  A specialist deep clean is due to take place today. The two men were rushed to hospital with […]

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“A show trial, and a travesty of justice that is being endured by the defendants,” Richard Boyd Barrett said. The trial of Irish citizen Daniel Tatlow-Devally begun in in Stuttgart today (Wednesday) in conditions usually faced by members of organised crime gangs such as glass partitions separating the defendants from their legal teams. Observers say […]

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The new EU rules are hoped to improve air passenger rights From next summer, flying is changing. The rules for flying have been the same since 2004 and negotiations are finally over. The European Council changes will “simplify, clarify and strengthen” existing rights, according to the bloc. The new rules require will basic airfares to […]

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The signs and road markings are installed in Belfast’s Gaeltacht Quarter The north’s first bi-lingual traffic signs and road markings have been installed on the Falls Road between the Springfield Road and Whiterock Road showing bus lanes and parking information. Speaking on behalf of Forbairt Feirste, Project Manager Piarais Mac Alastair said: “The introduction of […]

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Officers in Maghaberry Prison are reportedly annoyed at “special treatment” being given to convicted child rapist Jeffrey Donaldson. The prison is now locking down the jail when the former DUP MP is being moved from place to place. Donaldson is finalising plans to appeal to his multiple convictions and frequently meeting with lawyers, where he […]

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Gardaí in Tramore are appealing for witnesses following the serious assault in Tramore, Co. Waterford. At around 9:45am this morning (Tuesday) Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of an assault in a premises on Summerhill, Tramore, Co. Waterford. A woman aged in her fifties was taken to Waterford University Hospital for treatment of serious […]

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Dubliner Daniel Tatlow-Devally faces a non-jury trial in Stuttgart. Seven Irish politicians are travelling to Germany to observe the trial of an Irish citizen detained in the German city over direct action he took part in. Devally is currently held in prison in Ulm before his trial on Wednesday. According to his supporters, he has […]

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The Irish government are reducing the numbers of affordable housing for developments in a new policy to be proposed to cabinet on Wednesday. The move is part of wider reforms to the Land Development Agency, which was set up to provide housing on public land. Minister for Housing James Browne will seek approval from the […]

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Andy Burnham has been around politics for years, but how will he fare with his nearest neighbours? Odds look pretty good. The 56 year-old into a working-class family in Aintree, near Liverpool, and grew up in the village of Culcheth, not far from Ashton-in-Makerfield. Andy Burnham is proud of his Irish ancestry, he claims members […]

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Oscar-winning Dublin actress Brenda Fricker, best known for her roles in My Left Foot and Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, has died aged 81. Her agent Phil Belfield said in a statement on Friday: “We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the lack of her. “I was honoured to […]

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The row over how to regulate e-scooters has dominated Irish society and politics for weeks with a proposed ban now being discussed. There has been a 50% increase in the number of children and young people being admitted to hospital with traumatic brain injuries as a result of e-scooter incidents, Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) said […]

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The man she was with remains in hospital. Raven Adams, who the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) say was originally from Tipperary and living in Dundalk, died after she and a man (22) were struck by a car. The man Adams was walking with was seriously injured in the crash in the York Street […]

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Las Vegas, Denver, Seattle, and Minneapolis routes will be discontinued later this year. The news about removal of flights comes as 500 jobs are said to be under threat across Aer Lingus’ head office, cabin crew and pilot departments. The airline say it is looking to stabilise its operating margins in order to attract ongoing investment. Aer […]

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O’Brien who was 24 when she was beaten unconcious by the army private found out about his release from the press. Cathal Crotty is set to be released from Limerick Prison next Tuesday after serving just over a year and a half of a two-year sentence. The 23-year-old was initially avoided prison after he beat Natasha […]

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The government says the decision is out of their hands and was made by An Coimisiún Pleanála independently. A Cork based property developer has been granted permission to build 106 apartments at the site of the Mother and Baby institution in Bessborough, Co Cork. The Bessborough Mother and Baby home operated from 1922 until 1999 […]

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French far-right activists have been blamed for graffiti in Belfast supporting Dominique Pelicot. The French man is serving a 20-year jail sentence, for drugging and raping his wife for more than a decade while allowing at least 70 men into their home to rape her as well. A group from Normandy had been invited to […]

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A social media post warning tourists about alleged scams involving horse and carriage rides is damaging Ireland’s reputation, a charity has said. The message which was posted in “Ireland travel advice and information” warns tourists about prices for a horse and buggy ride in the nation’s capital. The post describes visitors being charged significantly more […]

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Irish ‘dodgy box’ owners may soon be staring at blank screens as crack downs continue in seven counties. The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) and Sky have delivered legal warnings to 10 suspected ‘dodgy box’ providers across Ireland in Carlow, Cork, Dublin, Kildare, Galway, Laois and Limerick. The operators are accused of using illegal Internet […]

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Limerick actress Ruth Negga is to play 1950s acting icon Bette Davis on stage in Dublin’s Gaeity Theatre in September. RADIO BETTE from The Goat Exchange is created in collaboration with Oscar and Tony-nominated Negga. Inspired by a rare rehearsal recording of a 1951 Bette Davis radio broadcast from the LuxRadio Theater. The piece unfolds […]

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Women who experience a miscarriage before 23 weeks gestation will be entitled to five days paid leave. New legislation approved by cabinet today (Tuesday) is set to go before the Dáil which would see paid leave for women who suffer pregnancy loss. The bill was brought by Enterprise Minister Peter Burke ahead of the Dáil’s […]

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A new EU directive to be implemented by this December will change how delivery workers are classified and the price of your order will likely rise. Drivers for apps like Uber Eats and Deliveroo were usually classed as self-employed but new legislation will require them to be classified as employees. By December 2nd this year, […]

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The Mary Wallopers and member of The Corrs have lodged objections to plans for a large-scale housing development in Louth at the birthplace of Cú Chulainn. Grandspect Ltd applied last November for a ten-year planning permission to build 1,058 homes on an almost 39 hectare site close to Dún Dealgan, which is where the town […]

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Half of the ICU beds in Temple Street children’s Hospital were taken up by electric scooter injuries in July. The opening statement from Martin and Siobhan Lynch whose daughter Grace was killed by a scrambler say that “more will die” if the government does not make the issue a priority. Sixteen-year-old Grace was walking to […]

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The two Irish charities say they are blown away by the potential windfall from the concert. The “Uppa Falls” gig to be held on August 6th in Belfast’s Falls Park and will have support from British rap group Bob Vylan, Miss Kaninna and Liambo Slice. The band say the gig “is about giving back to […]

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Ms Carney, formerly of Westchester, New York, was found dead at home in Killarney last Tuesday. The funeral of 43 year-old Jamey Carney will take place at 12 noon this Wednesday the 15th of July in St. Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney. A notice placed online said Ms Carney was “sadly missed by her heartbroken family, her […]

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The Minister for Justice has brought a bill to cabinet to create offences relating to the possession, production or distribution of extreme violent pornography; and acts of necrophilia. The High Court recently found that no offence is in place in Ireland regarding possession of extreme pornographic material. The debate was sparked after two requests for […]

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The mother of one was found dead in her home last week in Killarney, Co.Kerry. Ahmad Al-Saqar, 28, who is originally from Jordan has been detained in Jordan. He was at the centre of an international manhunt after Ms Carney’s body was found. Gardai were informed by their Jordanian counterparts on Monday that he had […]

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Demand for Dublin Sexual Assault Treatment Unit rose by more than 12% in 2025 The Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) has published its 2025 Report, highlighting a significant rise in demand for services at the Rotunda Hospital’s SATU, with 443 people accessing care during the year, an increase of more than 12% compared to 2024.  The […]

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Tens of thousands took to streets for Twelfth parades, while emergency services battled. This week’s 12th July festivities marked the 336th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne where the Protestant King William of Orange triumphed over the Catholic King James II. It’s been a bad week for many in the vicinity of the neighbourhoods […]

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Antoinette had been in a nightclub in Dublin with friends the night she was killed. Gardaí are appealing for information in relation to the investigation into the murder of 27-year-old Antoinette Smith, whose remains were discovered on Glendoo Mountain, near the Lemass monument and close to Glencree/Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow on 3rd April 1988. On Saturday, […]

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In one prison nine showers are to serve around 239 men. The Inspector of Prisons’ 2025 report says Irish prisoners are living in worsening inhuman and degrading conditions. Overcrowding has pushed the population close to 6,000 for a capacity of under 4,800, leaving hundreds of people sleeping on mattresses on floors beside unpartitioned toilets. It was reported this […]

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An Garda Síochána have been criticised for a delay in releasing information on the person of interest in the killing of American woman Jamey Carney. Ms Carney, 43, was found dead in her home in Killarney on Tuesday and it is believed the main suspect, her former partner, has fled the country to Turkey after […]

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In Europe, Ireland ranks 17th out of 24 countries for femicide. The number of women have been killed in Ireland so far this year is more than the entirety of 2025. Jamey Casey, killed in Killarney this week marked the eighth woman to die in violent circumstances. In 2025, seven women died violently in the […]

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Gardaí have confirmed the suspect in the murder of Jamey Carney in Co. Kerry has left the country. Ms Carney, 43, an American woman with a teenage daughter, was found dead at a property in the town on Tuesday. She had been living in Ireland for around five years and was well known in the […]

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“A confident society builds bridges, not bonfires of division.” A 56-year-old man has been arrested after an effigy of a mosque was placed on top of a loyalist bonfire in Co Tyrone. The mosque model was visible on top of the pyre in Moygashel on Thursday. Other signs saying “Secure our borders” and “End the […]

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The Revolutionary Housing League has vowed to take over another property in Dublin after activists were evicted from a derelict pub on Tuesday. The former Ardee Pub in Dublin’s Liberties area was being used as makeshift a community centre for a number of weeks until yesterday when a High Court ruling barred them from continuing […]

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“We have suspended independent foreign policy for the fear of offending Donald Trump.” The Irish government’s version of the Occupied Territories Bill has been labelled “morally wrong” in a debate on Tuesday. The legislation being introduced by the Government proposes to ban the import of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian […]

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Women’s Aid say the number of women killed violently in Ireland in 2026 so far is the same as last year. A 72 year-old man has been charged with the murder of his wife in Portlaoise on Sunday. Adina Raluca Constantin who was aged in her 50s, died after Gardai were called to an apartment […]

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“How does a young girl die and no one notices?” A new RTÉ documentary investigates the suspicious death of a 23-year-old Irish woman. The Girl in the Water follows one family’s search for answers after Kelly Lynch’s body was discovered in Monaghan on Patrick’s Day weekend in 2024. Kelly’s heartbroken mum Julieanne is desperate to […]

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