An Irish man has died after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a holiday home on the Costa del Sol in Spain. As The Irish Times reports, police in Marbella are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the 24-year-old on Friday in…
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The Government expects to begin an expanded Covid-19 vaccine booster campaign targeting hundreds of thousands of people within days of receiving advice on which additional groups should be given another dose. As The Irish Times reports, senior Government sources anticipate that the National Immunisation Advisory…
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At least 21 serving gardaí have had barring orders issued against them since January 2019. Of the 21 cases, nine are under criminal investigation for breaching the orders, as well as being subject to internal disciplinary enquiries. As the Irish Examiner reports, of the nine…
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The Rape Crisis Network has said the age of consent has been inappropriately brought into a conversation about contraceptive pills. This comes following the announcement that free contraception for women aged 17-25 would be made available as part of Budget 2022. The new measure is…
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A robber who raided his local shop while armed with what staff believed to be an ice pick just hours after he had been released on bail for an earlier robbery has been jailed for five years. Ross Cahill (27), who has 94 previous convictions,…
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A woman has been found guilty of manslaughter of her baby at the Caredoc centre in Waterford in 2018. She was also found guilty of child neglect. The Waterford News & Star reports that it took a jury of eight men and four women three…
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A businessman will seek a court order compelling the DUP to end a boycott of North-South political structures if it does not change stance next week. Belfast businessman Sean Napier was back in court on Friday to demand the current “confusing picture” is cleared up…
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Over 50 objections have been lodged against plans to build a nine-storey hotel over and adjacent to the Cobblestone pub in Dublin’s Smithfield area. Last month, Marron Estates lodged plans for a 114 bedroom hotel at King Street at Smithfield, Dublin 7. However, the scheme…
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The HSE is legally constrained in its ability to provide an emergency short-term placement for an autistic teenager who has spent 51 days in an emergency bed in hospital, the High Court has heard. The 17-year-old girl is medically fit for release from the general…
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Two men wanted in relation to a fatal stabbing in the UK last month have appeared before the High Court in Dublin. Kane Hull (28) of Bower Street, and Liam Porter (32) of Fulmer Place, both addresses in Carlisle, appeared before the court on Friday…
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A man has died in a road traffic collision in Co Clare. The incident occurred at around 2.10pm on the N18 dual-carriageway southbound between Shannon and Bunratty. The Landrover vehicle, which was hauling a trailer with cattle at the time, overturned in the overtaking lane….
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Covid takes a turn A further 1,914 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed on Friday, while there were 413 Covid-19 patients hospitalised as of this morning, with 73 in ICU. The National Public Health Emergency Team has said that the five-day moving average of new cases…
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A thief driving a rented Go Car who stole over €8,500 by tampering with numerous ATMs around Dublin has been jailed for 18 months. Elvis Chiriac (35) employed what is called a “Transaction Reversal Fraud” in order to withdraw the maximum amount of money from…
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A man who engaged in an online sexual conversation with a child before he was caught with naked images of the boy on his laptop has been jailed for 20 months. Amit Chawla (40) was found guilty by a jury of two counts of possessing…
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People who cannot return to their jobs if the next easing of Covid restrictions is delayed have been told there are opportunities to work in restaurants and elsewhere. Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, said there is a shortage of labour in some areas, including…
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Paddy Moloney lived for music, mourners at his funeral were told. The president of Ireland Michael D Higgins attended the funeral mass at St Kevin’s Church in Glendalough, Co Wicklow, for the founder of The Chieftains. The Dublin musician, who played a key role in…
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