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Report recommends Commission of Investigation into paedo surgeon Michael Shine
Michael Shine
Victims’ group Dignity4Patients had called for a public inquiry to probe how claims of decades of abuse at a hospital in Co Louth and at Shine’s private practice were handled
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Asylum seekers jailed for Brighton beach rape as victim says 'they destroyed my life'
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Three asylum seekers have been sentenced at Hove Crown Court for the rape of a woman on Brighton beach, with two men receiving 21-year prison terms and a third jailed for 18 years and six months for filming and encouraging the attack.
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'Not enough is being done to protect domestic abuse victims' campaigners warn after recent killings
Domestic violence
Domestic abuse survivor's and campaigners Priscilla and Ainie Grainger are calling for more support for victims they help every day, as they say barring orders are simply not enough to keep abusers away, and more gardai need specialist training.
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'Mummified remains' of wanted sex offender found six months after disappearance in Somerset caravan park
Crime
Scatchard's body was then found at a Watchet campsite when the caravan was removed from winter storage
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Man fighting for life after beating in Dublin lay undiscovered for almost two hours - family ask for prayers
An Garda Siochana
It is understood that he lay injured on the street for almost two hours before emergency services were alerted.
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Two men charged after incident of false imprisonment and assault in Dublin
Crime
Both men are due to appear before Dún Laoghaire District Court this morning
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Man, 40s, due in court after serious assault leaves man, 20s, fighting for life in hospital
Courts
A man in his 40s is due in court
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Man accused of murdering Soham murderer Ian Huntley appears at Newcastle Crown Court
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Anthony Russell, 43, is accused of murdering Soham murderer Ian Huntley in a workshop at Frankland Prison
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Pensioner records himself murdering his neighbour during a vicious bust‑up over noise
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Hughes used a Dictaphone device to record the Christmas morning altercation
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Man, 40s, due in court charged in connection with suspected arson attack on Islamic prayer hall
Courts
The man is due in court on Wednesday morning
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US rapist who faked his own death and claimed to be an Irish orphan dies aged 38
USA
Nicholas Rossi, the convicted US rapist who allegedly faked his own death and falsely claimed to be an Irish orphan to avoid extradition, has died aged 38 while serving his prison sentence.
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Assaults on women on the rise while homicides are down - latest CSO stats reveal state of crime in Ireland
Crime
Statistics released by the CSO for the first three months of 2026 also reveal that homicides and related offences are down a staggering 27 per cent when compared to the same period last year
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Man holding pint dives over railings as drink driver ploughs into Father's Day pub crowd
Courts
Liam Naylor was more than double the drink drive limit when he ploughed his car into a crowd of people outside the Queens Arms pub
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Inside Jeffrey Donaldson's first night in Maghaberry Prison as ex-governor warns of suicide fears
Prisons
The ex-DUP leader's imprisonment triggers a series of stringent checks and assessments reserved for high‑risk, high‑profile offenders
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Man due in court in connection with Donegal crash that killed mum and young girl
Road Deaths
Natalie McLaughlin and her six-year-old daughter Ella sadly died in the crash
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Tragedy as tot dies after being fed a diet made up mostly of cow’s milk
Courts
The court heard Anaya was offered solid foods but was unable to consume sufficient oral intake to meet her iron needs
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Elderly prisoner loses eye in horror attack amid 'perfect storm' behind bars
Cloverhill Prison
Sources have also described the incident, which took place on Cloverhill’s D2 landing, as the 'perfect storm,' adding that it came amid an unprecedented overcrowding crisis in the prison.
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'A lot of people have paid the price' - Teen passenger in stolen car that killed man jailed
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Calum McDonagh (19) was before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Thursday
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'F**k this, I’m getting a sword' - woman threatened partner and gardai before waving samurai sword, court told
Courts
The woman told gardai she wanted her partner to leave and the man agreed, taking some belongings with him
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Man, 33, appears in court charged with murder of Noreen Daly in Waterford
Courts
Finn Yowell appeared before a sitting of Carrick-on-Suir District Court on Wednesday morning
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Man, 30s, due in court charged in connection with death of woman in Waterford
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Noreen Daly, aged in her 80s, was found dead at her home on Monday
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Parnell Square knife attacker had to be 'put down', witness tells jury
Courts
A witness in the Parnell Square stabbing trial told the jury he punched and kicked the accused because he believed the man 'had to be put down' to stop the knife attack on children.
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Henry Nowak's killer's 21-year sentence referred to Court of Appeal
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Vickrum Digwa was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years after being convicted of murdering Henry Nowak in December
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Riad Bouchaker trial day 3 recap: Jury shown blood stained jacket worn by child on day
Riad Bouchaker
Riad Bouchaker has pleaded not guilty to all charges
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