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Family-run Galway business forced to lock doors after 'rampant' antisocial behaviour
Crime
Customers are still welcome, but for portions of the day the doors will be locked to help stop "unchecked" incidents of antisocial behaviour
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Man attacked neighbour after wrongly believing sex offender was inside house
Courts
Troy Spratt (32) was highly intoxicated when he grabbed the victim by the throat and slammed her against a wall, causing her to bang her head, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard
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Man, 70s, arrested after Sligo pub hit with petrol bomb
Sligo
No injuries were reported after the incident
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Nurse chased and intimidated by 'masked men' in racist Northern Ireland attack
Crime
A nurse was chased and intimidated by four masked men heading to the Ulster Hospital in Northern Ireland on Wednesday evening in what has been condemned as a reprehensible racist attack
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Gardaí launch probe after hoax bomb threat results in evacuation of Galway courthouse
Galway
Gardaí confirmed they were satisfied the hoax was a threat
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Belfast knife attack victim's dad issues plea after disorder as son remains in ICU
Knife crime
Stephen Ogilvie lost an eye and sustained further serious injuries following the incident which sparked unrest throughout the city on Tuesday night
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Girl, 13, wrote she’d 'eat victim's organs' after screaming 'die b****' in school attack
Knife crime
The girl, now 15, has been sentenced to three years and four months detention
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Son told dad 'this is your last kiss' before stabbing him in horror attack, court told
Knife crime
Roberts is now standing trial at Liverpool Crown Court accused of attempted murder
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Belfast protests: Family 'would have been beaten to a pulp' says woman who helped them escape
Crime
A woman in the Shankill Road area of Belfast has told how she helped a family flee their home as protestors attempted to enter the property and threw fireworks during riots that erupted following a stabbing attack in the city
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Fundraiser launched for Belfast 'knife attack hero' after bravely stepping in with hurley
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Maitiu Mág Tighearnán came to the rescue during the barbaric knife attack by hitting the suspect with a hurl a number of times
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Suspect in Belfast stabbing had come to Northern Ireland from Dublin
Knife crime
The suspect, believed to be Sudanese, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
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Belfast knife horror sees man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
Crime
A man in his 30s, believed to be Sudanese, was arrested at the scene and remains in police custody
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Driver took Snapchat selfie moments before killing pensioner cyclist
Courts
Matthew Isherwood told friends 'I've just hit someone' seconds after the incident
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Belfast attack leaves man 'fighting for life' after 'stabbing' caught on video
Knife crime
Several local councillors have condemned the violent act while praising residents who intervened
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Two teens arrested after hearse stolen from Louth funeral home
Crime
The hearse was being driven in a dangerous manner
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Revenue seize drugs, alcohol, tobacco and counterfeit goods worth over €306k in various operations
Crime
The detections were made as a result of risk-profiling and intelligence-led operations
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Man, 40s, due in court after man, 60s, left in critical condition following Laois assault
Courts
The victim is fighting for his life in Beaumont Hospital
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Victims' group renews call for action on knife crime after Qayyum Balogun death
Knife crime
AdVIC says it had warned as far back as 2015 about the growing prevalence of knife carrying and the increasing use of weapons in violent assaults.
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Two teenagers found guilty of murdering boy on Scottish beach
Crime
Jay Stewart and another teen who cannot be named, have been convicted of murdering 16-year-old Kayden Moy
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Top Gun actor dies after knife attack in Los Angeles as girlfriend's son arrested
Knife crime
James Handy, best known for his roles in Top Gun and Jumanji, was fatally stabbed in Los Angeles on Wednesday
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Man due to appear in court following fatal Grafton Street stabbing of Qayyum Balogun
Dublin stabbings
The male in his 20s is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Friday morning.
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Henry Nowak inquest to investigate if police actions caused death
Knife crime
Vickrum Digwa stabbed the teenager to death with a ceremonial knife in 2025
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Family says little boy murdered by his mum with spiked milk will be 'forever missed'
Crime
Oakley Barnett was just 14 months old when his mother Emma Barnett murdered him
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16 people due in court after incidents of theft, criminal damage and assault on retail staff
An Garda Siochana
Gardaí from the DMR North Central Division charged the individuals as part of Operation Táirge
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