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Fiosrú investigating after man (75) dies in Dublin road crash

Fiosrú investigating after man (75) dies in Dublin road crash

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

The incident involved the death of a 75-year-old man.
Taoiseach ‘confident’ in his leadership as Fianna Fáil TDs receive election report

Taoiseach ‘confident’ in his leadership as Fianna Fáil TDs receive election report

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

Mr Martin said some people had been engaged in an “agenda” of “attack lines” against him for several weeks in the run-up to the publication of the report.
Eight houses in west Dublin searched during investigation into Clondalkin fire attack

Eight houses in west Dublin searched during investigation into Clondalkin fire attack

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

The woman was sprayed with an accelerant and set on fire at a property in the Oak Downs area on November 25th, suffering burn injuries.
Tusla took ‘unprecedented’ steps to accommodate minor it considered most vulnerable in the State

Tusla took ‘unprecedented’ steps to accommodate minor it considered most vulnerable in the State

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

Details of the child’s case are being reported for the first time after Mr Justice Barniville directed the easing of stringent reporting restrictions in the proceedings.
What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

A rundown of the stories leading Tuesday's front pages.
Dozens of asylum appeals delayed over interpretation issues

Dozens of asylum appeals delayed over interpretation issues

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

Georgian tops list as most common language in failed interpretation requests
Last man to speak with murdered Sophie Toscan du Plantier dies aged 88

Last man to speak with murdered Sophie Toscan du Plantier dies aged 88

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

Billy O'Sullivan is survived by his son Dermot and extended family. 
Woman (60s) dies in two-car collision in Co Cork

Woman (60s) dies in two-car collision in Co Cork

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

A woman, aged in her 60s, has been killed and a man injured in a two-car collision in Co Cork
Vigilance urged as quagga mussel discovered for first time in North

Vigilance urged as quagga mussel discovered for first time in North

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

Quagga mussels originate from Eastern Europe and can threaten native animals and plants.
Father who stabbed man to death took law into his own hands, lawyer says

Father who stabbed man to death took law into his own hands, lawyer says

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

A father of four who stabbed a man to death in what he later told gardaí was an act in defence of his property and his family “took the law into his own hands”
Taoiseach slams 'inaccurate' commentary as Fianna Fáil TDs call for report publication

Taoiseach slams 'inaccurate' commentary as Fianna Fáil TDs call for report publication

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has slammed "extremely disappointing, selective and inaccurate" commentary over Fianna Fáil's review into the presidential election
35-year sentences justified for notorious rapist whose offences are at 'highest level of gravity'

35-year sentences justified for notorious rapist whose offences are at 'highest level of gravity'

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

“The question of good character does not come into the case. There are no mitigating factors,” said Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy said on Monday, dismissing an appeal by Michael Murray (55)
Jail for serial car-jacker identified on live stream of one of his offences

Jail for serial car-jacker identified on live stream of one of his offences

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

A serial car-jacker who was caught after he was identified on a live stream of the aftermath of one of his offences has been jailed for three and a half years
Men jailed for one year for 'senseless' mobile robbery

Men jailed for one year for 'senseless' mobile robbery

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

Two men involved in a “senseless and violent” robbery of a mobile phone that had a profound effect on the victim have been jailed for one year
Trump's 'aggression towards Europe' following Putin playbook, Irish MEP says

Trump's 'aggression towards Europe' following Putin playbook, Irish MEP says

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

The document sent shockwaves across Europe, and its clear criticism of the European Union presents a big shift in America's relationship with traditional allies
Anne O’Connor appointed as next HSE chief

Anne O’Connor appointed as next HSE chief

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

She replaces Bernard Gloster, who is to retire from the public service after working in the sector for almost 38 years.
Charity Commission opens inquiry into Presbyterian Church over safeguarding

Charity Commission opens inquiry into Presbyterian Church over safeguarding

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

It comes after ‘serious and significant failings’ were found in central safeguarding functions from 2009 to 2022.
Deaf woman tells court of alleged sexual abuse by younger brother

Deaf woman tells court of alleged sexual abuse by younger brother

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

She was giving evidence through interpreters in long-running family abuse trial
Man jailed for raping friend with carrot after marriage breakdown

Man jailed for raping friend with carrot after marriage breakdown

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

Court hears man exploited woman’s vulnerability; prior convictions and high risk of re-offending noted
Jury takes just 29 minutes to find man not guilty of murdering 'soft-hearted' father by reason of insanity

Jury takes just 29 minutes to find man not guilty of murdering 'soft-hearted' father by reason of insanity

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

Ross O'Rourke, with a previous address in Tullow, Carlow, had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murdering his father, Stefan Nivelle Posschier

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