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Garda search linked to Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob murder investigations ends
32+ min ago (241+ words) GARDA" HAVE CONCLUDED a search operation on open ground near the Wicklow and Kildare border as part of the investigation into the murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob. The search, which began on 15 June, was carried out at…...
Trump 'thinks' he'll visit Doonbeg in September, praises 'fighting Irish' in special message
47+ min ago (249+ words) US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump shared a special message to attendees of the US ambassador's celebration of the 250th American Independence Day on Wednesday in Phoenix Park. In this message, he mentioned his golf course in Doonbeg, Clare as he said "I…...
Man arrested over alleged bribery involving Limerick council contracts released without charge
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (190+ words) A MAN WHO was being questioned by garda" as part of an investigation into alleged bribery in respect of local authority contracts in Limerick was released without charge. The man in his 40s was arrested on Monday and was being questioned…...
Did you hear loud noises in Dublin last night? It may have been the US 4 July celebration
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (397+ words) THE US AMBASSADOR to Ireland hosted a celebration of America's 250th Independence Day in Phoenix Park on Wednesday, with the event concluding with a firework display." The party itself, we're told, was full of the usual pomp you'd associate with this…...
Media frenzy: PSNI chief tells journalists to stop trying to contact Jeffrey Donaldsons victims
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (339+ words) PSNI CHIEF CONSTABLE Jon Boutcher has called on journalists to stop trying to contact the victims in the Jeffrey Donaldson case. The former DUP leader is in custody awaiting sentencing after being convicted last week of serious sexual offences against…...
Social Democrats TD Daniel Ennis is suing online campaigner Nick Delehanty
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (174+ words) SOCIAL DEMOCRATS TD Daniel Ennis is suing online campaigner and former presidential candidate Nick Delehanty. Ennis is one of the D'il's newest TDs, having won a recent byelection in Dublin Central. Delehanty meanwhile sought to get on the ballot for…...
Stars and Swipes: At 250, America's vital organs of democracy are failing
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (718+ words) HAPPY 225 TH BIRTHDAY, America. It would be nice to be able to say with even a modicum of sincerity that the world's oldest continuous democracy is looking good for its age. Scientists recently concluded that humans go through two phases…...
Cavan garda" hit out at "fake news" in relation to alleged suspicious approach towards a child
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (184+ words) GARDA" IN CAVAN have hit out at "disinformation, misinformation and fake news" in relation to a recent alleged incident in the county. In a statement last night, An Garda S'och'na said it is "aware of claims in circulation online and…...
Litter fines will increase from "150 to "250 in September
8+ hour, 50+ min ago (297+ words) ON-THE-SPOT FINES FOR littering will increase from "150 to "250 from 1 September. Minister of State with responsibility for the Circular Economy Alan Dillon announced the change today as part of a range of new measures aiming to reduce littering. A "250, 000 fund has…...
Man and woman arrested after scaling New York's Empire State Building for apparent proposal
6+ hour, 31+ min ago (187+ words) TWO PEOPLE WERE arrested on Wednesday after they climbed up an antenna on the top of the Empire State Building in New York " and possibly got engaged at the same time. The pair, wearing black with their faces covered, unfurled…...