President Connolly is set to meet Donald Trump at Áras an Uachtaráin US President Donald Trump will meet Catherine Connolly in Áras an Uachtaráin when he lands in Ireland next weekend. The meeting has been described as a “courtesy visit” and will take place at Áras an Uachtaráin on the morning of Saturday 12th September, […]
Thomasina McArdle, 48, and her husband, Patrick Tobin, 51, from New Zealand were found dead by their teenage children last week. Originally from Castleblaney, McArdle had been living in London with her family for years. The couple were found in the hot tub in an exclusive resort in Cullera, now believed to be a freak […]
The sisters injured in the M9 crash remain in hospital Three sisters who sustained catastrophic injuries after a stolen BMW crashed into their car on Sunday morning have been named. Niamh and Alma Kinsella, who are in their 30s, are in a critical condition after their car collided with a group of teenagers who were driving […]
Gardaí to receive pursuit training following M9 collision that killed five teenage boys. Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has confirmed that gardaí will receive special pursuit training following the M9 crash over the weekend. The Garda Representative Association claims no one in An Garda Síochána had received such pursuit training. Mr O’Callaghan said that legislation […]
Five teenage boys, including some members of the so-called ‘Lucky Dip’ gang, were killed over the weekend when the BMW, which Gardai believe they had stolen from Carlow Town, sped the wrong way down the M9 motorway and crashed into another car. Gardaí believe that the five children, aged between 14 and 16, some of […]
In Europe, Ireland ranks 17th out of 24 countries for femicide. The number of women have been killed in Ireland so far this year is more than the entirety of 2025. Jamey Casey, killed in Killarney this week marked the eighth woman to die in violent circumstances. In 2025, seven women died violently in the […]
Women’s Aid say the number of women killed violently in Ireland in 2026 so far is the same as last year. A 72 year-old man has been charged with the murder of his wife in Portlaoise on Sunday. Adina Raluca Constantin who was aged in her 50s, died after Gardai were called to an apartment […]