Cassie Delaney

He questioned how she could support the Death Penalty

…right okay.

A 34-year-old man is facing sentencing today for the 2013 attack and rape on a girl with down syndrome. Faisal Ellahi was found guilty of the offence last December, following a five-week trial. During the trial, it was found that the girl became separated from her mother on the street before being stopped by Ellahi. […]

One Dublin coffee haven is giving away free coffee this Friday for a great cause. 3fe, a popular café in Grand Canal Dock in Dublin, will be leading the effort to raise money for a friend in her fight against Cancer. Owner Colin Harmon tweeted the news last night. We’re not gonna charge you for […]

Some lucky sod is woke up yesterday morning over two and a half million euro richer. One player pocketed the enviable €2,578,134 jackpot after buying a regular ticket for Saturday’s draw. The winning numbers were 9, 18, 23, 27, 31, 38 and the bonus number was 30. The ticket was bought in the Spar in […]

We never thought shots were a good idea until now.

The UN rights office has claimed that Pro-government militias in South Sudan are continuing to allow soldiers to rape women as payment. A report described the country as “one of the most horrendous human rights situations in the world”. The report documents the systematic use of sexual and gender-based violence by Government forces and associated […]

Today Show presenters Dáithí Ó Sé and Maura Derrane are holding a mega makeover of Cancer Survivors on today’s show to mark Daffodil Day. Twenty Cancer survivors will be made over by hairdressers from Sobe Brown and Benefit makeup artists. The twenty participants come from the Cork Dragons Boat Team which was set up in 2012 to […]

A college student from Paraguay has written a powerful post about victim shaming from the perspective of two young women who were murdered while traveling Ecuador. The post by Guadalupe Acosta comments on violence against women and the difficulty of coping with associated victim blaming. According to BBC 22-year-old María Coni and 21-year-old Marina Menegazzo […]

You’re going to want to get grub here. Dublin is fast being recognised as a superb culinary destination. In  the latest edition of the prestigious Michelin Main Cities of Europe Guide, nine of our little isle’s finest restaurants have gained recognition. Newcomers The Greenhouse join the list as well as Delahunt (Camden Street) and Pigeon […]

I wouldn’t be best pleased if I thought there was a tarantula sauntering around my neighbourhood. Neither were the residents of Lisburn, Antrim yesterday when they believed the spider had shed its skin and embarked on an adventure. It all began when a woman found the skin of a tarantula on her garden footpath. Advance […]

Falling in love is a tricky game at the best of times, never mind when you’re separated by the Atlantic. One amorous 17-year-old from Kerry has found himself in just that predicament. Shane Leahy from Dingle met and quickly fell in love with Maddie Walsh last summer. Maddie was in Kerry with her family for […]