Two men in their 20s arrested in connection with arson attack in Carlow

Gardai have arrested two young men aged in their 20s, in connection with a suspected arson attack in Co Carlow yesterday. At around 8.50pm, Gardaí received reports of a car on fire outside a house in Ballinabrannagh in Co Carlow The fire was extinguished by the local fire service and no injuries were reported. An offending … Read more

Young Irishman faces 20 years jail for ‘assault’ on New York flight

A 29-year-old Irishman who misbehaved during a flight from Dublin to New York and exposed his rear end to a flight attendant faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of assault, the Justice Department said. The man identified as Shane McInerney from Galway,reportedly refused to wear a Covid mask during a Delta Airlines … Read more

Ashling Murphy murder : More searches in Tullamore as results of vital DNA testing awaited

In connection with the investigation of Ashling Murphy’s murder, Gardaí planning to search a bottle bank near to Tullamore, where Murphy was killed. The bottle bank, which is situated across the canal bank from where the young school teacher was murdered, was sealed off  by officers yesterday.  Specialist Garda teams are expected to carry out … Read more

I just went to the shop for milk’ – man who was wrongly arrested for Ashling Murphy’s murder

Radu Floricel, the man who was wrongly arrested for the murder of Ashling Murphy has revealed what actually led to him being identified as a suspect. The 39 year old,Radu Floricel got a lift from a friend to a local Centra in Tullamore before walking home along the canal on the opposite side of the Grand Canal … Read more

#NotAllMen comments face huge reaction in wake of Ashling Murphy killing

#NotAllMen is trending on Twitter after the terrible killing of Ashling Murphy. Gardai have launched a murder investigation after Ashling Murphy (23) who is a primary school teacher, was attacked and killed while jogging during the daytime in Tullamore on Wednesday. Ashling  did not appear to know her attacker and was going for an after-work … Read more

Man arrested for brothel keeping in Ireland

A man has been arrested for brothel keeping as part of gardai operation targeting human trafficking. The gardai operation consisted 45 visits nationally to individuals within the sex trade, aiming to identify those who are potentially being sexually exploited or trafficked, reports the Journal. In the operation, one female victim of sexual exploitation was identified, … Read more