Illegal cigarettes, tobacco, cash and two vehicles worth about €911,000 (£758,000) in total have been seized in an operation targeting criminality in Burnfoot, County Donegal. The Irish Revenue Service said…
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India: Man found guilty of rape and murder of Irish backpacker
A man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of an Irish woman backpacking in India. Danielle McLaughlin, 28, from County Donegal, was found dead in a field in…
Ireland: PM asked to review comment about Sinn Féin leader ‘telling lies’
The taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and the leader of the opposition are embroiled in a row over “telling lies”. It follows a clash in the Dáil (the lower house of…
Ireland: Rocked allegedly used as murder weapon ‘likely’ transported- Geologist
A rock which was allegedly used to fracture a pensioner’s skull was “highly likely” transported to the scene of the attack, a geologist has told a murder trial. Alan Vial,…
Ireland: Storm Éowyn leaves thousands without power and water
More than 715,000 properties are without power and more than 60,000 without water in the Republic of Ireland as Storm Éowyn causes chaos across the island. Gardaí (Irish police) are also…
Ireland: Micheál Martin elected taoiseach after chaos subsides
Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin has been elected taoiseach (Irish prime minister) for the second time after chaos in the Dáil (lower house of Irish Parliament) subsided. The Dáil was suspended…
Ireland: Dáil to make second attempt to elect taoiseach
The election of Micheál Martin as Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) is expected to go ahead on Thursday after a row over speaking rights in the Dáil (Irish Parliament) was resolved.…
Ireland: Woman confessed murder to friends- court told
A woman accused of the murder of County Tyrone man Robert Wilkin told friends “I’m a murderer” and “if I go down, I go down”, a court in Dublin has…
Ireland: Irish soldier from Derry jailed for raping woman
An Irish soldier from Londonderry has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for raping a fellow member of the Irish Defence Forces in a Dublin hotel. Kielan Mooney, 30, of Bloomfield…
Ireland: Cannabis worth €400k seized in Dublin
A man in his 40s has been arrested following the seizure of cannabis worth €400,000 (£338,000). This follows a search conducted by An Garda Síochána (Irish police) in Swords, County…