Unlicensed shotgun discovered during searches by gardaí after shooting Evan Fitzgerald, from Kiltegan in Co Wicklow, who died in a shooting incident at the Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Carlow. Photo: PA An unlicensed shotgun believed to have been hidden away by Carlow gunman Evan Fitzgerald in a rural property while he was out on bail … Read more
THE heartbroken dad of a young Irishwoman who died while taking part in a race told her funeral how a diary entry she wrote four years ago shows how she was a “truly special person”. Ellen Cassidy, 24, died after suffering a medical emergency near the finish line of the Cork City Half Marathon on … Read more
Gardaí have seized the flash drive placed in a bag and duct-taped to bedroom window The letter ‘E’ was spelt out in duct tape along with the package containing the deviceGardaí are trying to establish if the flash drive has any information relating to the events in Carlow on Sunday Evan Fitzgerald, who died in … Read more
The man who fired shots into the air in a Carlow town shopping centre before taking his own life, was described previously in court as having a “fascination” with firearms. The description was made when he appeared before court on gun charges and was granted bail. He had allegedly bought guns on the darknet, including … Read more
The motorcyclist who was involved in the north Dublin checkpoint collision last month that claimed the life of Garda Kevin Flatley has died from his injuries. Izzet Can Berber had been in a critical condition in hospital since the crash. He died on Saturday in Beaumont Hospital in north Dublin. In the immediate aftermath of … Read more
Sean McGovern Senior Kinahan gang member Sean McGovern was “relieved” to be extradited back to Ireland after spending eight months in prison in Dubai. A source involved in his “complicated and secretive” extradition said gardaí believed he was being returned home on a couple of other occasions in recent months, only for legal issues to … Read more
Woman grew so fearful of Martin Mulqueen that she took to sleeping with a hammer under her pillow Martin Mulqueen (53) originally from Ballynote, Kilrush, Co Clare but with an address in Bawn Street, Strokestown, Co Roscommon is the third person to be jailed for coercive control in Ireland. One of the first men in … Read more
Donegal-based Garda Keith Harrison has lost a High Court challenge to his ongoing suspension for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a woman he had dealt with while investigating alleged domestic abuse. Gda Harrison, who had given evidence at the Disclosures Tribunal investigating claims by Garda whistleblowers, was suspended in 2021 over the alleged inappropriate relationship. … Read more
A Garda has been taken to hospital after he was struck by a motorbike during a road traffic incident in Finglas, north Dublin. At around 5.45pm on Wednesday, while on a routine patrol, gardaí attached to the Finglas Drugs Unit observed two motorbikes – which were believed to have been stolen – at a petrol … Read more
THIS is the first image of the Romanian crime boss whose mob laundered €7m through Irish bank accounts. But Liviu Cose’s position as one of Europe’s most prolific fraudsters is now over after he received a seven-year sentence, with the last suspended, at Dublin Circuit Court last week. 5 Romanian crime boss Liviu CoseCredit: Journalist … Read more