Dublin’s Wax Museum hopes to shake off Sinéad O’Connor fiasco with €40k Taylor Swift figure The Journal Watch: Taylor Swift waxwork unveiled in Dublin RTE.ie ‘It’s fun, colourful and will bring fans in’ – Taylor Swift unveiled as latest addition to Dublin’s National Wax Museum The Irish Independent ‘Hopefully she likes it’: Taylor Swift waxwork unveiled in Dublin Irish … Read more
Abbey Street in Dublin city centre is currently closed following a road-traffic collision earlier today. The crash, which gardaí described as “serious”, occurred at the junction of Abbey Street and O’Connell Street in Dublin 1. Part of one side of O’Connell Street, from Supermac’s down to the quays is also cordoned off. It is understood … Read more
Wife killer Brian Kearney has been left reeling after a planned visit outside of prison was cancelled at the last minute. The Irish Mirror has learned that Kearney was excited to be granted a day out of prison at a counselling service specifically set up to ‘reunite’ prisoners with family members. But the visit, which … Read more
Woman arrested in connection to fraudulent European passports used to launder over €160,000 The Journal Woman arrested as part of investigation into use of fake passports The Irish Times Woman (20s) arrested in relation to money laundering in Dublin BreakingNews.ie Woman (20s) arrested in probe over fraudulent passports to launder over €160,000 The Irish Independent Woman arrested as gardai … Read more
Fianna Fáil has selected the Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin, John Stephens, as its candidate in the Dublin Central byelection this May. The party has insisted it can win the election despite not holding a seat in the four-seat constituency for the past 15 years. Stephens, a councillor for the Cabra-Glasnevin local electoral area, was … Read more
A judge has made orders concerning the treatment of a US investment that formed part of a Dublin man’s estate, which had an overall value of more than €800,000. Patrick Joseph Quinn, of the Pines, Herbert Park Lane, Ballsbridge, died aged 97 in May 2024 and left no surviving child, parent or sibling. The beneficiaries … Read more
“I went down hard, hit my head, ended up with a very bad black eye, a scraped face and a broken finger” 11:41, 29 Mar 2026Updated 11:43, 29 Mar 2026 Senator Frances Black in A&E after having “a really bad fall” before her charity gig(Image: Facebook) Senator and singer Frances Black was forced to cancel … Read more
Man (40s) in critical condition following serious assault in Dublin The Journal Source link
Forrest Gump famously said that life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you are going to get. It’s the most perfect metaphor for vintage shops, where items can range from luxurious furs to hardy leather jackets, to bespoke ball gowns and flamboyant Hawaiian shirts. Almost as diverse and unusual as the … Read more
Tana French might be best known and lauded as a writer of mysteries, but beyond the basic genre requirements – dead bodies, troubled detectives, institutionalised corruption – her books also operate as instruments of social critique. More lately, with the Cal Hooper trilogy, based on the premise of a Chicago detective who takes early retirement … Read more