A second teenager has died following a swimming incident in Co Donegal on Saturday. A search and rescue mission was mounted off the Inishowen Peninsula on Saturday afternoon when three teenagers aged between 16 and 19 got into difficulty in the sea at about 4pm. The alert was raised by a passer-by, sparking a sea … Read more
Dublin city councillors will meet on Monday to discuss problems caused by large numbers of drinkers who gathered at the Grand Canal in Portobello, Dublin, at the weekend. Several hundred people thronged the canal banks and nearby open spaces on Friday enjoying the sunshine, but leaving a large mess behind. Local councillor Dermot Lacey said … Read more
Three women were arrested and gardaí seized a significant sum of cash, multiple mobile phones and three high-powered scrambler motorcycles during a search of a property in Dublin on Thursday. The search of a residential property in Corduff, Dublin 15, was carried out as part of ongoing investigations into the activities of an organised crime … Read more
The two women killed in a road traffic collision in north Cork on Sunday have been named. Mary Coughlan (64) from Kings Square, Mitchelstown and Susan O’Sullivan (41) of Beechwood Drive, Mallow were both pronounced dead at the scene of the two-vehicle crash on the main Mallow-Killarney road. Ms O’Sullivan was travelling east towards Mallow … Read more
Gardaí travelled to France in February to interview a one-time friend of missing American woman Annie McCarrick who disappeared in 1993. The McCarrick case was upgraded to a murder investigation in 2023. Tomorrow marks the 32nd anniversary of the then 27-year-old’s disappearance. Detective Inspector Ronan Lafferty, who is leading the cold case team, confirmed earlier … Read more
A serial fraudster, who worked as an au pair for families across the country under multiple aliases for a decade, is now the subject of a new theft and fraud offences Garda investigation. The fresh Garda inquiry into Samantha Cookes, who is currently serving a prison sentence for a €60,000 social welfare fraud, is being … Read more
Gardaí have begun a criminal investigation after a man approached a number of school girls in south Dublin and took photographs up their skirts. The incidents all occurred at Palmerston Park, near Rathmines, on Tuesday afternoon. The fee-paying secondary school has sent a notice to parents, informing them that a “security incident” had taken place … Read more
Archyde Incident Under Inquiry After Israeli Man Confronted in Dublin Dún Laoghaire, co Dublin, March 16, 2025 – Gardaí are investigating an incident that occured at the royal Marine Hotel in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, involving two women and an Israeli man. The confrontation escalated to verbal abuse and spitting, prompting police involvement and raising … Read more
Gardaí are investigating an incident in which two women confronted a man from Israel in a bar in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, during which one of the women spat at him. Saying Zionists are not welcome in Ireland, and that they knew he was a member of the Israeli army, one … Read more
A five-year-old boy who was killed in a road incident in Portlaoise, Co Laois, on Saturday afternoon has been named locally as Aaron Hussain. Gardaí believe Aaron was hit by a car at Kilminchy, Portlaoise, Co Laois, at about 4.20pm. The child was taken to Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, with serious injuries. He was pronounced … Read more