The father of four and proprietor of the award winning Olde Post Inn in Cloverhill lost his fight for life on Monday after a four year battle with the debilitating condition. In a moving post on its own social media channels, a spokesperson for the restaurant said Mr Lynch’s unparalleled bravery and courage in the … Read more
Bernadette and Christy McDonnell on the steps of Longford Courthouse. A husband traded blows with a senior member of a rivalling Traveller family inside a busy midlands service station in full view of horrified shoppers before racing to his parked vehicle and deploying pepper spray moments after seeing his wife being “grabbed”, a court has … Read more
Anastasia Lawrence on the steps of Monaghan Courthouse. A judge has warned a woman accused of shoplifting she faces a spell behind bars if she encounters the same “Bermuda Triangle” of roadworks that caused her to “rock up” for court two hours late. Judge Raymond Finnegan issued the stinging rebuke to Anastasia Lawrence (23) of … Read more
Joshua Stephenson outside Monaghan Courthouse. A judge has publicly slated a man who admitted possessing over €4,000 of drugs following a garda search operation last year by branding him a “drug dealer” and criticising the many lives that have been “ruined from peddling his poison around the parish”. Judge Raymond Finnegan delivered the stinging rebuke … Read more
Matthew Liam Johnstone (36) could face up to life in a US prison after he was extradited from Ireland and appeaered in court in Texas accused of inducing a child to engage in bestiality. A county Longford man who was extradited from Ireland last week to face child sex abuse charges has appeared in a … Read more
BREAKING | Gardaí in Cavan are continuing to investigate the circumstances behind a hit and run incident on the outskirts of the county town yesterday evening that left two people in hospital with serious injuries. Gardaí have launched a manhunt for the driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run in Co Cavan on Tuesday evening. … Read more
Julie Stokes on the steps of Longford Courthouse. A mother of four who was caught attempting to pull “the hair off” another woman during an ugly brawl in the centre of a midlands town has told a court she has been left “deeply ashamed” by her actions. Julie Stokes (31) Springlawn, Longford, was arrested by … Read more
Frenzied late night attack resulted in broken nose and ‘busted mouth’ Cameron Liddle on the steps of Monaghan Courthouse. A double title winning footballer made a “very grievous error of judgement” when leaving a young man unconscious inside a Monaghan nightclub with a broken nose and “busted mouth” following a “ravenous” drinking binge, a court … Read more
Darren Murray outside Athlone Courthouse. A man accused of walking into a midlands pub armed with a chainsaw had to be restrained by staff after vowing to “decapitate” the bar manager, a court has heard. Darren Murray (45) of Coolevin Park, Coosan, Athlone, Westmeath was denied bail at a sitting of Athlone District Court more … Read more
William Delaney on the steps of Monaghan Courthouse. A father of three who launched a foul-mouthed tirade of abuse at gardaí by telling them: “I am going to the pub, so f*** off, you c***” has been slated as a “man of leisure” by a judge for choosing to take time off work by instead … Read more