Ex-wife of ICE detainee Séamus Culleton claimed he physically abused her, court papers show

Sworn documents reveal ex-partner’s allegations along with separate case of alleged harassment Seamus Culleton has been held in an ICE detention centre for four-and-a-half months. Photo: GoFundMe Amy Molloy, Maeve Sheehan and Ali Bracken Today at 06:30 The ex-wife of Séamus Culleton, the Irishman in a US detention camp fighting his deportation, has alleged she … Read more

My father, the double murderer: Youngest son of infamous Colin Howell on the day their lives fell apart

Jonathan Clarke describes his shellshock on hearing his father Colin Howell was a double murderer Colin Howell. Photo: Mohammad Husban Jonathan Clarke was in his final year at school when he learned that his religious, authoritarian father was in fact a murderer who had killed his mother. “Someone from the church picked me up from … Read more

‘I saw the warning signs’ – ‘Donald dash’ hots up as growing number of wealthy Americans race to get Irish visas and passports

Trump policies are driving many more US citizens to flee land of their birth Carol Sinnott is chair of the Irish Immigration Lawyers’ Association. Photo: Frank McGrath There has been a significant increase in wealthy Americans moving to Ireland to escape life under Donald Trump, new figures from the Department of Justice reveal. The number … Read more

‘There are monstrous parts of him, but he was really just pathetic’: son on discovering his father killed his mother and another man

Jonathan Clarke describes shellshock on hearing his father Colin Howell was a double murderer Colin Howell. Photo: Mohammad Husban Jonathan Clarke was in his final year at school when he learned that his religious, authoritarian father was in fact a murderer who had killed his mother. “Someone from the church picked me up from school, … Read more

Revealed: Special equipment too big to fit in lab at new children’s hospital

Machine will not fit in the area designed for it, in the latest setback to project The National Children’s Hospital. Photo: Sam Boal Specialist equipment that was due to be installed at the laboratory at the National Children’s Hospital was too big to fit in the space designed for it, in the latest headache to … Read more

Richard Satchwell murder trial: ‘Your story is starting to fall apart,’ detective told accused Tina’s body was found under stairs

Recordings of garda interviews were shown to jury in third week of murder trial Richard Satchwell during his appeal on RTÉ’s Crimecall after the disappearance of his wife Tina (bottom left). Inset left, Richard and Tina Satchwell in the early days of their relationship. Richard Satchwell was on his fourth interview for murdering his wife, … Read more

Retired garda sues force over investigation into false allegation that €40,000 went missing

Retired superintendent Kevin English Ali Bracken and Maeve Sheehan Yesterday at 03:30 A former garda superintendent is suing the force after he was targeted in an internal investigation over a false allegation that €40,000 in cash was missing from the safe in his office. Retired superintendent Kevin English, previously based in Carrick-on-Shannon in Co Leitrim, … Read more

Solicitor convicted of deception is free to practise pending review by Law Society

Wicklow solicitor Patrick O’Toole A solicitor who has been found guilty of deception will be allowed to continue to practise until the Law Society reviews his case. Patrick O’Toole (63), who runs a legal firm in Wicklow town, received an 18-month suspended sentence on December 19, concluding a long-running case relating to the non-payment of … Read more

‘If you could see how happy she looked… there was no dry eye on that day’ – Eight children medically evacuated from Gaza now doing well in Ireland

Dr Ike Okafor on the trauma, relief and unexpected laughter as sick children from conflict start treatment in Ireland Dr Ike Okafor has seen a big improvement in children’s wellbeing She was nine years old and had suffered a serious leg injury; collateral damage from an explosion in Gaza. Unable to walk, the child was … Read more