Even if the order of colours on his St Patrick’s Day sash jarred with some (was this the Ivorian or Irish national day?), New York mayor Zohran Mamdani and his team clearly did their homework before speaking to an Irish audience this week. In a break from the traditional pleasantries about construction workers and green … Read more
Jailed teacher Enoch Burke has claimed his transfer from Mountjoy Prison in Dublin to Castlerea Prison in Co Roscommon has “no legal basis”. The High Court jailed Burke in January on foot of his continued breaching of an order banning him from Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath, where he previously taught German and history. … Read more
Jailed teacher Enoch Burke has been transferred to Castlerea Prison in Co Roscommon in a move that has “no basis in law”, his brother has told the High Court. Isaac Burke said the transfer occurred “without warning or notice” on Sunday morning despite the court’s order stating Enoch Burke “shall be detained in Mountjoy Prison” … Read more
The Burkes are back in town. In the Four Courts again having been marched out of the place last Friday with the help of God and a few policemen. No amount of assisted exits will deter them from having their day in court. Would it be any different this time? Just in case, there was … Read more
Cancer conman DJ Carey is cleaning up to 20 jail cells a day behind bars and has very little contact with other inmates, we can reveal. The GAA legend has swapped his hurley for a mop as he gets down and dirty in Mountjoy Prison. Carey’s job is to clean all the cells in an … Read more
When Adrianne St Clair arrived in Dublin from the United States she was excited. It was nearly Christmas and after a brief stay in the Irish capital she would travel on to the UK where she planned to work as a masseuse. Most of all, she was looking forward to hitting the shops in London. … Read more
It may take Aubrey McCarthy, who secured the final Seanad seat in the Trinity College Dublin constituency panel last week, some time to get used to the upper house. After all, he’s more used to spending time in the big house. The founder of drugs rehabilitation charity Tiglin has frequented prisons over the years to … Read more