For the first time ever, an Irish chef made it to the final of MasterChef: the Professionals. Last night, Dubliner Mark O’Brien was one of three finalists featured on the flagship BBC programme, together with Luke Emmess and eventual winner Gareth Baty. He didn’t win, but for anyone who makes it to the final of … Read more
Independent Senator and founder of the Tiglin charity Aubrey McCarthy has spoken of how “direct and credible” death threats made against him and his colleagues caused them considerable fear and affected their work. Brian McCann (40), with an address at 50 Georgian Hamlet, Baldoyle, Co Dublin, was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday … Read more
A man in his 80s is in a serious condition in hospital after being struck by a bus in Bray, Co Wicklow, on Thursday evening. The man was walking on Station Road when the collision happened shortly before 6pm, gardaí said. He was taken to St Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin for treatment of injuries. … Read more
Gardai have completed a 10 day excavation at a site in Wicklow linked to ‘credible information’ in the cold case investigations into the suspected murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob. The scene at an area of open ground in Co. Wicklow, near the border with Co. Kildare, where Gardai investigating the murders of … Read more
A Garda search team has concluded a major excavation at a disused quarry in Co Wicklow as part of the investigations into the murders of Deirdre Jacob and Josephine “Jo Jo” Dullard. They were abducted, murdered, and their remains concealed in the 1990s, in crimes regarded as sexually motivated and which remain unsolved. However, the … Read more
Gardai are today expected back at this search site – to keep digging for evidence that Larry Murphy may have buried a woman there. Officers investigating the murders of missing women Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard have already been digging at the site in rural Co Wicklow for three days and the excavation operation … Read more
Gardai searching for evidence Larry Murphy buried a woman are digging on land just six minutes from where he was caught trying to murder a victim, it has emerged. The Irish Mirror has established that the dig operation in rural Co Wicklow that has been ongoing all week is just under 5km from the scene … Read more
A search for the remains of Deirdre Jacob and Josephine “Jo Jo” Dullard, who both disappeared without trace in the 1990s, has begun based on information received by the Garda and which they believe is linked to rapist Larry Murphy. The Wicklow man has long been regarded as the chief suspect for the murder of … Read more
A scientific review found there are at least 21 species of mosquitoes present in Ireland. A townscape view of Drogheda, Co Louth (file photo) Irish mosquitoes can theoretically carry malaria – but advanced health systems means they almost never pick up the disease from an infected human. Drogheda has been identified as a key hotspot … Read more
Rescue dog who was found in Tesco bag to represent Ireland at Crufts The Journal Puppy dumped in Tesco bag makes it to Crufts as Ireland’s star agility dog The Irish Times Puppy dumped in Tesco bag will represent Ireland at world’s biggest dog show next month Limerick Leader Source link