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Girl (16) shot dead

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

A 16-YEAR-OLD girl was ruthlessly murdered in a drive-by shooting in Dublin. Innocent teenager Melanie McCarthy-McNamara was blasted in the face from a shotgun as she sat in a car last night.

'I know how those parents are feeling'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

THE murder of a teenage girl in Dublin last night evoked memories of the shooting dead of young mother Donna Cleary in 2006.

Young homicide victims

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

THE killing of young people in Ireland is rare, but there have been several high profile cases over the last few decades.

Mum Nicola still fighting for life in coma after attack

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

MUM-of-three Nicola Murray is continuing to fight for her life today. The 28-year-old remains in a critical but stable condition in Beaumont Hospital, some three days after she was discovered with serious head injuries following an assault in her home in Reuben Walk, Rialto, Dublin 8.

Michelle reveals tattoo to mark daughter Faith's birth

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

FORMER talent judge star Michelle Heaton has marked the birth of her baby girl with a new tattoo.

It's true, I am dating Welsh rugby star Andy -- Danielle

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

CELEBRITY Botox doctor Danielle Meagher has confirmed she is romancing Welsh rugby player Andy Powell.

Potter star Radcliffe reveals his love for Dublin, and our girls

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

HARRY Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed his love for Dublin, saying it is "very close to my heart".

Sergeant wins backing for TV walk-out on Operation team

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

FORMER Operation Transformation leaders have defended Sergeant Mick Mulcahy after he stormed out on this year's contestants.

€1.64m drug raids lead to seven arrests

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

DUBLIN gardai arrested seven men in connection with separate seizures of drugs worth a combined €1.64m.

Ex-footballer Merson in court

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

Ex-Arsenal footballer Paul Merson was due to appear in court today charged with drink-driving after he was injured in a motorway crash.

Elan rakes in €458m

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

PHARMACEUTICAL company Elan has reported pre-tax profits of more than $608m (€458m) for last year. It follows a loss of $322.6m (€243m) in 2010.

Tragic Kevin (7) died just five months after the ground-breaking series

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

ONE of the young boys filmed as part of the Live Mike series died tragically just months later, it has emerged.

Gardai to quiz writer over teen sex claim

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

GARDAI have not yet interviewed the well-known journalist who is under investigation for an alleged affair with an underage girl.

Believe it or not, Roz will be single on Valentine's

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

SHE sizzles in her latest shoot for The Dubliner magazine -- so it's hard to believe that model Roz Purcell will find herself single this Valentine's Day.

Sorry, I can't do jury duty, Judge - I'm off to meet my cousin Obama

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

JUDGES hear all sorts of imaginative excuses for why someone can't do jury duty, but this might just top them all.

This is how we do fashion . . . our Sonya poses with Sam Cam

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

IRISH style guru Sonya Lennon nailed her colours to the mast when she visited 10 Downing Street for lunch.

GAA glitterati out in force at the Olympia

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

IRELAND'S top GAA stars came out for the opening night of The All Star Wars at The Olympia last night.

Zsa Zsa looking so frail at her 95th birthday party

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

A FRAIL-LOOKING Zsa Zsa Gabor celebrated her 95th birthday from her sick bed at home with a party for 150 friends.

Harry found not guilty

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:43:58 +0000

HARRY Redknapp has been cleared of charges of tax evasion and walked away from Southwark Crown Court with his reputation restored.

Suarez: I'll feed off hate

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

LUIS Suarez is ready to meet the worst abuse Old Trafford can throw at him and the hotter it gets, the happier he will be.

Tardelli to take closer look at McClean

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

AS AN ENTITY, the League of Ireland has deserved, and taken, a few knocks in recent years.

Cronin: We can steal it in Paris

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

HOOKER Seán Cronin is "under no illusion about how tough a place" Paris has become for Ireland over the last 40 years.

Player puts McIlroy on pedestal with very best

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

GARY Player spent much of his career in the shadow of record 18-times major winner Jack Nicklaus and the South African believes Rory McIlroy is also the real deal.

My girl is clever, but dresses far too tarty - see what Rosanna thinks

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

Q I was attracted to my girlfriend due to how little she had on when we met in a nightclub. I fancied she'd be a lot of fun. Since getting together we've spent a lot of time hanging out, and I've discovered that there's a lot more to her than just being a party girl.

Would you pay over €1,000 a year for hair extensions?

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

the number of Irish beauties paying to have someone else's hair glued to their own is rapidly growing. It's because the feeling of long, lustrous flowing locks is utterly addictive, say our writers -- and hair extensions devotees -- Laura Butler and Alexandra Ryan

we can all learn from these sad death-bed regrets

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

It's too late to do much about regrets when you're dying, yet what if you had a chance to change things for the better while you're still healthy?

Reasons why you just can't shift that weight

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:05:01 +0000

WORSE than the age-old adage 'no pain, no gain' is its lesser known distant cousin 'all pain, no gain'.

Sex is still the answer for the over 40s

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:05:01 +0000

THIS weekend I learned that there may be less time left for some serious jiggy jiggy than I had previously anticipated. In fact, I shall have to be vigilant about not losing my sexual urges altogether in a few years time.

Society DJ faces an extra 18 fraud charges

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

AN ex-DJ accused of defrauding people out of thousands of euro on the pretence that he was selling holidays has had 18 new charges brought against him.

Garda headbutted as she held drinker over assault in pub

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

A FOOTBALL coach who headbutted another pubgoer and left him with a split lip had earlier been attacked with a broken bottle and was dazed and concussed at the time, a court heard.

Restaurant sex attack claims

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

A MAN accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a restaurant replied "it is not true" after he was charged.

Boys may escape underage sex trial

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

TWO teenage boys accused of repeatedly having sex with a 14-year-old may not stand trial unless the State has its book of evidence ready within a fortnight.

€1k fine for court punch-up

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

A MAN who got into a fist fight with members of another family outside a Dublin courthouse has claimed that they may have provoked the argument.