News

15,000 cases in last 14 days as Holohan urges us to 'dig deep'

Dublin has had more than 1,000 cases of Covid-19 a week for five weeks in a row, it has emerged.

October 2020

Courts

Jim Mansfield Jnr pleads not guilty to false imprisonment

Businessman Jim Mansfield Jnr has pleaded not guilty to charges of false imprisonment and perversion of justice at the Special Criminal Court.

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News

Zookeepers bid emotional farewell to Zuko the white rhino

Zookeepers at Dublin Zoo have said an emotional farewell to an endangered white rhino born in the African Plains area.

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Courts

Cousin of man who was gunned down beat up aunt over a family feud

A relative of murdered Benny Whitehouse who punched her aunt several times in the head and grabbed her hair claimed it was because of a long-standing family feud.

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Courts

Drug-dealing youth had €600 of cannabis down his trousers

A teenager caught dealing cannabis on the street had built up a €2,000 debt and got involved with "unscrupulous people", a court heard.

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Courts

Woman is sent for trial over dad-of-seven stabbing death

A mother-of-three has been sent for trial accused of murdering a man in a knife attack as he started his car on a street in a Dublin housing estate.

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Courts

Mask protester 'hit activist over the head with plank at demo', court is told

A protester at an anti-mask rally outside the Dáil hit an LGBTQ activist over the head with a plank of wood wrapped in an Irish Tricolour, it has been alleged.

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News

Government knew about faulty sanitiser issue last week

A public warning and withdrawal notice about a useless and potentially dangerous hand sanitiser should have been issued a week ago, Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue has admitted.

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News

3 arrested after €7m cannabis is seized

A man from Dublin's Blackrock and two British nationals were in garda custody last night after the biggest seizure of drugs in Ireland this year.

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News

'I keep my promises' - hero Michael reaches finish line on 125km walk after daughter's cancer diagnosis

A Sutton great-grandfather who set himself a challenge to walk more than 100km to raise money for a cancer charity has crossed the finish line in St Anne's Park.

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News

Teenager threatened to rape woman and assault her daughter

A woman has told a court she was convinced she would be killed when a youth living in a nearby children's home subjected her and her teenage daughter to hours of death and rape threats.

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Soccer

Porto boss hits out at 'unpleasant' Pep

Pep Guardiola has been accused of trying to pressure referees and opposition players in a scathing attack on the "extremely unpleasant" Manchester City manager.

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Rugby

O'Driscoll: 'Get out of your comfort zone'

Brian O'Driscoll has called on men, especially high-profile male athletes, to stand up and speak out in support of their female sporting counterparts.

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Soccer

Big Six are accused of power grab

Project Big Picture proposals were "laced with bribes" to EFL clubs, according to a British MP who has called for a parliamentary debate about the future of football.

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Soccer

Patience is still a virtue for Ziyech

Hakim Ziyech has revealed his relief at biding his time for his big move to Chelsea rather than joining Arsenal or Barcelona two years ago.

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Soccer

Big Two's case for the defence

You need a certain skill set to play at centre half in the Premier League. It's one of the most pressurised positions in the team, something that people who are not central defenders don't always understand.

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GAA

Dubs to unlaois anger

In an interview with former player, Eamonn Fennell, for a series by the Dublin county board website called The Hop Ball back in May, Pat Gilroy explained the motivation behind his surprise decision to take over as manager of the county's senior hurlers in the winter of 2017.

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News

Covid risk 'is now 100 times greater than 4 months ago'

The risk of being exposed to Covid-19 is now 100 times greater than it was four months ago, health chiefs have warned.

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News

'Utterly shocking' - residents take action over O'Rahilly house

An application to seek a judicial review of the planning forms for the site where 1916 leader The O'Rahilly's house was demolished has been approved by the High Court.

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News

Killer in drag appeals conviction for murder outside pigeon club

A 37-year-old Dubliner has appealed against his conviction for being the murderer in drag who gunned a man down with a sub-machine gun in a busy car park.

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News

Bus mayhem as passengers stranded due to 25pc rule

Bus drivers reported several instances of double-deckers reaching capacity between the first and third stops yesterday as the 25pc capacity rule kicked-in on the first day of the second lockdown.

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News

'No poll on Border for five years', says Martin

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said a Border poll is not on the agenda for his Government in the next five years.

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News

New version of black stuff lacks stuff - alcohol

Guinness has launched an alcohol-free version of its stout after a four-year project to replicate the taste of the original black stuff.

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Soccer

Lilywhites pay penalty

Regrets. Filippo Giovagnoli certainly had a few as he reflected on a game that slipped away from his Dundalk side.

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News

Woman charged over social media images of teens in Ana's murder

A woman has been charged with circulating images on social media in connection with the Ana Kriegel murder trial despite strict Central Criminal Court prohibitions to protect the identities of the two teenage boys involved.

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GAA

Tipp players urged to be responsible

Pádraic Maher has stressed the importance of inter-county players showing "personal responsibility" in the fight against Covid-19.

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GAA

Power tries to look on bright side

It's safe to say that when Katie Power says she "can't wait for this year to be over", she isn't the only one.

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News

Dopey drugs courier 'rang gardaí when he lost €40k of cocaine'

A Dublin drug courier who lost a €40,000 bag of cocaine in Cork was so panicked he is believed to have phoned gardaí to report it missing.

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GAA

Blues a league apart when it really counts

Long before Dessie Farrell and his players decamp in Pearse Stadium on Sunday, they will know the score.

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News

Horror as infant found dead at home after mum jumps to death on M50

A 34-year-old nurse at the centre of a heart-breaking family tragedy took her own life shortly after her infant son died from asphyxiation at their home in west Dublin.