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A father who lost his eye after an ex-girlfriend’s partner attacked him with corrosive liquid revealed he is undergoing treatment for alcoholism linked to the horrific assault. Francis Costello, from Ballyphehane in Cork City, broke his silence on the severe mental trauma he has endured in the year since his attacker’s sentencing on November 20, […]
A man found dead in one of Ireland’s most exclusive hotels was an American who had only checked into the hotel hours before a suspected fatal assault, it is understood. The man, who was in his 60s, was found in the leisure centre of the luxury Ballyfin Demesne hotel in Co Laois on Tuesday night […]
A major search operation for a missing young man has resumed in the vicinity of Wexford Harbour. The young man, who is believed to be in his late teens, is understood to have entered the water in Wexford town at around 2am on Sunday morning. The Coast Guard was then alerted to the incident, and […]
The outcome of an investigation into the case of missing schoolboy Kyran Durnin, who is presumed dead, is expected this week. Ireland’s Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman said there are three investigations ongoing to find out what happened to Kyran, who was potentially missing for two years unknown to anyone, including the authorities. It emerged […]
Funeral details have been announced for the young teenager who competed in RTÉ’s Ireland’s Fittest Family. He was from the Blakestown area, near Blanchardstown Shopping Centre in Dublin, and was part of a family who were heavily involved in sport and fitness. Cillian was a third-year student at Blakestown Community School in west Dublin. In […]
Sentencing today of Kinahan cartel members for a bizarre and backfired weapon trafficking plot is the latest win for international law enforcement in a relentless hunt of the deadly crime gang. The Kinahan cartel, described by the US Treasury Department as one of the world’s most dangerous, and comparable to Italy’s Camorra, Mexico’s Los Zetas, […]