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Balbriggan murder LIVE updates as gardai attend scene of fatal Dublin stabbing
Crime
A man in his 70s was killed in a brutal attack overnight in Balbriggan, where a 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder
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Two arrested as Gardai seize 38 kilos of cocaine 'destined for Christmas social scene'
Drugs seizures
Gardaí seized 38 kilos of cocaine with an estimated street sale value of €2.6 million, €66,000 in cash, a cocaine press, money counters and other drug distribution paraphernalia
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Revenue seize contraband, including cocaine and cigarettes, worth almost €320,000
Revenue
The cigarettes seized include products branded Silk Cut, Marlboro, Super King and John Player
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Gardai remove all images of 99 'persons of interest' in Dublin riots investigation
Dublin riots
Gardaí published a gallery of 99 'persons of interest' earlier this month ahead of the anniversary of the Dublin riots
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Man arrested and two men hospitalised following early morning Finglas robbery
Crime
Gardaí, including members of the Armed Support Unit, rushed to reports of a robbery in progress outside a residential premises at Finglas Place
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Finglas assault LIVE updates as murder investigation launched following death in Dublin
Finglas
Gardai and emergency services responded to reports of an assault outside a residence on Dunsink Green in Finglas, West Dublin, in the early hours of Tuesday
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Man arrested after woman, 60s, threatened with hammer in aggravated burglary in Dublin
Crime
The burglary occurred at a residence in Ballyfermot in Dublin in the early hours of Monday morning
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Man and woman arrested in investigation into death of man in Wexford
Wexford
The two were arrested as part of a Garda probe into the discovery of the body of a man in Gorey on July 21
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Gardai charge 21 people as part of operation targeting robbery, burglary and theft in Dublin
Courts
Gardaí attached to the Coolock and Raheny districts in Dublin arrested and charged 21 people as part of ongoing investigations under Operation Thor and Operation Tairge
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Man assaulted and 'forcibly removed from home' into car in Cork before escaping crashed vehicle
Crime
Gardaí in Cork have launched a witness appeal after the man was assaulted, taken from his home in Douglas and driven to Bishopstown, where the vehicle crashed and he could escape
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Gardaí identify five people from gallery of 99 ‘persons of interest’ in Dublin riots investigation
Dublin riots
Gardaí continue to investigate the Dublin riots, which caused millions of euros in damage to the city, nearly one year on from the disturbances
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Multi-day search for Willie Maughan and Ana Varslavane stood down by investigating Gardaí
Crime
On Friday, November 15, Gardaí investigating the disappearance and murder of William Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane launched a search of open lands in north County Dublin
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Pastor who gave double murder suspect last rites prays search team 'will be guided' to missing couple’s remains
Crime
Exclusive: Reverend Dr Alex Johnson, a pastor at Healing Nations Ministry in Liverpool in the UK who anointed Cornelius Price on his deathbed, told the Irish Mirror: “I pray to God the search team will be guided to the right place and that they find them"
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Man arrested after suspected LSD worth €200,000 seized at Dublin Airport
An Garda Siochana
On Friday, as a result of risk profiling, Revenue officers seized approximately five grammes of LSD with an estimated value of over €200,000 at Dublin Airport. This consignment could have potentially been used to manufacture in excess of 20,000 doses
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European arrest warrant issued for driver who failed roadside breath test
Crime
On Saturday, Gardaí were conducting a mandatory intoxicant testing checkpoint in Coolock, Dublin when a male driver was stopped and tested
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Irishman charged with murder of Kirsty Ward after she was strangled to death in Spanish hotel
Spain
Spanish public prosecutors are seeking a 21-year prison sentence for Keith Byrne for strangling mum-of-one Kirsty Ward with a hair straightener power cord after a row at their Costa Dorada holiday hotel
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Irishman accused of murder in Hungary 'used internet to find out if pigs eat corpses'
Crime
The 37-year-old has been arrested in connection with the killing of American nurse Mackenzie Michalski, 31, in Budapest
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Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch enjoys pint after prison release as he mulls election run
Gerry The Monk Hutch
EXCLUSIVE: The 61-year-old was photographed scrolling on his phone at a bar counter shortly after getting out of Lanzarote's Tahiche Prison on bail last Monday
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Man appears in court charged with murder of 36-year-old father of one in Kerry
Courts
Kane Hornyak of Dune Road, Ballybunion, Co Kerry appeared before a special sitting of Cork District Court this afternoon
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€1m drugs case against glam CAB couple dropped because others had access to garage where it was stored
Criminal Assets Bureau
EXCLUSIVE: Now, it can be revealed that the €1m cannabis charge against the pair was dropped in September 2019 by the Director of Public Prosecutions and “despite a compelling case a decision was reached not to prosecute the couple on the basis that the prosecution could not prove to the criminal standard that they had exclusive access to the garage as four workmen also had access to the garage in the days leading up to the seizure.”
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Man due in court after Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman allegedly 'attacked during canvas'
Roderic O'Gorman
It’s understood Mr O’Gorman was left badly shaken following the alleged incident in the Blanchardstown area on Saturday evening
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Friend of US schoolgirl driven to suicide calls for death penalty for evil catfish killer after sentence life
Crime
Twisted Alexander McCartney, 26, was given a 20-year maximum term at Belfast Crown Court after admitting 185 charges, including manslaughter, involving 70 children
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Two men arrested after shotgun seized in Dublin
Crime
At approximately 11:30am, Gardaí responded to reports of a firearm being discharged in the Vincent Street South area of Dublin
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Two youths arrested after stolen vehicle collides with multiple parked cars in Cork
Crime
Gardaí arrested both youths after they ran from a vehicle which was previously reported stolen that collided with a number of parked cars
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