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Son ordered to repay €192,000 to mother’s estate after ‘disturbing’ actions

The High Court has ordered the son of a woman who left a €6m estate to repay €192,000 to the estate after a judge said he had taken advantage of hi...

Troy Parrott | Irish Independent

Ireland's Troy Parrott celebrates after scoring his side's second goal in the 2-1 win against Hungary at Aviva Stadium. Photo: Tyler Miller/Sportsf...

Ex-student avoids jail over placement of mobile phones in bathroom of shared house

A former student who secretly placed mobile phones in the bathroom of a house he shared with other students with the camera facing towards the show...

Security guard with plot to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby is jailed for life, with minimum term of 16 years

BREAKING | Gavin Plumb was snared after a US undercover police officer infiltrated an online group called Abduct Lovers and became concerned about ...

‘There was a time I didn’t think I would come back home at all’

An Irish woman who had been under a travel ban in Dubai after being charged with attempted suicide has praised the Government for its swift work on...

Young teenage girl dies during football game in Co Louth

All NEFL matches scheduled for this weekend are called off, as a mark of respect due to the untimely passing of the teen sports player A young tee...

Taylor Swift’s Dublin gigs sparked seismic activity in Wexford

Researchers at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) have found that Taylor Swift triggered seismic activity as far away as Wexford duri...

Open-air fight in Armagh linked to dispute between crime gang ‘The Firm’ and rivals

Witnesses said an attempt was also made to run someone over during the fight Two people were arrested and a further two taken to hospital last week...

Scores of Twelfth of July parades to take place across Northern Ireland

Tens of thousands of loyal order members and 600 marching bands are to take to the streets of Northern Ireland for the annual Twelfth of July festi...

From college friends to inter-county rivals – when Pádraic Joyce and Jim McGuinness won the Sigerson Cup together

Donegal and Galway bosses face off in the All-Ireland semi-finals but have stayed in touch after their successful stint at IT Tralee as students Ga...

‘It was never our intent to mislead anyone’ – FAI claim new manager Heimir Hallgrimsson was always first choice

In a wide-ranging press conference at Lansdowne Road this afternoon, a lot of which focused on the much-criticised 231-day search, Canham said Hall...

Minister says sticking to 5% spending rule would pose risk to public services

Ministers have defended plans to breach the 5 per cent spending rule in Budget 2025, arguing that remaining within the limit would have posed a ris...

‘Football and sport has to be safe, it has to be safe’ – Ireland boss Eileen Gleeson

Head coach Eileen Gleeson at Carrow Road in Norwich, England. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/SportsfileIreland women’s national team manager Eileen Gleeso...

Buses acting as ‘corridors of crime’ in Dublin, Fianna Fáil TD says

Public transport routes are acting as “corridors of crime” in Dublin, a Fianna Fáil representative has said. Cormac Devlin TD made the remark as se...

‘She was quiet until she was safely in the air’ – fears Tori Towey would be arrested again before she boarded plane

Authorities in Dubai confirmed charges against Tori Towey had been dropped and she was free to return homeCatherine Fegan, Conor Feehan, Emma Ryan ...
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