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‘The Irish Rasputin’: The hard-drinking immigrant they couldn’t kill... until they finally did
A prohibition speakeasy in 1930s New York set the scene for a diabolical and, as it turned out, astonishingly difficult murder plot. Irish immigrant …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
White Widow: Irish born schoolgirl turned Islamic terrorist connected to 7/7 attacks remains at large
The so-called ‘White Widow’ is one of the world’s most wanted Islamic terror suspects. Samantha Lewthwaite has been linked to 400 deaths and the 7/7 …
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley’s shock split: A nation obsessed with celebrity romance
We’re a nation obsessed with knowing. From the parish newsletter to the daily death notices, we like to keep tabs on the comings and goings of life a…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Extra: Conor McGregor loses appeal in Nikita Hand civil rape case
Conor McGregor has lost his challenge against a High Court jury's finding that he raped Nikita Hand in a Dublin penthouse. Ms Hand sued the former MM…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
‘It’s like a sick perversion of Squid Game’: Horror in Gaza as tide begins to turn against Netanyahu
Shocking imagery from Gaza of extreme hunger has caused a visible shift in media coverage and political perspective. In recent days, Donald Trump, Ke…
8 months ago
The unsolved death of Joe Deacy, and the ‘vicious’ poison pen letters that followed
Almost eight years on, no one has been held accountable for the violent death of 21-year-old Joe Deacy who was found unconscious outside a home in Sw…
8 months ago
The trouble with EuroMillions: Dolores McNamara’s €115m win, 20 years on
In the summer of 2005, a typical Friday night in the local pub changed the life of Dolores McNamara forever when she learned that the EuroMillions ti…
8 months ago
Extra: Trump’s tariff triumph - A bad loss for Ireland and a disaster for the EU
Following months of speculation and negotiations, the European Union has finally struck a trade agreement with the US which will see both sides settl…
8 months ago
The Miami Showband Massacre: ‘ They tried to wipe out the entire band.’
In 1960s Ireland, while the Catholic Church still held sway, a new cultural force was rising — the showband scene. Ballrooms filled up night after ni…
8 months ago
'Prison rules didn't really exist' Former Governor of infamous Maze prison on dealing with Michael Stone, Billy Wright and Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair
William McKee is a former governor of the Maze Prison. He was the senior governor in charge of the prison on the 27th December 1997. That was the day…
8 months ago