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How PSNI botched Katie Simpson murder investigation
How PSNI botched Katie Simpson murder investigation

When 21-year-old Katie Simpson died in August 2020 after an event in her home, why did the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) accept the versi…

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Iran war: what a deal could look like - and why Trump blinked first
Iran war: what a deal could look like - and why Trump blinked first

On Wednesday, in the midst of a tentative ceasefire, Iran issued what could be the first step in a deal with the US over the Strait of Hormuz.


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What do sky-high jet fuel prices mean for travellers?
What do sky-high jet fuel prices mean for travellers?

The Iran war, which began on February 28th, has disrupted air traffic routes and pushed up jet fuel prices. That much is clear. But with the war show…

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A suspected murder-suicide in Iceland with an Irish connection
A suspected murder-suicide in Iceland with an Irish connection

In June 2025, the Mancel family left their apartment in Leopardstown in south Dublin, headed to Dublin Airport and flew to Reykjavik. They checked in…

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A sick man: DJ Carey and his cancer con
A sick man: DJ Carey and his cancer con

Last November former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for fraud. 


In July, the disgraced sportsman pleaded gu…

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Inside the Kinahan cartel’s secret phone chats: ‘Nobody is stopping until they’re all dead’
Inside the Kinahan cartel’s secret phone chats: ‘Nobody is stopping until they’re all dead’

When Sean McGovern, a trusted member of the Kinahan organised crime cartel, was extradited from Dubai last May he can’t have known the depth and brea…

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Dire reviews and controversy: Why the Michael Jackson movie broke box-office records
Dire reviews and controversy: Why the Michael Jackson movie broke box-office records

Michael, the biopic tracking the early years of Michael Jackson, opened to dire reviews and criticism over its silence on the child sex abuse allegat…

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Car bombs and hijackings: Why two attacks show the New IRA hasn’t gone away
Car bombs and hijackings: Why two attacks show the New IRA hasn’t gone away

Last Saturday evening, a food delivery driver was hijacked in Co Antrim, a bomb was placed in his car and he was ordered to drive to Dunmurry police …

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Gerry Hutch’s life in Lanzarote
Gerry Hutch’s life in Lanzarote

For a man who has been targeted by assassins, Gerry Hutch is surprisingly easy to track down in the village in Lanzarote where he has lived for more …

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After the 'feis-fixing' scandal, has Irish dancing cleaned up its act?
After the 'feis-fixing' scandal, has Irish dancing cleaned up its act?

When Ellen Coyne heard her phone buzz in bed on a dark October night in 2022, she couldn’t have known that answering it would lead to the “biggest th…

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