A man (27) has been sentenced to eight years in prison after a ‘one-punch’ attack that killed a father-of-four at a house party after a Conor McGregor fight last year. Francis Hughes of 30 Sruth an Iuir, Oram Castleblayney had admitted that he assaulted 41-year old Graham Tobin at that address at about 6am on […]
A 27-year-old County Monaghan man has been sentenced to eight years in jail for killing another man with a single punch in October 2018. Francis Hughes, with an address in Oram, Castleblayney, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Graham Tobin. The judge said it was an exceptionally serious unprovoked attack. He noted the failure of […]
A JUDGE has ordered Facebook and Twitter to be brought before him to answer for allegations of contempt of court over the publication of photographs identifying the two boys convicted of murdering Ana Kriegel. Mr Justice Michael White directed representatives of the social media giants to come to the Central Criminal Court tomorrow after he […]
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had just returned by helicopter from their trip to Cumbria last Tuesday. The video, taken by a royal fan and shared to the account Mind Foundry, shows Kate and Will speedily walking across the lawn towards their three children George, Charlotte and Louis. Kate and Will can be seen […]
For Father’s Day, Paul Rimmer headed to a service at the centuries-old Gothic chapel that he liked to visit in Cambridge, England, this time bringing his son, Tristan, 9, with him. Tristan was enjoying the service — staring at the ceiling in awe, laughing happily — when an usher approached. The boy was being disruptive, […]
In line with one of the basic principles of the subject, the Leaving Cert higher level Accounting paper was conservative in both the topics examined and the content, said teacher Ray O’Loughlin.. It was “very straightforward and uncomplicated and students who prepared well will be pleased with this exam”, said Mr O’Loughln of Dublin’s Institute […]
An Iraq war veteran has been found guilty of stabbing a Britain’s Got Talent finalist to death in a violent rage. Desmond Sylva, 41, knifed his on-off girlfriend Simonne Kerr, 31, more than 70 times at his flat in Clapham, south London, on August 15 last year. The former soldier, who served in Iraq and […]
Queen Maxima and her husband King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visited the British Royal Family this week. They braved the rain to open Royal Ascot on Tuesday with other royals including Primce William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie as well as Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. But […]
It was a long journey. Most likely driven by hunger, the emaciated polar bear had strayed far from its natural habitat before reaching the Russian city of Norilsk. The city, a nickel-mining center with a population of about 175,000, is just inside the Arctic Circle. But residents of Norilsk had not seen a polar bear […]
Royal Ascot week is a key event in the Royal Family’s calendar and the opening day kicked off in style yesterday with the royal carriage procession delighting racegoers and royal watchers. Princess Anne is a keen racing aficionado, as well as an accomplished horsewoman herself, and is a familiar sight at the prestigious race meeting. Keen-eyed royal […]