BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will make no new offer on Brexit and those who promoted Britain’s exit without any understanding of how to deliver it deserve a “special place in hell”, EU Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday. The United Kingdom is on course to leave the European Union on March 29 […]
The son of murder trial witness Mary Lowry has told how he “did not like spending time” with accused man Patrick Quirke. Tommy Lowry (21) recalled an occasion when Mr Quirke was “giving out” to his mother about a missing ladder on the farm. Ms Lowry had then asked him what he had done with […]
Detectives investigating the murder of a German backpacker in Northern Ireland have been granted additional time to question a suspect. The 59-year-old was originally arrested in connection with Inga Maria Hauser’s death last May and later released on bail pending further inquiries. Police have now been granted another 14 hours to ask him further questions. […]
Teenagers should be taught porn literacy as part of their sex education, according to a report from NUI Galway researchers. It said that with “significant proportions” of male and female adolescents reportedly engaging with pornography, it is a critical influence on the sexual socialisation of youth. Young people “need to be supported to develop the […]
The son of murder trial witness Mary Lowry has told how he “did not like spending time” with accused man Patrick Quirke. Tommy Lowry (21) recalled an occasion when Mr Quirke was “giving out” to his mother about a missing ladder on the farm. Ms Lowry had then asked him what he had done with […]
The family and friends of the late model and autism campaigner Alli MacDonnell are organising a memorial for her. Close friend Lisa Burgess paid tribute to the mother of four, describing her as “wickedly funny, naughty, full of mischief and extraordinarily caring and compassionate”. “She was an extraordinary mother and lived for her kids and […]
They are the hot new trend in finance, and Marius Jurgilas’s mission is to lure them to Lithuania. Yet even he has been shocked by the “overwhelming” number of enquiries from UK “fintech” companies in recent months. The reason is Brexit. Financial technology companies are making last-minute plans in case of a no-deal Brexit on […]
The mother of a newborn baby who died in her arms aged 12 hours, said what should have been the happiest day of her life turned into the worst day of her life. Fiona Tuite and Ivan Murphy, from Drogheda, county Louth, as well as other family and friends, were at the inquest into the […]
A judge in New York has ruled a former GAA coach can be extradited to Ireland to face almost 400 charges of child sex abuse. The suspect has been in custody since January 16 and sought to be released on bail last week. The man’s sister asked a judge to release him because she said […]
A taxi driver has being jailed for one year for a sexual assault on his fiancee’s friend on the night of their engagement party. Aaron Doran (32) was convicted after a trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court last November. He pleaded not guilty to the sexual assault of Sarah Powers at Kilcarraig Close, Tallaght, Dublin […]