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Tragic Jasmine rang gardaí for help before killer struck

A young mother-of-two died after suffering suspected knife wounds in a vicious attack at her home in Co Donegal. Aspiring actress Jasmine McMonagle was found dead when elite members of the Garda Regional Response Unit stormed the house in Killygordon in the early hours of yesterday. The 27-year-old had contacted gardaí to report a domestic […]

Festive feuder gets 60 stitches in row

A man sustained around 60 stitches to his face after he was stabbed during a dispute between two families on Christmas Day, gardai said. The serious assault occurred in the town of Rathkeale, Co Limerick, around 8.30pm, on December 25, gardai confirmed yesterday. Detectives investigating the attack are believed to be following a definite line […]

Cliffs of Moher victim (26) was taking photos

Efforts are under way to repatriate the body of a 26-year-old man from India who fell to his death while taking photographs at the Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare last Friday. The Trinity College Dublin (TCD) student has been formally identified, however his name has not been released. Gardai have been working with the […]

Legal Abortions Begin in Ireland With Solidarity and Small Protests

Ireland this week began offering legalized abortion services, a historic shift in a country that for decades had some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe. In a referendum last year, voters repealed a clause in Ireland’s Constitution that effectively outlawed abortion, and legislation passed at the end of 2018 allowed for unrestricted terminations […]

Brazil's far-right president sends army into city to fight crime

Justice minister Sergio Moro ordered the deployment after reports in Brazilian media showed gangs torching service stations. Dozens of attacks have forced residents to stay at home. The intervention comes weeks after far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, who was elected president last year on a hardline law-and-order slate, took office. In recent days banks, police stations […]

Woman critical after 'man assaults her' following car crash

Police are investigating a report that the 39-year-old woman was assaulted by the male driver of the other car involved in the crash. The Metropolitan Police said the woman, who had been driving a Kia Picanto, was “taken unwell” when officers arrived at the scene of the two-car collision at Gants Hill roundabout in Redbridge […]

Dad builds 3D-printed bionic arm for son

The Stockton-on-Tees father bought a 3D printer and created nine sets of bionic limbs for his 11-year-old son Jamie. “I knew nothing at all about it before we bought the 3D printer,” he told Sky News. Using tutorials on YouTube and help from online forums, he and his son learnt how to download the free […]

German mass data attack ‘known for weeks’

Germany’s cybersecurity authorities have been criticised after it emerged they knew about a mass data attack on hundreds of politicians for weeks, but did not tell the police. Journalists, celebrities and politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, are among those whose personal data was published online. The attacks took place throughout December, but did not become […]

Dubai royal ‘grateful’ for Robinson visit

The wife of the ruler of Dubai says she is grateful that a former president of Ireland visited her family. Princess Haya bint Hussein told Irish Broadcaster RTÉ, that she had invited Mary Robinson to visit her and Sheikha Latifa as a family friend. Shiekha Latifa reportedly tried to flee the United Arab Emirates in […]