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British scientist to feature on new £50 note – but which one?

The public are being asked to submit nominations and can submit their suggestions on the Bank’s website until 14 December. Governor Mark Carney said the figure could come from any field of science, but “I have ruled out economists”. The current £50 note features steam-engine pioneers Matthew Boulton and James Watt. There is no shortage […]

Rapist laughs as he is given 14-year term for brutal attack on Spanish student

A student who was subjected to 21 hours of imprisonment when she was repeatedly raped genuinely thought she would die, a judge said. But the man who admitted abducting and raping the Spanish teenager appeared to chuckle as he was sentenced to 14 years in jail yesterday. Eoin Berkley (25), with an address at Hampton […]

RTE and miserable weather blamed for low turnout at Pope's Mass

Bad weather and RTÉ’s “comprehensive coverage” of the visit of Pope Francis have been blamed for the poor turnout at the pontiff’s Phoenix Park Mass. A review of the visit also saw gardaí raise concerns about a “lack of experience” among volunteers at the event. As many as 500,000 people were expected to attend the […]

Father-of-three knifed to death by Halloween partygoer

A young businessman was stabbed to death after becoming emrbroiled in a row with revellers at a Halloween party. Gardaí are understood to have identified the man they believe is responsible for the killing of father-of-three David Boland (34). Mr Boland, who ran his own engineering business, was an innocent bystander who was caught up […]

'Grace period' for Ryanair's baggage rules

Ryanair is affording its passengers a grace period before enforcing its controversial new hand luggage policy. November 1 was supposed to be the first day of the new rules, which no longer permit “non-priority” customers a free larger carry-on bag. In the airline’s UK hub at Stansted Airport, scores of passengers in non-priority queues shuffled […]

Murder investigation launched after man (34) stabbed to death in Kildare

A murder investigation has been launched after a man died from apparent stab wounds sustained in an assault in the early hours of this morning. David Boland (34) from Nurney, Co Kildare was fatally injured on Duke Street in the Kildare town of Athy. Mr Boland was treated at the scene and taken by ambulance […]

Rapist Eoin Berkley gets 14 years jail for attack on Spanish student last year

A 25-year-old man who abducted a teenage Spanish student from Dublin city centre and raped her repeatedly over a 21 hour period has been jailed for 14 years. Eoin Berkley of Hampton Wood Way, Finglas, Dublin admitted raping the girl at the Irish Glass Bottle Company site, Pigeon House Road on three occasions between July […]