Irish Daily Star
BRUSHTED
A PRISON officer got more than he bargained for when he searched the toilets of a courts complex. These photos show a large stash of drugs hidden inside a toilet brush holder at a courthouse in Chancery Street in Dublin on Wednesday. The warder, who...
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GROUP OF CHILDREN QUIZZED SEX ATTACK ‘BY SIX BOYS’
GARDAI have arrested a group of young boys over an alleged gang sex attack on a teen girl, it has emerged. We have also learned that investigators also believe at least one of the boys filmed the alleged attack on his mobile phone – with the footage...
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DON’S GONE TO ICELAND
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump repeatedly confused Greenland with Iceland in a rambling speech that attacked his European allies at Davos yesterday. his speech with a barrage of anti-European insults, he later said he wouldn’t invade Greenland and then...
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‘I will not go away, I will not give up’
THE brother of murdered Jennifer Poole will tell TDs and Senators today that a domestic abuse register must not allow offenders to be removed from it after three years. In 2021, the mum-of-two was stabbed to death in her Dublin home by her former...
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IT’S NOT ENOUGH
THE family of a man who died in a onepunch attack have launched a petition to demand that his killer’s sentence be increased. Christopher O’Neill was last week jailed for six years for killing innocent Martin Lynn — but with standard remission, he...
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RTE money chief’s exit ‘big loss’
THE resignation of Mari Hurley as RTE’s chief financial officer is a “big loss”, the Media Minister has said. RTE confirmed she would leave the role in the spring, completing a tenure of 18 months. Ms Hurley was appointed in the summer of 2024 after...
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Loo beauty,
GOLDEN Girl Jessie Buckley woke up her parents in the early hours of yesterday with a tearful video call to say she’d won a Golden Globe. The 36-year-old, who is now a favourite for Oscar glory, also revealed how she almost missed hearing she won for...
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‘Pilloried’ vid comes back to haunt Browne
A CONTROVERSIAL social media video that Minister James Browne claimed had nothing to do with his department was co-scripted by an agency under his remit and approved by Department of Housing officials prior to publication, internal emails reveal. The...
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LITTLE OISIN ‘KILLED BY HIS DAD’
GARDAI suspect that this little boy was violently murdered by his father — who then took his own life. Oisin O’Reilly (11) was found at a house in Clondalkin, Dublin, yesterday morning — after the body of his father Wayne O’Reilly (48) was discovered.
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€33BN tax take really is the business
THE country’s windfall from corporation tax soared to almost €33billion last year – one third of all the money made by the State. The figure is a 17.2% increase on 2024 and drove the total tax collected to €105.7bn, an 8.6% rise. And with gross...
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MURDERED AFTER TRAD SESSION IN PUB
A BELOVED businessman was stabbed to death in a horrific incident in the early hours of yesterday. Stephen McCahill (65) the coproprietor of the Corner House pub in Ardara, Co Donegal, was killed at his home at 3am after a trad music session in his...
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FIRST ROAD VICTIMS OF NEW YEAR
7pm on Saturday, while Brian Cronin (37) died on the same night in a single-vehicle crash in Co Kerry. A man in his 80s also lost his life in a one-vehicle collision in Co Antrim.
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Oz New Year’s Eve swim tragedy
AN IRISH backpacker has drowned while swimming off a popular beach in Australia. The male victim, who was aged 35, lost his life early on New Year’s Eve. He died while swimming off Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Islands in Queensland in the north...
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‘HELP TRACK TADGH KILLERS’
GARDAI have released photos of the getaway car used by the men who firebombed a house, killing a boy and his grandaunt. Tadgh Farrell, 4, and Mary Holt died on December 6 and Gardai are searching for anyone who may have caught the vehicle on CCTV.
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AUDREY: AMY KEPT ME ALIVE
THE mother of teen Amy Fitzpatrick — missing in Spain since 2008 — says her fight for answers kept her going as she fought back from serious liver disease that left her in a coma for 10 days and nearly cost her her life.
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‘KEEP A CANDLE LIT FOR THOMAS’EIGHT
THE family and friends of a teenager killed in a horror tractor crash have been urged to “keep a candle lit today in his memory”. Sixteen-year-old Thomas (TJ) Chambers, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was fatally injured in the collision at...
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SUPER SOCCER PULLOUT Pat’s all folks!
YOU’LL NEVER WALK OUT ALONE All of football will be with Diogo Jota’s sons today as they walk out as mascots for clash between his former clubs, Liverpool & Wolves
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‘KEVIN WAS LIKE FAMILY’
MISSED: Garda Kevin Flatley died after being hit by motorbike in May; (inset) Supt Stephen McCauley
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WOMAN FREED IN DANIEL PROBE
THIS is the moment a woman walked free yesterday from a Garda station – after being grilled for almost 24 hours over the death of little Daniel Aruebose. The woman, who is in her 20s, declined to comment to The Star after being arrested on suspicion...
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WITH A THOUSANDPAGES MEMORIES
ICONIC Driving Home For Christmas singer Chris Rea has died aged 74 after a short illness — just days before December 25. The tragedy also comes shortly after Chris referenced his famous festive hit in his final Instagram post — showing a driver...
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IT’S A CUFF JOB...
FIVE trainee Gardai have been sacked for handcuffing another rookie and leaving him under a running shower — in what has been described as ‘a prank gone wrong’. It’s understood the incident occurred at the Garda Training College in Templemore, Co...
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‘THREE MINUTES OF MADNESS’
A WOMAN has been jailed for six months for sending “sickening” messages to Tanaiste Simon Harris which she told a court had occurred during “three minutes of madness”. Sandra Barry (40) branded Mr Harris a “murderer” and said “I hope somebody does...
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SCHOOL’S ROLL CALL
A CASH-STRAPPED local school has seen a surge in donations after a request for each child to bring their own toilet roll and towel highlighted a wider financial crisis. The principal at Darver NS in Co. Louth thanked donors but said: “In reality, what...
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I CAN’T SEE LIFE WITHOUT MY BABY
A WOMAN who saw her daughter stabbed to death by the eightyear-old’s evil father has bravely spoken out — in a bid to have the law changed so that child-killers like him can never go free. Aisha Noor Al Katib, whose little girl Malika was stabbed to...
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HERO OF BONDI
THIS heroic dad disarmed a terrorist after an attack was launched at Bondi Beach in Australia during a Jewish holiday - killing 15 people. Ahmed al Ahmed was called a “genuine hero” by Chris Minns, the New South Wales Premier, who added: ■ “I’ve got...
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HORROR AT CINDERELLA TWINK’S PARROT KILLED IN PANTO
PANTO veteran Twink has been left devastated after her pet parrot Timby was killed during rehearsals for her new show, Cinderella, which the bird had several lines in. She said: “I have lost my best friend of 26 years, I am broken.”
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SECURING OUR SKIES
IRELAND will have anti-drone technology in place by next summer, Minister for Defence Helen McEntee said. The technology will “identify and neutralise” drones that “may be a threat” and will be in place before the meeting of senior EU figures in...
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CHILD KILLERS
THIS is the shocking footage of the moment two hooded thugs hurled a petrol bomb at a house — killing four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his grandaunt Mary Holt. Gardai released the CCTV as it emerged a teenage boy is one of those suspected to have...
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BRAM THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS
STORM Bram battered the country with high-speed winds yesterday, leaving 54,000 homes without power at its peak. The entire island was placed under weather warnings for much of yesterday as the storm knocked over trees and power lines and left local...
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JAIL ROW LED TO ARSON MURDERS
GARDAI believe a notorious criminal orchestrated the arson on a house that saw a four-year-old boy and his grandaunt killed after a row in prison. Tadhg Farrell and Mary Holt (60) died when a petrol bomb was thrown at a property in Edenderry, Co...
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BOY (4) & WOMAN KILLED IN ARSON ATTACK
A DOUBLE murder probe is underway after this young boy and his grandaunt were killed in a horror arson attack. The innocent victims were named yesterday as Mary Holt (60) and Tadgh Farrell (4) after their house was set on fire in Edenderry, Offaly.
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Roy Show.. legend helps kick Xmas special into overdrive
HUNDREDS of thousands of children, as well as hundreds of thousands of adult children, gathered in front of televisions throughout the country for last night’s Late Late Toy Show. There were dazzling dance displays, heartwarming moments and plenty of...
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For secret Harris house
AROUND €1million of taxpayers’ money was spent on secret accommodation and security for the former Garda Commissioner Drew Harris. Responding to questions from Labour TD Alan Kelly in the Dail, Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan confirmed that An Garda...
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BURKEY VOTING FOR CHRISTMAS
ENOCH Burke was yesterday told he will remain in jail over Christmas unless he purges his contempt of court. Mr Burke has been in Mountjoy Prison since late November for breaches of a court order relating to his former school. Mr Justice Brian Cregan...
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THANK YOU IRELANDOFFICICAaLption
VOLODYMYR Zelensky yesterday told the Dail that Ireland “understands the price of freedom” as he thanked the nation for its support for Ukraine. But as he made the first State visit to Ireland by a Ukrainian president, belligerent Vladimir Putin told...
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MONK’S BEING GERRY CAREFUL
GERRY ‘The Monk’ Hutch still faces Kinahan cartel death threats as he plans to run for election again. Garda sources say he is keeping a low profile ahead of the upcoming Dublin Central by-election as he is taking the Kinahan threats very...
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Harris vents in Dail rents row
SIMON HARRIS blasted Sinn Fein’s Finance spokesman Pearse Doherty as a “hypocrite” and an “angry jack in the box” during a blistering Dail row on spiralling rents and evictions. The Tanaiste slammed the opposition party for claiming to be on “the side...
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MONK WRAP SHEETS DáIL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS
CRAFTY city street hawkers are flogging Gerry Hutch Christmas merchandise including mugs, wrapping paper and even Santa hats. The Hutch merchandise is for sale on Henry Street just days after it emerged the 62-year-old told associates he plans to run...
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On-run Enoch back in the Joy
HISTORY teacher Enoch Burke is back behind bars after being on the run for a week, it has emerged. The Star has confirmed that Mr Burke was arrested by gardai early yesterday and brought to DETAINED: Mr Burke Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison at around...
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BODY IN LAKE AXE HORROR
PROBE: Gardai were called to bloody scene in Kildare after woman was attacked with an axe
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Guilty of double murder
A WOMAN has been found guilty of the murders of two men — whose bodies were found bound and buried in a shallow grave in 2014. A jury found that Ruth Lawrence (46) worked “as a unit” with her boyfriend Neville van der Westhuizen to kill Eoin O’Connor...
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Brace for frost of living crisis
IRELAND is in for some wintry weather, as temperatures are set to drop and conditions remain wet and windy. A “winter blast” may move in from next week, with temperatures dropping to lows of between -2 and -4. This will be coupled with mist and...
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D LAST GUARD OF HONOUR...
MICHAEL D Higgins and his wife Sabina were greeted by cheers and gifted roses as they left Aras an Uachtarain late last night for the final time. A guard of honour was formed outside the gates of the official residence in the biting cold by the...
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‘It was privilege to be President’
PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins bade an emotional farewell yesterday at what was his final scheduled public appearance. There was a round of applause for the 84-year-old at the end of the Remembrance Sunday service as people wished him well for when he...
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EXPLOSIVES SEIZED ‘PLOT TO BOMB ASYLUM CENTRES’
TWO men have been charged with explosives offences after Gardai uncovered an alleged far right plot to attack a Galway mosque, IPAS centres and hotels housing migrants around Ireland, a court has heard.
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DUNPHY EXCLUSIVE: They’re boring the Arsenal off me SEE INSIDE
THE author of a new book on disgraced hurler DJ Carey has claimed the convicted fraudster “probably doesn’t even know how much he took” and it could be close to €2 million. Eimear Ní Bhraonáin, whose book The Dodger was released this week, says there...
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TURKEYS GLOAT FOR CHRISTMAS
FEARS are growing for Christmas dinners after bird flu was detected at two major turkey farms. The discovery of the deadly virus has forced all poultry farms to lock up their birds and keep them isolated from Monday morning onwards — leading to...
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SHAVING PRIVATE LION
A MYSTERY ‘lion’ seen roaming woods in Co Clare has been rumbled — as a dog with a new do called Mouse. Images of the ‘lion’ went viral this week after what looked like a big cat was caught on camera in Killaloe — but gardai tracked it down and...
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CAREY’S RECORD... DJ’S FIVE IN A ROW
SHAMED hurling legend DJ Carey has been sentenced to five years and six months in prison for defrauding friends, acquaintances and many others by falsely claiming to have cancer. The ex-Kilkenny hurler (54) pleaded guilty in July to 10 counts of...
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HORROR STAB DEATH PROBED
A MAN in his 20s was being quizzed last night after he was arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing in Dublin. The deceased was named locally as Victor Mamaligia, who was also in his 20s. Gardai are probing the death in Tyrrelstown, near...
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EX-HURLING ACE CAGED SCAREY CAT
SHAMED fraudster DJ Carey was last night locked up for his own protection in one of Ireland’s most overcrowded prisons. We have confirmed that former GAA star Carey was placed in Dublin’s Cloverhill remand prison yesterday afternoon after Judge Martin...
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DEL BOY FACES TEN YEARS
KILLER Derek “Del Boy” Hutch is facing up to 10 more years in prison – after he admitted seriously injuring a woman in a road smash. Drugged-up Hutch crashed his motorbike into a 64-yearold woman after making a U-turn to avoid gardai.
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‘SHOTGUN’ SIEGE AT CRECHE
ELITE gardai were called in as a tense stand-off took place at a creche yesterday. The hours-long siege in Navan, Co Meath, was finally brought to an end when armed members of the Emergency Response Unit confronted a man in the garden of the property,...
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I WANT TO CLEAR MY NAME
THE man arrested over the horror murder of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine has said he wants to see the crime solved to clear his name. Michael Kelley (53) was previously arrested by detectives investigating the April 29 murder of Mr Gaine on his Kenmare...
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Bank hol roads crackdown
GARDAI have put in place a safety operation as the bank holiday weekend begins - with extra patrols and checkpoints on what can be a dangerous time on the country’s roads. While the traffic enforcement operation will mean a greater Garda presence on...
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16 more charged following Citywest violence
GARDAI had a strong presence in Citywest again last night - as 16 people appeared in court on charges related to the violence that flared up there on Wednesday. And, as gardai braced themselves for another potential night of trouble at the IPAS site...
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FURY AT CITYWEST STAY AWAY
A COURT barred these five alleged rioters from going near the Citywest Hotel as the Garda Chief warned anyone planning more violence to stay away or face the consequences. Thugs attacked Gardai outside the asylum centre hotel again last night in a...
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BACK PAGE CITY SLICKERS
Taoiseach Micheal Martin told the Dail the State “failed” in its duty to the child who was in the care of Tusla when she “absconded” at the weekend. Peaceful protestors gathered near the scene of the alleged incident in the south Dublin village of...
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HOW TYSON’S POST KO’D DANIEL
AMERICAN DEA officers made Daniel Kinahan a top priority target and slapped a $5m bounty on his head after Tyson Fury thanked the cartel boss for helping him secure a massive fight deal, it has been claimed.
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GOVT TO BRING IN JENNIE’S LAW ‘THIS WILL SAVE LIVES’
THE Government is set to bring in Jennie’s Law – to name and shame domestic abusers. The brother of murder victim Jennifer Poole last night hailed the new public database being introduced by Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan. Jason Poole said: “This...
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BLESSED ARE THE PEACE KEEPERS
A MILITARY chaplain who was stabbed in a frenzied jihadi attack at a Galway barracks has revealed Irish peacekeepers in war-torn Lebanon call him a ‘legend’ for surviving the attack. Fr Paul Murphy is five months into a tour of duty as chaplain for...
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BOY (17) KILLED IN CARE HOME STAB HORROR
GARDAI are investigating after a 17-year-old asylum seeker was stabbed to death in a “frenzied” attack. Vadym Davydenko from Ukraine suffered wounds to his head, eyes, chest and hands at a Tusla-supervised apartment at a building in Donaghmede in...
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IT’S A GUARD ENOCH LIFE
GARDAI were called after Enoch Burke ended up in a verbal row with a security guard hired by Wilson’s Hospital School to keep him out. The High Court heard the school had been given a quote of €763 a week for private security - and the judge suggested...
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THEY’RE RIOT SCUMBAGS
A TEENAGE thug who torched a €5 million Luas tram during the infamous Dublin riots had been warned by his mother: “Get out of town, scumbags are wrecking their own city.” Evan Moore was jailed for three years after a court heard he was “ashamed” of...
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