Irish Sunday Mirror
HEARTBROKEN AND APPALLED
Federal ICE agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis amid ongoing mass protests against donald trump’s immigration crackdown. Rep. Ilhan Omar issued a statement after the shooting, saying: “I am absolutely heartbroken, horrified, and appalled that...
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BARBIE FEUD WITH EVIL STEPMUM
transgender sex offender Barbie Kardashian had to be moved to the male facility at Limerick prison over vile threats to rape child killer tegan Mcghee – over a dirty shower. The incident happened in June 2023 – while Mcghee was locked up when she was...
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PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS
A TOWN in shock after the violent death of one its most treasured figures came together to see publican Stephen Mccahill laid to rest yesterday. Ardara, Co Donegal came to a standstill for the funeral Mass. Fr Aodhan Cannon said a light has gone out in...
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WE’RE TAKING THE OIL AND THE COUNTRY
VENEZUELA will be “run” by members of Donald trump’s Cabinet, the Us president has announced. Mr Trump said America will be in charge of the country and would tap Venezuela’s vast oil reserves to sell “large amounts” to other nations. The...
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SCIS’ THE SEASON
SCISSOR Sister Charlotte Mulhall has been granted a temporary Christmas release as she awaits a date in the new year when she will finally walk free from prison. The killer, 41, serving life for the brutal killing of her mother’s partner Farah Swaleh...
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THERE MUST BE PROPER JUSTICE FOR SEAN
taoiseach Micheal Martin has told Lebanon’s prime Minister there needs to be real accountability for the death of irish peacekeeper private sean rooney. The 24-year-old was killed by Hezbollah member Mohammad Ayyad in 2022 who was sentenced to death...
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IT BROUGHT IT ALL BACK TO ME
THE brother of Sharon Whelan, who was murdered along with her two daughters, has said he feels for the families of the Edenderry firebomb attack in which a fouryear-old boy and his grand-aunt died. John Whelan said it “brought all back” when he heard...
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SLAY BELLS RING FOR VERONICA KILLER
The man jailed for the murder of journalist Veronica guerin is due to spend his first Christmas out of jail with his family. Brian Meehan, who has served 26 years for one of the most notorious crimes ever committed in Ireland, has applied for...
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‘HOW COULD PAEDO DOC GET AWAY WITH IT?’
AN angry victim of evil paedophile Dr Michael Shine is backing the announcement of a Government probe into the sex abuse scandal after a 32-year campaign. Gerard Murray said: “We want all those people who knew what Shine was doing to tell us why they...
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CRASH PALS UNITED FOREVER
the five young people who lost their lives in a car crash will be “forever united” mourners at one of their funerals heard. Chloe Mcgee, 23, died with her boyfriend Alan Mccluskey, 23, pals Shay Duffy, 21, Dylan Commins, 23, and 21-year-old Chloe...
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WHO TRUMPED?
staff at the controversial €1.4m ‘Donald trump’ styled security pavilion at the Department of agriculture were warned it may have to be abandoned because of a foul stench from pipes underneath it. The smell was so bad that members of the public...
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KIDS FLEE ARSON TERROR
THIS is the shocking moment a suspected arsonist set fire to an asylum seeker hostel with babies and young children upstairs. Several people, including four kids, had to be rescued from the burning building in Drogheda, Co Louth, and some were taken...
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WEST Win
IT’S a landslide win for Catherine Connolly as she was officially announced the 10th President of Ireland. The Independent candidate was victorious as the result was announced in Dublin Castle last night. Ms Connolly received 63.4% amount of the...
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BOY , 17 , CHARGED with VADYM MURDER
A TEENAGER was remanded in custody yesterday charged with the murder of Ukrainian youth Vadym Davydenko at a Tusla care unit. Vadym, 17, pictured, was fatally stabbed at a 24-hour facility in an apartment building in Donaghmede, Dublin, on...
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KILLER ON A FAMILY JAIL BREAK
INFAMOUS murderer Martin Morgan is already enjoying visits to his family outside of prison just 13 years into his life sentence, the Irish Sunday Mirror can reveal. The evil killer “danced” on the head of his victim, Lukasz Rzeszutko, who he killed in...
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TEARS FOR SHED FALL TOMMY
tributes have poured in for a man who died after being blown off his shed roof as killer storm amy lashed across the country. The man has been named as Tommy Connors, from Letterkenny, who died on Friday as 148kmh winds hit. ESB last night confirmed...
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GARDAI PROBE AS ADULT AND CHILD FOUND DEAD
gardai are probing the deaths of an adult and child found dead in a house last night. The grim discovery was made at a home in the Cappagh area of Finglas in north Dublin. A statement said: “Gardai are investigating all the circumstances surrounding
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TRAITORS KATELYN’S TROLL HATE ORDEAL
TRAITORS star Katelyn Divilly has been forced to block trolls after being “harassed” by them online following her stint on the hit rte show. Galway woman Katelyn, 32, told us: “They are choosing a path of misery and hatred, whereas I have so much fun...
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MISSING BOY: DAD’S NEW LIFE ABROAD
THE father of a missing boy at the centre of a major garda search has set up a new life in south america. Officers spent a fifth day searching land near Donabate, Co Dublin, yesterday over fears the boy is buried there.
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TAOISEACH: GAVIN’S MY VOTE
MICHEAL Martin has endorsed former Dublin GAA football manager Jim Gavin as Fianna’s Fail candidate to run in the presidential election. The Taoiseach said he believed the 54-year-old has “all the right values” to take up the role. It comes as Mr...
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SCUM OF THE EARTH
the Kinahan cartel was active in up to 22 countries at the height of its power, a Un-linked report has revealed. The analysis, by its Office on Drugs and Crime, says the cartel had a presence from China in the east to Panama in the west. The cartel,...
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Croker sonic!
LIAM and Noel Gallagher walked out on to a stage in Ireland for the first time in 16 years last night and said: “Oasis vibes in the area.” The rockers then belted out their classic out Hello with it’s refrain, “it’s good to be back”. It was an...
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COPS PROBE JIHADI LINK TO ATTACK ON MCGREGOR PUB
Gardai are probing an islamic terrorist link to the attempted arson on Conor Mcgregor’s pub. The Irish Sunday Mirror can reveal the Garda’s anti-terror unit is questioning a suspected jihadi. The Black Forge Inn in Crumlin, Dublin – bought by the MMA...
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TOGETHER...AND FINALLY SAFE
THE funeral of murdered Vanessa Whyte and her children James and Sara heard they will be “together and finally safe”. Crowds gathered in Barefield, Co Clare, to say farewell to the family who were shot dead last month.
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Three years on.. I need abducted sons home
A MUM whose two kids were abducted by her ex partner has spoken of her heartbreak of not seeing them for three years. Mandy Kelly slammed Egyptian authorities for not helping her get Zayn and Kareem back to her – despite promises to do so. The Co...
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FRESH EYES HELPED NAIL TINA’S EVIL KILLER
A TOP cop in the Tina Satchwell probe has said “fresh eyes” are what ultimately nailed her killer husband. Det Chief Supt Colm Noonan believes gardai who worked on the case after her 2017 disappearance did “their very best”. He added it shows the...
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TEARS FOR BRIGHT & KIND FREYA
A COMMUNITY is in mourning for tragic 12-year-old Freya Tobin. Freya, described as a ‘bright, kind and spirited’ youngster, died after being pulled from the River Suir in the village of Newcastle in Co Tipperary. Her death came amid safety warnings...
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YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE
GRIEF-STRICKEN family, friends and fans said their final farewell to Diogo Jota yesterday. The Liverpool and Portugal forward, 28, was laid to rest alongside his brother André Silva after both died in a car crash on Thursday. Diogo’s widow Rute,...
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SUSPECT’S BID TO BE AN IRISH CITIZEN
MICHAEL Gaine suspect Michael Kelley is applying for Irish citizenship. The American said it is “appropriate” despite a deportation order hanging over him. Mr Kelley, 52, denies any involvement in the Kerry farmer’s suspected murder.
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6 TEENS DROWN IN 6 WEEKS
SIX young people under the age of 18 have drowned in the past six weeks with Water Safety Ireland chiefs urging parents to warn their kids about the dangers of swimming. It comes as tributes are being paid to 15-year-old Kofi Owusu, who lost his life...
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JULES: I HAVE INCURABLE ILLNESS
THE ex-partner of Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder suspect Ian Bailey has revealed she is battling an “incurable illness”. Jules Thomas was in a relationship with Mr Bailey when he was accused of killing the filmmaker. The artist now fears stress...
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FAREWELL TO GENEROUS KIND MICHAEL
THE funeral of murdered Michael Gaine heard yesterday he was a “kind and generous” family man who lived life to the full. The 56-year-old’s partial remains were found on his Co Kerry farm last month. Mourners were told: “Remember him for the way he...
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TINA ‘MURDERED IN SHOWER’
GARDAI suspect Richard Satchwell murdered his wife Tina in the bathroom of their home, the Irish Sunday Mirror can reveal. Officers believe the killer smashed Tina through the glass door of a shower, which he replaced after she vanished in 2017. The...
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LOSING DAD hit Like DOUBLE Decker
CHRISTY Dignam’s daughter said it felt like a “double-decker bus was rammed” into her face the day she realised he was going to die. The Aslan star passed away on June 13, 2023 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Kiera Dignam said: “I remember it now...
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BODY PARTS FOUND IN FARM FIELDS
GARDAI combing fields close to the home of missing farmer Michael Gaine have found several body parts, we can reveal. Investigators now fear the 56-year-old was chopped up, dumped in a slurry tank and spread across a number of fields on his farmland...
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EX-PILOT’S €10M DRUG CHARGE
A FORMER Ryanair pilot has been charged with possession of €10million worth of drugs. Brendan O’meara, 62, of An Tulach, Summerhill, Co Clare, was refused bail before a special sitting of Ennis District Court yesterday. Mr O’meara was arrested after...
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TRAGIC & CRUEL
DOZENS of undocumented Irish have been quietly rounded up and deported out of America in recent weeks under a new crackdown from Donald Trump’s administration. Top New York lawyer, Brian O’dwyer, revealed many in the Irish community, even though they...
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HOPE AMID THE TEARS
PRESIDENTS and paupers gathered in St Peter’s Basilica yesterday for the funeral of Pope Francis. Moments before the service for the peace-loving Pope, leaders had impromptu talks on ending the war in Ukraine – which were described as “potentially...
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The world has lost its sparkle
TRIBUTES have poured in for former Dancing With The Stars judge Julian Benson following his death aged 54. The popular dancer passed away yesterday after battling cystic fibrosis from an early age. DWTS boss Larry Bass, left, said: “The world lost a...
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PRISON DRONE GANG SMASHED
GARDAI and prison chiefs smashed a major gang smuggling drugs and phones into our jails by drones, the Irish Sunday Mirror can reveal. A new wire mesh erected over Mountjoy Prison’s yard means drone drops into the prison have been “stopped...
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FAREWELL TO A GIANT OF GAA
KERRY GAA legend Mick O’dwyer has been remembered as a “giant” both on and off the field as he was laid to rest yesterday. Taoiseach Micheal Martin, GAA chief Jarlath Burns were among the mourners in Waterville. In his eulogy pundit Marty Morrissey...
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CELL ON EARTH
IRELAND’S overcrowded jails are bursting at the seams and becoming more dangerous by the day, we can reveal. Our expose shows how the number of lags assaulting one another rose by over a third last year, as sources say our jails are at “breaking...
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GENTLEMAN GEORGE WAS MY HERO
OLYMPIC hero michael carruth revealed his heartache at the death of boxing legend george Foreman. The pair were friends, with Foreman celebrating Carruth’s gold medal with him at the Barcelona Olympics, and visiting clubs in Dublin. Carruth, right,...
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HELP US GET CLOSURE FOR KELLY
GARDAI have launched a new appeal over the mysterious death of a young woman on St Patrick’s Day last year. Kelly Lynch, 23, was found in a canal in Monaghan with what her family say were knuckle marks on her neck and a broken jaw. Yesterday her...
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RACING’S AGONY
TOP Irish jockey sam ewing has revealed the devastation over the death of fellow rider, michael o’sullivan, stating: “his death is heartbreaking for everyone.” Ewing, left, said the 24-year-old’s fatal fall at a race meeting in Thurles shows the risks...
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PALS KILLED AS CAR SLAMS INTO HOUSE
TWO young men lost their lives when a car smashed into a house as three people perished on a weekend of road carnage. A Donegal village was left devastated by Shaun Mcclafferty and Jamie Diver’s deaths, while a motorcyclist was also killed in...
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BRIAN: I HIRED PRIVATE EYE FOR TROLLS
BRIAN Dowling hired private investigators to nab internet trolls for hate crimes against his family. The Virgin Media host and husband Arthur Gourounlian have suffered web hate since having their two daughters. Brian said: “It’s the worst of the...
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€2BN SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE
THE GOVERNMENT is set to splurge up to €2 billion beefing up our Defence Forces, the Irish Sunday Mirror can reveal. Ministers believe the war chest is needed to ensure Ireland can fend off terror threats. The increase in spending comes as Defence...
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The heartbreak of my divorce
EXCLUSIVE BY UNA Healy has opened up about the reality of raising children and moving on after divorce. The former Saturdays star, 43, split from her husband of six years and the father of her kids, rugby player Ben Foden. He now lives in the US,...
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FAREWELL TO OUR LINDA
LAID TO REST The bright pink coffin of Linda Nolan, below, is carried to church
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POWER RANGERS
AROUND 400,000 households and businesses have been warned it will take up to a week to get their power restored following the destruction caused by Storm Eowyn. Army choppers have now been drafted in to help ESB Networks, with Taoiseach Micheal Martin...
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O’REILLY: I’LL SUE PAROLE BOARD
WIFE killer Joe O’reilly has whined that he’s being mistreated behind bars – after learning he won’t get parole this year. Sources say O’reilly is now threatening to sue the Probation Services and Parole Board. One told the Irish Sunday Mirror: “He...
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26 WOMEN KILLED SINCE ASHLING
WOMEN feel even less safe three years on from the murder of Ashling Murphy. Up to 26 women died violently here since Jozef Puska killed her in January 2022. Women’s Aid chief Sarah Benson said: “Women in Ireland are not any safer since Ashling’s...
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HE DIED WITHOUT JUSTICE
SOPHIE Toscan du Plantier’s dad died without getting his last wish – for Ian Bailey to confess to her murder. Her family revealed their pain at never getting the truth ahead of Georges Bouniol’s funeral.
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I KNOW PEOPLE SAY I KILLED HER
THE stepdad of Amy Fitzpatrick said he is aware of accusations he killed her, but nobody has ever said it to his face. Dave Mahon told how he is not bothered by unfounded claims over the 15-year-old, who vanished on New Year’s Day 2008. Mahon, who...
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KYRAN SUSPECT CREMATED
THE funeral for Kyran Durnin murder suspect Anthony Maguire took place in a private ceremony yesterday. Maguire, who took his own life days after arrest by gardai probing the disappearance of Kyran, eight, was cremated at Dardistown Cemetery. Gardai...
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LAWYER CHARGED WITH DAD’S MURDER
an apprentice solicitor and Doctor of Law has been charged with murdering his dad. A court heard Dr Daire Mccormackgeorge made no reply when accused of killing Professor Scott George in Dublin on Thursday night.
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LITTLE MALIKA LAID TO REST
a girl of eight who was stabbed to death in front of her mother was laid to rest in a little white coffin yesterday. Tragic Malika Noor Al Katib died in the horror incident at her home in New Ross, Co Wexford, last Sunday night. She was buried in...
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GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS
Gerry “The Monk” Hutch is set to win a seat in the Dail – as Fianna Fail and Fine Gael were planning a new coalition. The gangland figure last night told supporters “something big is coming” after he polled well. FF leader Michael Martin vowed a...
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RAGING MCGREGOR’S ONLINE RANT
A DEFIANT Conor mcgregor has slammed a jury’s decision to award a hair colourist €250,000 in damages for assault – branding the civil case “absolute nonsense”. The controversial UFC star walked out of the High Court on Friday evening without making...
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KATIE THE GREATEST EVER... NO BUTTS
KATIE Taylor yesterday shrugged off jibes she is a dirty fighter – as she was hailed as the greatest female boxer ever. Her win was marred after her defeated opponent Amanda Serrano, 36, accused the undisputed super lightweight boxing champion of...
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HUTCH SUP FOR THE DAIL
Gerry “The monk” Hutch has been pictured celebrating his prison release in Lanzarote with a pint – as he mulls over running as a General election candidate. Our picture shows Hutch, 61, who was freed on bail but remains under investigation in Spain...
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HORROR OF KIDS’ CARE DEATHS
THE shocking details of how up to 227 children have died in State care have been revealed publicly for the first time. The damning dossier reveals how 11 kids were murdered over the past decade, with 40 dying by suicide and eight from drug overdoses....
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‘CATFISH KILLER SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY’
CATFISH killer Alexander Mccartney deserves the death penalty, a friend of his schoolgirl victim said yesterday. Cimarron Thomas, 12, from the US took her own life rather than comply with the jailed paedophile’s blackmail demands. Her pal Ashton...
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Storm’s an Ash kicker
THE Status Orange wind warning ahead of Storm Ashley was yesterday extended to include Kerry, Leitrim and Sligo. The warning will be in effect from noon today until 8pm. Storm Ashley, set to batter the country today, has been described as the...
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PLANE CRAZY
HOLIDAYMAKERS could face fares of up to €800 for return flights from Dublin as the passenger cap begins to bite. Industry expert Eoghan Corry warned the restriction would hit people in the pocket until the planning row is sorted. Dublin Airport boss...
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SHIVVED IN HIS CELL
MURDER cops arrested a man yesterday after an inmate was stabbed to death in a jail cell bloodbath. Remand prisoner Martin Salinger, below, died after a violent incident at Cloverhill in which one of his cell mates was also slashed. It’s believed a...
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