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GARDAÍ have appealed for information on the whereabouts of a Co. Laois teenager who has been missing for almost a week. Jack Brennan, 17, is missing from Mountmellick since the afternoon of Monday, September 23. He is described as approximately six feet in height, with a strong build, brown hair and green eyes. It is unknown what he was wearing when he went missing. Anyone with … [Read more...] about Gardaí appeal for information on Co. Laois teenager missing for a week

A SHOP in Co. Limerick was celebrating this week after it was revealed it sold the winning ticket for Wednesday’s €5.5m Lotto Jackpot. The owner of the Mace store in Kildimo said the news had created a buzz around the town after Ireland's seventh Lotto Jackpot winner of the year was confirmed. The National Lottery meanwhile has revealed that the owner of the winning €5,501,086 … [Read more...] about Co. Limerick shop celebrates after selling winning €5.5m lottery ticket

A MAN has been arrested in Co. Louth after a car was hijacked in Belfast with a 17-year-old girl inside. The vehicle was taken while it was parked in the Botanic Avenue area of the city with the girl in a passenger seat. She managed to escape when the car stopped in the Lisburn area, while a man was arrested by gardaí in the early hours of Saturday. "Police received a report on … [Read more...] about Man arrested in Co. Louth after car hijacked in Belfast with girl inside

A WOMAN from Dublin has been charged with drugs offences after almost £1m worth of cannabis was seized at Belfast City Airport this week. Stella Doyle-Daly, 18, from Hanover Street in the Irish capital, was arrested by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers after she was stopped at the airport on Tuesday. After she travelled from Thailand via Doha and Heathrow Airport, a search … [Read more...] about Dublin woman, 18, charged after almost £1m worth of cannabis seized at Belfast airport

A RAPIST described as 'depraved and dangerous' by police has been handed a life sentence following a violent attack on a woman. Thomas Mulroy raped the woman at his home in Chatham, Kent in March 2021 and then stopped her from leaving the property. The 56-year-old was sentenced on Friday and will have to serve a minimum of nine years and three months. Once his minimum term is … [Read more...] about ‘Depraved and dangerous’ rapist is handed life sentence