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A MAN who conned a pensioner out of more than £400,000 by pretending to be a court-ordered debt collector has been jailed for four years. Wayne Mark McCreery, 50, targeted the Yorkshire pensioner over a period of three years as well as scamming other victims across Britain and Northern Ireland. McCreery, of St Andrews Road, Stretford, Manchester, was sentenced at Bradford Crown … [Read more...] about ‘Cruel and calculated’ fraudster jailed for conning pensioner out of more than £400,000

TWO men have died overnight following separate road traffic collisions in Kildare and Dublin. In the first incident, a man in his 40s died in a single-vehicle collision on the R448 at Halverstown, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare at around 6.15pm on Saturday. The man, who was driving a jeep, was pronounced dead at the scene and his body removed to Naas General Hospital where a … [Read more...] about Two die overnight in separate collisions on Ireland’s roads

IRISH actress Alisha Weir has shared a terrifying trailer for her forthcoming movie, Abigail. The 14-year-old from Dublin shot to fame in the title role of the 2022 hit film, Matilda the Musical. However, her lead role in Abigail is in sharp contrast to that of the precocious schoolgirl, with the movie's tagline reading: "Children can she such monsters." Due to be released in … [Read more...] about Young Irish actress Alisha Weir teases upcoming horror from directors of Scream

ALMOST €4m worth of suspected cocaine has been seized by Revenue officers at Rosslare Europort in Co. Wexford. The drugs were discovered at the seaport on Friday as a result of risk profiling. Revenue initially estimated the haul at around 49kg with an approximate value of €3.4m. However, it has since said that 56kgs of cocaine was seized, with an approximate value of … [Read more...] about Almost €4m worth of suspected cocaine seized at Rosslare

RYANAIR is hosting a series of open days in Britain this week in a bid to fill 150 new cabin crew roles at its Stansted base. The Irish airline announced a major recruitment drive this month, as it looks to increase cabin crew numbers significantly at London Stansted airport. To help find the “perfect candidates for these exciting new cabin crew roles” the airline is welcoming … [Read more...] about Ryanair announces 150 new cabin crew jobs at Stansted base