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A MAN who took part in the Dublin riots a year ago has today been jailed for six-and-a-half years. Declan Donaghey, 28, from William Street in Dublin took part in the disorder on November 23, 2023 after an attack outside a school earlier that day in which three children and a school worker were injured. According to RTÉ News, Donaghey threw a wheelie bin at one garda car, … [Read more...] about Dublin rioter jailed for more than six years

POLICE in Greater Manchester have appealed for help in finding the family of an Irish woman who passed away in the region recently. Margaret Theresa Doyle, 73, died in the borough of Bury last month. Now, investigators are hoping to trace her family in Ireland and believe that as well as Doyle, she may also have relatives with the surname McCarthy. An appeal posted on Bury … [Read more...] about Police in Manchester appeal for help in finding family of late Irish woman

THREE men have been arrested after gardaí seized cocaine, Rolex watches and a Range Rover in Co. Galway today. Meanwhile, in a separate operation in Dublin, a woman was arrested over the seizure of eight Rolex watches worth more than €210,000. In Galway, searches were carried out by the Divisional Drugs Unit this morning as part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and … [Read more...] about Three arrested after cocaine, Rolex watches and Range Rover seized by gardaí in Co. Galway

POLICE are investigating after a woman was assaulted and left badly shaken following an attempted hijacking in west Belfast. The incident occurred in the Stewartstown Road area at around 5.30pm on Tuesday. A man opened the door and got into the driver's seat of a car parked at Hillhead Court in an attempt to steal the vehicle. "A woman passenger who was in the car at the time … [Read more...] about Woman assaulted and left badly shaken after attempted hijacking in west Belfast

POLICE are investigating after an elderly man passed away a week after falling on a bus in Belfast. The incident occurred at around 11.15am on Friday, November 8 while the 80-year-old man was standing on the 2J Translink bus service as it travelled through the city centre. The man fell as the vehicle, which was making its way along Royal Avenue, reached the junction with North … [Read more...] about Investigation as elderly man dies a week after fall on bus