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A MAN has been jailed for 17 years after being found guilty of multiple child sex offences. ​Liam Brannan, 33, of Antonio Street, Bootle, Merseyside, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday. A jury had earlier found him guilty of three counts of sexual assault of a child under the age of 13, six counts of sexual assault and two counts of rape. Brannan has also been … [Read more...] about Man jailed for 17 years following multiple child sex offences

TRIBUTES have been paid to Irish singer-songwriter Johnny Duhan, who passed away while swimming off the coast of Co. Galway yesterday. Gardaí said they were called Silver Strand in Barna shortly after 10am on Tuesday following a report that a man had failed to return to shore following a swim. Around four hours later, the body of a man aged in his 70s, now known to be Duhan, … [Read more...] about Tributes after acclaimed singer-songwriter Johnny Duhan dies while swimming off Galway coast

A MAN and woman have been arrested in Dublin as part of an investigation into an alleged 'large-scale' money laundering operation. The pair, both aged in their 30s, were arrested after a search warrant was executed at an address in Blackrock. They are currently being detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007 at a garda station in Dublin. The search was carried … [Read more...] about Man and woman arrested in Dublin as part of investigation into ‘large-scale’ money laundering operation

A MAN has been arrested following the death of another man following a fatal assault at a hotel in Co. Laois. Gardaí were called to the hotel in the north of the county at around 8pm on Tuesday, where a man in his 60s was found deceased. A man in his 30s was arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a garda station in the Eastern … [Read more...] about Arrest over death of man following fatal assault at Co. Laois hotel

SIR IAN MCKELLAN, Bob Geldof, Eimear McBride and Niall Buggy are among those who will be paying tribute this month to the memory of Edna O’Brien who died earlier this year. Country Girl: A Tribute to Edna O’Brien takes place at the British Library on Sunday, November 24 as part of The Irish Writers’ Weekend Festival at the library. Edna O’Brien was one of the greatest Irish … [Read more...] about Edna O’Brien to be honoured at special London event