Child victim of convicted online groomer Max Hollingsbee speaks out

A TEENAGER who was targeted by convicted online groomer Max Hollingsbee when she was just 15 years old has spoken out about the impact the abuse had on her. Immy, which is not her real name, is now 18 years old. Lurgan-based Hollingsbee used the so-called 'catfish' method to groom and coerce teenage girls into sending him indecent images over a period of almost two years. In … [Read more...] about Child victim of convicted online groomer Max Hollingsbee speaks out

TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has pledged Ireland’s support for peace talks aimed at bringing an end to the war in Ukraine. Mr Martin attended an online leaders’ meeting of the Coalition of the Willing held yesterday (August 13) in support of war-torn Ukraine. Convened by President of France Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the meeting was held ahead of a … [Read more...] about Taoiseach pledges Ireland’s support for ceasefire in Ukraine ahead of Trump’s Putin summit

BUDGET 2026 is set to be unveiled on Tuesday, 7 October, in Dublin against a backdrop of rising international uncertainty for the Irish economy. The Government has outlined a €9.4 billion package as part of the Summer Economic Statement, including €7.9 billion in additional public spending and €1.5 billion in tax cuts. However, this package was agreed upon before the recent … [Read more...] about Budget 2026 day set for October amid rising US tariff pressure and deficit uncertainty

A NEW state-of-the-art government data centre is set to be completed by the end of this year, Ireland’s Digitalisation Minister Emer Higgins has confirmed. Work began on the site, in Backweston, Co. Kildare, in 2023 and the construction project was completed in July of this year. The internal fit-out is expected to be completed by the end of this year, with services migrating … [Read more...] about Irish government reveals date new state-of-the-art data centre set to open

CANNABIS with an estimated street value of £500k has been seized after a series of raids on properties across Northern Ireland. Detectives from the PSNI’s Organised Crime Branch carried out searches at five addresses yesterday (August 13) and made five arrests after uncovering a number of cannabis factories. “As a result of ongoing enquiries into an organised criminal gangs … [Read more...] about Cannabis farms discovered in raids on properties across Northern Ireland