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Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords Address Asassin Jared Loughner In Court

November 9, 2012

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Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, faced Jared Loughner, the gunman who killed 6 and injured 13 at Giffords' 2011 Congress on Your Corner event in Tucson, Arizona, in court for his November 8 sentencing. Loughner, who had pleaded guilty on 19 counts, received seven life sentences and 140 years in prison, without the chance for … [Read more...] about Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords Address Asassin Jared Loughner In Court

Outlaws: Billy the Kid and Whitey Bulger

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
August / September 2011

August 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The outlaws, Billy the Kid and Whitey Bulger, pictured above, share much in common in their lives on the lam.   Just as the infamous South Boston Irish mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger was arrested on June 22, 2011, a photo of another outlaw from another century, Billy the Kid, sold for millions of dollars. Whitey and Billy were different in many ways. One made his name in the … [Read more...] about Outlaws: Billy the Kid and Whitey Bulger

Colombia Three Face Uncertain Fate

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2005

October 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

 The Colombian government has demanded that the Irish government capture and return three Irish republicans who evaded prison sentences in Bogota. The men -- dubbed the "Colombia Three" -- were sentenced to 17-year jail terms for allegedly assisting FARC rebels in an ongoing campaign against state forces in Colombia. The three men -- Niall Connolly, James Monaghan and Martin … [Read more...] about Colombia Three Face Uncertain Fate

Gilligan Case Adjourns

By Irish America Staff
February / March 2004

February 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

The Court of Criminal Appeal in Dublin adjourned an application by convicted drug dealer John Gilligan. Three years ago the Special Criminal Court acquitted Gilligan of the charge of murdering journalist Veronica Guerin but sentenced him to 28 years imprisonment for drug dealing. It is the longest sentence ever handed down by an Irish court for a drug-related offense. Counsel … [Read more...] about Gilligan Case Adjourns

Controversy Courts Collins

By Irish America Staff
August / September 2003

August 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Lieutenant Colonel Tim Collins of the Royal Irish Regiment.

In the last issue we printed the extraordinary speech that Lieutenant Colonel Tim Collins of the Royal Irish Regiment gave to his men before they went into battle in Iraq. Since then, the Belfast native has been the subject of war crimes allegations made by one U.S. Army major Re Biastre, which Collins is adamantly combating. Biastre accused Collins of pistol-whipping an Iraqi … [Read more...] about Controversy Courts Collins

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