Irish Daily Mirror
ENOCH SACKED
ENOCH Burke yesterday lost an appeal against his dismissal from Wilson’s Hospital School. A panel upheld the decision to sack him after he was initially suspended in a row over how to address a student with a pronoun. Mr Burke has also repeatedly...
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SHAME ON YOU
THE treatment of Gaza activists by masked Israeli soldiers has been condemned after footage was posted on social media. The 37-second video was shared on X by Israel Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-givr. At the start of the clip, a woman with...
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‘SHOPLIFT’ DEATH PROBE RIDDLE
A POST-MORTEM has failed to establish a cause of death for the man who lost his life after he was detained for allegedly shoplifting. Yves Sakila, 35, was stopped by security outside the Henry Street entrance of Arnotts in Dublin on Friday on...
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I’VE BEEN KIDNAPPED
PRESIDENT Catherine Connolly has spoken of her upset after her sister was detained by Israeli troops intercepting an aid mission to Gaza. Dr Margaret Connolly was on board a flotilla which was boarded 70 nautical miles off Cyprus – with at least six...
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4 KILLED IN WEEKEND CARNAGE
FOUR people were killed and several injured in a weekend of carnage on the roads. On Saturday, a woman in her 20s was hit by a car on the N11 in south Dublin and died at the scene. Earlier, two men – Caoilan Bushe, 30, and Leo Shovlin, 27 – were...
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TOMMY WAS ‘LIVING A LIE’
TOMMY Fleming has come out as gay and revealed the mental health struggles he faced living a “double life”. The singer was admitted to St Patrick’s Hospital last September after a suicide attempt. He said: “[It came from] an overwhelming sense of...
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TRAGIC JASTINE’S MUM DIES ON VISIT TO HER GRAVE
THE mother of murder victim Jastine Valdez has died while visiting her daughter’s grave in the Philippines. Tragic Jastine, 24, was kidnapped and murdered by Mark Hennessy, inset, in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, on May 19, 2018. He was later shot dead by...
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‘BEYOND THE PALE’
BERTIE Ahern has hit back after being filmed claiming “too many immigrants” are coming to Ireland. The former Taoiseach was recorded without his knowledge during canvassing for the Dublin Central by-election. Asked on a doorstep why Ireland could...
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MY LOVELY FARCE
FATHER Ted co-creator Graham Linehan objects “in the strongest possible terms” to the comedy being shown in place of Eurovision and accused broadcaster RTE of an “antisemitic” boycott. The broadcaster will show the sitcom’s Eurovision-themed episode A...
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THE THIN BLEU LINE
GARDAI are to call in foreign police forces for specialised assistance during Ireland’s looming EU presidency, Commissioner Justin Kelly has confirmed. “As Commissioner it makes absolute sense to me to me that we do that,” he told this newspaper...
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JET THEM HOME
TWO Irish passengers from the virus-hit cruise ship landed back in Ireland last night on the Government jet. It was sent to Tenerife after the MV Hondius docked in the Canary Isle. The aircraft touched down at Baldonnel Aerodrome just after 9pm and...
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I’LL NEVER SEE LAURA IN HER DREAM DRESS
A HEARTBROKEN mum told a court how she heard her daughter had been killed in a hit-and-run – hours after they’d been wedding dress shopping. Bride-to-be Laura Connolly, 34, was hit by a van driven by Sean Connaughton – who failed to stop on the...
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ANDREW IN MASKED MAN TERROR
ANDREW Mountbatten-windsor was allegedly threatened by an armed man in a balaclava near his Sandringham home. The ex-prince, 66, was said to have been walking his dogs when an “intimidating” man got out of a car and yelled at...
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IT’S EU!
IRISH households are paying the highest electricity prices in Europe – around €480 a year more. The EU data comes as energy suppliers announced price hikes from next month. Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou Mcdonald demanded an emergency budget as “people...
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YOU ARE NO HERO.. YOU ARE A COWARD
THE wife of a man killed by a Garda in a hit-and-run told a court yesterday he is “a coward”. Michael Ball, 28, was driving well above the 50kph limit when he struck GAA coach Niall Maceneaney in Drogheda in 2024. His wife Grace, right, said: “He...
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STOP THE SICK TROLLS
PAG»ES 6&7Fake image of daughter on scrambler » Dad says gardai need more powers THE parents of a young girl killed in a collision with an e-bike have been left devastated by sick trolls who posted a fake image of her on a scrambler. Grace Lynch was...
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FERGIE HEALTH SCARE AT MAN UTD GAME
ALEX Ferguson was taken to hospital by ambulance after falling ill at Old Trafford yesterday. The former Man United manager, 84, right, was assessed by paramedics before the club’s 3-2 win over Liverpool. Current boss Michael Carrick said after the...
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THAT’S A HARD CELL
KINAHAN cartel lieutenant Sean Mcgovern has asked judges for leniency after pleading guilty to charges over the murder of grandfather Noel Kirwan and an attempted murder. His lawyers also asked the court to give increased credit for the time he spent...
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ISRAELI FORCES SWOOP ON PRES’ SISTER
ISRAELI forces have detained seven Irish citizens on a flotilla bringing aid to Gaza. President Connolly’s sister Margaret is among 22 Irish on the mission – but she was not one of those taken during the raid off Crete. One of the seven, Robert...
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THIS HAS GUN TOO FAR
A COMMUNITY is “living in fear” of feud violence after a boy as young as 11 picked up a handgun dropped by a thug during a garda chase and fired it. The incident in Ballymun on Tuesday is one of several in the past year, which has seen petrol bomb...
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‘A KNIFE IN MY SOUL’
THE Irish former right-hand man of Keir Starmer admitted he made a “serious error of judgment” in advising the British PM to send Peter Mandelson to Washington. Cork-born Morgan Mcsweeney said revelations of a friendship with Jeffrey Epstein were like...
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‘THEY COULD’VE WIPED OUT THE WHOLE BLOODLINE’
KINAHAN mobster Sean Mcgovern sent messages in the aftermath of the Regency Hotel attack, a court heard yesterday. Gardai uncovered encrypted conversations between cartel members in which Mcgovern, left, said: “It could have been six of us.. they...
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WE DIVED FOR COVER
FORMER RTE presenter Caitriona Perry told how she dived for cover when a gunman opened fire at a dinner attended by President Trump. US Secret Service agents rushed the President and First Lady Melania Trump to safety after the event at the Washington...
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I should have stood with Sinead
PRINCE’S top backing singer says that she regrets not speaking out about the star’s alleged violence against her – after Sinead O’connor made similar claims.
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DAD JACKIE TOLD ME TO QUIT
JUNIOR Minister Michael Healy-rae said he spoke to his late dad Jackie for advice before dramatically quitting the Government. The Kerry TD voted against the coalition in a confidence vote over the fuel blockade crisis – with the Dail’s richest TD...
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HOLYWOOD THRILLS
THERE were scenes of delight in Rory Mcilroy’s hometown as he clinched a second Masters title in a row. At Holywood Golf Club, members reacted with joy to their hero’s victory at Augusta National on Sunday night. And in the Co Down town, residents...
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GONE IN 60 MINUTES
gardai took back control of dublin’s o’connell street in 60 minutes to end five days of fuel protest blockades, we can reveal. The “Plain Porch” operation was part of a series which started on Friday night, involving 1,500 officers to clear the main...
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YOU SILLY TANKERS
talks with fuel costs protest groups ended with no progress and further blockades are planned for today amid fears of loss of life as garages run out of fuel and transport is paralysed. It came as protester James Geoghegan – who has demanded we drill...
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REVOLTING
ROADS chaos spread across the nation yesterday as a lightning blockade threatened to lead to food, water and fuel shortages within the next 24 hours. As some politicians expressed support for the protests, organiser James Geoghegan said late last...
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FUEL BE SORRY
The Taoiseach slammed fuel protests which have brought ireland’s roads to a standstill and blocked the country’s only oil refinery. As entrances to the Whitegate Oil Refinery in east Cork were blocked by a convoy of trucks and tractors, Micheal Martin...
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ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MAD KIND
THE White House released this amazing photo showing humanity’s fragile home – hours after Donald Trump issued a chilling threat to “end an entire civilisation”. The US President’s unhinged post came as he spoke to the history making crew of the...
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DIRE STRAIT
DONALD Trump last night vowed to wipe out Iran if it did not free its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz. As Iran looked set to refuse to sign the latest peace plan, Trump said: “The entire country could be taken out in one night and that night...
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UNHINGED
DONALD Trump stooped to a childish new low yesterday in a guttermouthed tirade against iran’s leaders. The US President vowed to rain explosives on power plants and bridges if Tehran does not end its blockade of global oil supplies in the Hormuz...
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‘my MATE WILL pop LAWLOR’
A MAN wanted by police in the North for the murder of gangster Robbie lawlor appeared in court yesterday. Jonathan Gill, 44, of Malahide Road in Clontarf, is facing an extradition hearing after being arrested on foot of a warrant. The document...
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STONE RAGE
TAOISEACH Micheal Martin yesterday slammed as “unacceptable” President Trump’s threat to blast Iran “back to the Stone Age”. Mr Martin said its citizens have “no act or part” in the war and must be protected. Mr Trump has also mocked his French...
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HOL-OUT WAR
RYANAIR boss Michael O’leary yesterday warned the Middle East war could hit jet fuel supplies in the coming months. He said Iran’s blockade of the vital Strait of Hormuz was “very serious” and will have implications “if this war doesn’t stop”. He was...
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FAMILY TIME
THE mother and sister of Enoch Burke were arrested at Castlerea Prison yesterday — as they attempted to visit their jailed relative despite a warrant being out for their arrest. Martina and Ammi Burke were detained on foot of a court order at the Co...
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A RATION ONCE AGAIN
FUEL rationing may be needed if the Middle East war continues, Simon Harris has warned. The Tanaiste said the conflict has caused the biggest energy crisis the world has known, adding: “We are keeping all measures under review.” It follows another...
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‘BEDS IN SHEDS’ SLAMMED
GOVERNMENT plans allowing home owners to earn up to €14,000 tax free renting out modular units built on their property have been slammed. And planning permission would not be needed to build the modular homes. Sinn Fein spokesperson on housing Eoin O...
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NIKITA FACES NEW LEGAL FIGHT
THE man sued alongside Conor Mcgregor by Nikita Hand has made a criminal complaint to gardai about her. James Lawrence, inset – already suing Ms Hand in the civil court – made allegations about her in a statement to gardai last month, the Irish Mirror...
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NIKITA’S WRITE TO SURVIVE
NIKITA Hand has written a book about the incident in which she alleged Conor Mcgregor raped her. Not The Perfect Victim will chronicle the Garda investigation in 2019, which ultimately saw the DPP rule there would be no criminal charges. A civil case...
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ROCKET FOOL
THE Iran war is causing the cost of living, housing and energy to soar – as a Td last night accused some garage owners of price gouging for not bringing prices down at midnight. This comes as the Central Bank warned that the Middle East conflict could...
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IT’S LIKE IT’S HAPPENED ALL OVER AGAIN
ENERGY supports announced by the Government, which include a reduction in excise duty for motor fuel, have been slammed as “half measures” by the opposition. After weeks of the Taoiseach and Tanaiste saying everything was “under review” when it came...
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PUMP FICTION
MOTORISTS have been warned the midnight bailout on fuel prices may take days to lower prices. The Government last night agreed to cut excise duty on diesel by 20 cent and petrol by 15 cent until the end of May. But opposition politicians said it was...
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HE WAS AT THE HEART OF GAA ON TV
Tributes were paid to Michael Lyster yesterday after he died at the age of 71. The broadcaster was “at the heart of RTE’S GAA coverage” as host of The Sunday Game from 1984 to 2018.
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TIOCFAIDH AR LAW
IRA victims pursuing a civil claim against Gerry Adams yesterday said they had no choice but to accept an offer of “no costs” to drop the case. Adams had denied claims by three men that he was a leading member of the IRA and involved in organising a...
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BARNEY RUBBLE
MEATH County Council have been slammed over plans to demolish a large country home that was built without planning permission as the country grapples with a housing crisis. The move to destroy the family home came as Labour Housing Spokesperson Conor...
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8 YEARS AFTER SON IS KILLED ...DAD FIGHTS FOR LIFE
A FATHER was left for dead in a St Patrick’s Day attack on the eighth anniversary of his son’s killing, his wife said. William “Liam” Higgins, 55, suffered head injuries in an assault in Limerick city on Tuesday. His son Jamie, 23, was stabbed to...
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TALKING OUTERROR OF HIS ARAS
DONALD Trump made a blunder in the Oval Office yesterday when he labelled Ireland’s president a “he”. Asked about Catherine Connolly’s criticism of attacks in the Middle East, the US President replied: “Look, he’s lucky that I exist. That’s all I can...
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BUCK OF THE IRISH
JESSIE Buckley made history as the first Irish woman to land a best actress Oscar, kicking off a huge global St Patrick’s Day celebration. The Co Kerry born Queen of Hollywood triumphed as Micheal Martin arrived in Washington, while many famous...
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FIVE IRISH BEING HELD BY ICE
Five Irish citizens in the us are being held in ICE detention centres. Speaking in Boston as part of the St Patrick’s Day Programme, Foreign Affairs Minister Helen Mcentee, above, said there have been around 60 cases in the past year.
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Andy, Mandy & THE paedophile
ANDREW Mountbatten-windsor, Peter Mandelson and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein are seen together for the first time in a photograph from the Epstein files. The picture, which emerged yesterday, shows them sitting on decking in a garden – with the then...
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DON’T LET MORE KIDS DIE
A MOTHER whose daughter died after taking drugs at a rave in Dublin’s 3Arena has appealed for changes to help prevent further deaths. Aoibhe Martin-quinn, 17, died shortly after midnight on March 18, 2024, after attending an event with scenes...
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CHILD DIES in CAR PARK Horror
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy died yesterday after a tragic accident in an underground car park. The youngster was struck by a vehicle in the Charlestown Shopping Centre car park at around 8.40am and was pronounced dead at Temple Street Children’s Hospital...
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NOW GIVE TRUMP EL
TAOISEACH Micheal Martin was last night urged to follow the Spanish prime minister and condemn the US/ Israeli attacks on Iran. The Spanish premier Pedro Sanchez, who met Mr Martin, has been the most vocal EU critic of the US, calling US President...
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Stranded
IRISH citizens have been warned there are currently “no evacuation routes” as ex-pats told of their terror during Iran’s bombing blitz against Us allies in the Middle east. Dubliner Kerri Murphy, who lives in Dubai with her family, told how her house...
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THROUGH THE ROOF
THE Government was slammed yesterday as homeless figures passed 17,000 for the first time. Sinn Fein spokesperson on housing Eoin O Broin claimed “55,000 adults have been forced into homelessness by Fianna Fail and Fine Gael in the last decade”. He...
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HUNTLEY FIGHTS FOR LIFE
VICTIMS Jessica and Holly were 10 MONSTER Huntley was jailed for life soham killer ian huntley is fighting for life after being battered around the head with a metal bar by a fellow inmate. The monster, 52, who murdered schoolgirls Holly Wells and...
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CHARGED WITH GAINE MURDER
FORMER US soldier Michael Kelley was yesterday charged with murdering farmer Michael Gaine. The court in Tralee heard the accused, 54, made no reply when charged by gardai with the murder at the farm in Kenmare, Co Kerry, last March.
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