Irish Daily Star
BOMB VOYAGE
PLANE CRAZY: Iraqi national Jamal Hameed (63) was asked by officials if he had any prohibited items, and he said he had a bomb and a gun in his luggage; (below) Dublin Airport
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Natasha’s shock as attacker is set to be freed
DISGRACED former soldier Cathal Crotty is due to be freed from prison next week, we can reveal. The 23-year-old - who brutally beat Natasha O’Brien in a case which shocked the country - has a formal release date on Tuesday. Natasha said she was...
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KILLER BARGAINS
NOTORIOUS “Scissor Sister” killer Charlotte Mulhall has been spotted enjoying a day out of prison at a supermarket. Mulhall, who is serving a life sentence for the murder and dismemberment of her mother’s partner in Dublin in 2005, was snapped at an...
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Sanctions on Russia ‘a priority’
FURTHER sanctions against Russia are a “major foreign policy priority” for the Irish presidency of the EU, the Foreign Affairs Minister said. Helen McEntee is in Brussels to attend a meeting of EU foreign ministers, the first meeting of the Foreign...
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WORLD CUP PULLOUT SPAIN & GAIN DUNNE:
SPAIN ........ 2 BELGIUM .... 1 INSIDE
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Tears for Spain crash pair
TRAGEDY: Mark McCullagh Crichton and girlfriend Michaela Newcombe (both on right) who died along with Amy McCullagh, wife of Ian (both on left)
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RACE TO FIND JAMEY SUSPECT
GARDAI are racing against time to find the suspect in the murder of Jamey Carney before he flees Ireland. Sources say officers investigating the horrific killing of the American mum-of-one believe the man is still on the island of Ireland – but is...
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HUNT FOR ASYLUM SEEKER AS MUM SLAIN
AN ASYLUM seeker was on the run last night after this mum was beaten to death in her own home. The Middle Eastern man is being hunted over the brutal murder in Co Kerry yesterday of Jamey Carney, the mother to a 13-yearold girl, who raised the alarm...
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‘MACHETE’ MURDER PROBE
GARDAI fear a machete was used in a brutal, prolonged attack that claimed the life of this beloved family man. Anthony “Anto” Long (41) was found with horrific injuries in Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, early last Friday morning. Yesterday Mr Long’s niece...
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BUMPER RACING PULLOUT
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MIAMI’S BOY
IRISH World Cup hero Pico Lopes is to be cheered on during the game of his life tonight by his doting mum — who’s even tipped him to stop superstar Leo Messi’s tricks. The Crumlin man’s Cape Verde minnows face world champs Argentina tonight at 11pm —...
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MANIAC WHO SPARKED DUBLIN RIOTS
BRUTALITY: Riad Bouchaker receives treatment at scene after being tackled by passers-by following knife attack; (above) gardai at scene and (left) a burnt out bus during riots in aftermath
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FOREVER MISSED
THE families and friends of Spain crash victims Michaela Newcombe and Mark McCullagh have paid tribute to the tragic couple, saying they are “forever missed and forever cherished”. Michaela and Mark died along with Amy McCullagh when their car plunged...
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COUPLES’ HOLIDAY HORROR
THESE are the Irish couples who were involved in a horror smash in Spain which claimed three of their lives. Brothers Ian and Mark McCullagh and their partners Amy McCullagh and Michaela Newcombe — who were all in their 30s — were involved in a...
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‘COPS HAD INTEL ON DONALDSON’
PAEDOPHILE expolitician Jeffrey Donaldson’s behaviour may have been known to police up to a year before his arrest. UUP MLA Doug Beattie has called on the North’s Police Ombudsman to investigate the PSNI and what it may have known regarding the former...
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WORLD CUP PULLOUT INSIDE GIVE NO QUARTER
THE RISE AND RISE AND RISE OF ELLIOT ANDERSON NORWAY ..... 1 FRANCE ..... 4 Pele Dembele
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DON’T GO OUT YOUR BACK AND TAN
KILLJOY docs have warned that we should stay out of the sun during the heatwave — and not even think about getting a tan! Years on from our famous ‘Go Out Your Back and Tan’ headline — when medics asked us not to sunbathe in public during lockdown in...
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Sex rap coach ‘exploited his care position’
A FORMER sports coach who is accused of sexually abusing four girls up to 55 years ago “exploited his position of authority” in relation to children “entrusted in his care”. The 79-year-old man, who can’t be named for legal reasons, went on trial...
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A LIAR AND A PAEDOPHILE
FORMER DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson raped and abused two little girls and was helped to carry out his evil attacks by his wife, an NI court has found. The disgraced ex-Lagan Valley MP was found guilty of one count of rape, 13 counts of indecent...
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‘A CLOUD OF GRIEF’Local
TRIBUTES have been paid to this teenager who died in a tragic accident at the Donegal International Rally. Tadhg Callaghan Carter (15) was hit by a race car which veered off the road. Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty said a “cloud of grief” now hangs...
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‘I’M JUST GLAD HE’S DEAD’
SURVIVORS of evil pervert Bill Kenneally, who has died in prison, have said they’re glad he’s now dead, while one declared: “May the Devil have mercy on his soul.” Paul Walsh, who was abused by the depraved former basketball coach, told this paper he...
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ROBBER BANNISTER
STRIPPED BARE: CAB at house (top) of gangster James ‘Mago’ Gately (left); they say he reduced its value by €117k by tearing out many fittings and even the stairs before it was seized as the proceeds of crime
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PARNELL SQ HORROR ‘GET AWAY FROM THE CHILDREN'
THE trial of a man accused of stabbing children in Dublin city centre has been told of the moment the armed man began attacking kids. Creche worker Leanne Flynn (38) told the trial of Riad Bouchaker that she saw him “ferociously jabbing” one of the...
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HORROR GOLF CLUB GANG ATTACK
VICIOUS: Gang with golf clubs left man covered in blood (right) in Dublin on Saturday night
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‘HITMAN’ KILLED IN SMASH
A MAN suspected of being a hitman was found dead inside a car that had been involved in a pileup after its driver attempted a U-turn. Gardai at the crash scene in Limerick found the body of Axel Liebsch Morales, aged 33, with a loaded weapon (right).
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ARE WE VERDE YET?
THE family of Shamrock Rovers star Roberto ‘Pico’ Lopes will be following his World Cup journey by driving a camper van across the US. Lopes will be playing for Cape Verde, with many Irish fans set to adopt the African nation as their team to...
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MURDER, WINK
SMIRKING mobster Sean McGovern had the grin wiped off his face yesterday — as he was caged for 24 years for plotting feud murders. Despite managing a wink for family in the courtroom, the top Kinahan lieutenant today wakes up with a 24-year sentence —...
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Murder suspect dies hours after arrest
THIS is the moment a murder suspect was arrested - hours before he died in custody. Lee McDonnell (34) was arrested on Saturday in west Dublin for allegedly breaching bail conditions. Sources say he was the suspected gunman who murdered...
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ONCE IN A BLUE MOON?
BLUE WAVE Conal Keaney and Ryan O’Dwyer on the rise of Dublin’s new generation of hurlers
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MURDER SUSPECT ‘FLED BY FERRY’
THE sister of murdered Qayyum Balogun has called for his killer to turn himself in – as it emerged the main suspect fled the country by ferry soon after the killing. Aliyah Balogun, 20, also told how she lay by her dead brother in his bed at St...
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ROY’S BRIDE & JOY BURNS:
Pix: The Curries | Christopher & Gillian GER BAN WAS FAIR BACK PAGE
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HE RAN FOR HIS LIFE
A NIGHTCLUB promoter who was stabbed to death in Dublin city centre was hunted down while trying to flee, it has emerged. The victim, who was named locally as student Qayyum Balogun (21), was stabbed in the arm outside a gig on Grafton Street in the...
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GRIEVING CERT
THE mother of murdered Rachel Callaly has said evil killer Joe O’Reilly would be doing “hard labour” instead of a university degree if it were up to her. Rose Callally was speaking after the revelation O’Reilly was recently handed his certificate for...
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SHE BEGGED FOR HELP
THE death of an asylum seeker who asked for protection before she was killed is “heartbreaking”, a campaigner on violence against women has said. We can reveal that the suspect in the murder of mother-of-two Masuma Sorabi (31) was previously fined for...
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Woman arrested in Kyran murder inquiry
A WOMAN who was arrested on suspicion of killing little Kyran Durnin must either be charged or released by this evening. Sources have told us the woman, who was arrested in Drogheda, Co Louth, at around 10am yesterday, is being held on direct...
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Mercury set to hit
FUN IN THE SUN: Juana, Sumo and Jess from Dublin enjoy the sunshine in Portmarnock yesterday; (inset) Cara and Éabha Connolly,
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ARNOTTS HIP SMASH PENSIONER ‘FORGIVES’
AN 86-YEAR-OLD pastor who shattered a hip when he was knocked over in the fracas that saw suspected shoplifter Yves Sakila die outside Arnotts forgives whoever injured him, his wife said. The woman last night said that nobody knows who actually hurt...
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I’M SORRY FOR KILLING OUR MAM
TORN APART: Danny Heyneman, 33, wept in court as he admitted he murdered his mother Annie, 55, and tried to kill father Henk (both inset above) at the family home in Cavan
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WE WANT JUSTICE FOR OUR BROTHER
THE family of an alleged shoplifter who died after he was detained by security staff at the weekend have demanded justice for him. Yves Sakila (35), a Congolese national who had been living in Ireland since 2004, died after he was restrained outside a...
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‘HE WAS ALWAYS HAPPY’
TRIBUTES were paid yesterday to this young man who died after being put in a suspected headlock during a row. David O’Mahony (38) died after an incident at a house in Artane, Dublin, on Saturday morning. One pal said he was “always happy” and added...
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MONK’S GOT SUM NECK
VETERAN criminal Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch has said immigrants are welcome to the country if they pay their taxes – despite being in a legal battle over a finding of €800,000 in unpaid tax. The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is pursuing the Dublin Central...
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TOMMY FAMILY’S ‘TORTURE’
It comes as gardai confirmed that they are investigating the leaking of an audio recording of a private conversation involving Tommy after his split from Tina Mitchell.
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FAMILY IN TERROR ‘YOUR SON WILL BE RAPED OVER DRUGS DEBT’
VILE TAUNTS: Mark Salmon, 33, vowed to murder another young man and have him ‘raped by junkies’
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MUM AND BABY FOUND DEAD
A YOUNG mum and her new-born daughter have been found dead at home. Their bodies were found in their rural Co Tipperary home yesterday — and it’s feared that it may have been the result of a tragic medical issue during the birth.
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JOCK STAR
Hartson insists O’Neill will become immortal like Stein if he leads Celtic to the title
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Sweetener plan to keep medics here
FURTHER Education Minister James Lawless said he isn’t “putting a brake” on healthcare professionals travelling abroad as he has proposed financial incentives for medical students to stay in Ireland. According to the World Health Organisation, Ireland...
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MONK’S BALLOT BOXING
GERRY ‘The Monk’ Hutch came out swinging as he launched his byelection campaign from a boxing club. The gangland figure, 63, whose son Jason was recently arrested in Spain on the foot of an extradition warrant, returned from Lanzarote during the week...
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KINAHAN N 2 IN DOCK WHO’S SORRY NOW?
TOP Kinahan lieutenant Sean McGovern has asked for time off his jail term after pleading guilty to directing the criminal organisation in the murder of a grandfather and the attempted murder of a second man. McGovern’s lawyers also asked for increased...
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MAN ‘PULLED GUN OUTSIDE GARDA STATION’
‘FEUD LINK’: Gardai told a court Josh Larkin was seen brandishing gun before fleeing area
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‘Suicidal over risk of eviction’
PEOPLE are “grappling with suicidal thoughts” as their families face “the horror of eviction”, the Taoiseach has been told. Labour leader Ivana Bacik said “far too many people are suffering the trauma of losing their home” as a “direct result” of...
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LOTTO’S GOT THE BALLS TO TAKE ON BOOKIES
A BITTER feud has erupted between the National Lottery and Irish bookies over a call to ban them from taking bets on the draw results — which bosses claim costs them €289m in lost Lotto sales.
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‘NOT STOPPING TIL THEY’RE ALL DEAD’
KINAHAN cartel mobster Sean McGovern vowed “on my baby’s life” that he would murder anyone involved in the Regency attack. “They targeted us, this is personal. On my baby’s life, I’m not stopping now,” McGovern wrote to an associate after being shot...
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THE SCREEN ARMY
CASH-STRAPPED RTE sent 41 members of staff over to last month’s World Cup play-off in Prague – more than the Irish team and coaching staff itself. The public broadcaster put in place a massive operation in Czechia as Irish fans dreamed of their team...
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Race chiefs in tribute to tragic John
HORSE racing chiefs have paid tribute to John Fleming, who died after being struck by a bus near Dublin Airport in the early hours of yesterday. The incident occurred on Corballis Road in Swords shortly after 12.10am. Gardai and emergency services...
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CREDIT UNION
THE EU has given the go-ahead to all member states to slash fuel taxes and issue energy vouchers to the public as the war on Iran rages on. The EU said it aims to bring “immediate relief” for member states with these “timely, targeted and temporary...
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ONE DOWN , TWO TO GO WE’RE NOT DON YET
JUSTIN Kelly says the arrest of Daniel Kinahan is not the end of the Garda probe into the cartel. Asked about Kinahan’s father — ‘Dapper Don’ Christy Kinahan — and brother Christy Jr, the Garda Commissioner said: “Our investigation into this group...
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‘TOGETHER FOREVER’
A HEARTBROKEN sister of Scarlett Faulkner has said she “can’t believe this happened to us again,” after the sudden death of their brother Jason — just two days after he buried his sister. “They will be together forever,” said a family member.
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