Irish Daily Star
‘FEARS OVER DAD’S KILLER’and
THE daughters of a slain dad say the woman who killed him will be back on the streets tomorrow — and they live in fear of bumping into her. Olesja Hertova (50) served two years for killing James Ryan (69) after a vodka binge — the culmination, his...
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Kenny’s Saints march on OASIS ACQUIESCE TO SLANE
DUNDALK...0 ST. PATS .... 4
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Irish permits so un-EUsual for nearly 73k
THE number of new residence permits issued to non-EU nationals fell to their lowest post-pandemic level in Ireland last year. It came at a time when the overall number of residence permits across the EU rose by 10%. New figures published by the...
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More could plug into fuel payment
THERE is “an argument” for expanding eligibility for fuel allowance, the Tanaiste has suggested. Simon Harris added that the fuel allowance is “the most impactful way we can assist people who are on low incomes and who are at risk of fuel poverty”. A...
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HUTCH BOY HOME MONK SON’S GANGLAND CHARGES
GERRY ‘The Monk’ Hutch’s son was flown to Ireland on the Government jet yesterday to face charges of facilitating a criminal organisation. Jason Hutch, 37, appeared before Dublin District Court after being flown in from Lanzarote.
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SOPHIE DEATH CRASH CHARGES
THIS 19-year-old has been charged with dangerous driving in relation to an incident that led to the death of Sophie Caulfield. Martin McCarthy (19) is charged with nine separate offences, including failing to stop a vehicle he was driving after it was...
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Standstill at the courts
JUSTICE Minister Jim O’Callaghan has defended his reforms to legal aid fees which prompted a withdrawal of services by lawyers. More than 25 bench warrants were issued by a single judge in under two hours, as the impact of the defence solicitors’...
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Hannah’s life will be celebrated
A MEMORIAL service for an 18-year-old killed in a car crash in Iceland will be held later this month. Hannah Jane Large was among three people killed after the BMW they were travelling in veered off a road south of the capital Reykjavík in the early...
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THE GREAT PLAIN ROBBERY
SUP TO NO GOOD: Thieves swiped kegs of Guinness from trucks in UK
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BABYSITTER ‘PULLED GUN’
A FAMILY’S former babysitter turned up at their doorstep with a gun and threatened to kill them, it has been alleged. Sara Campbell, 40, of Macroom Road, Dublin 17, is also accused of burglary.
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DRAUGHT DODGERS
UP TO 1,000 pubs will close in the next decade as Ireland’s famed nightlife faces being decimated due to changing habits and soaring costs. A new report revealed that on average over 100 pubs annually have ceased business since 2005 — with one in four...
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TRIBUTES PAID TO SUPERSTAR
DOLLY Parton has died aged 80 after a lengthy health battle, with her nephew saying the country icon “opened doors for generations of singers”.
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KILLER HUBBY TAKES OWN LIFE
A MAN suspected of murdering his wife in Limerick has been found dead. Brazilian Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa (33) was found dead at her home on Friday morning after being stabbed to death. Her husband Judismar Weslei Batista went missing - but his...
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Fuel cuts to remain in place
AN UNWINDING of temporary cuts to fuel excise has been postponed, the Government announced yesterday. An excise reduction of 32c on a litre of diesel and 27c for petrol had been due to be phased out from September 1. They were introduced in April...
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NO END TO M-WAY MADNESS
TWO of the five teens killed in the M9 joyriding horror smash will be buried today — as Gardai reveal the social media-fuelled craze has continued even after their deaths. In the early hours of yesterday teen thugs drove the wrong way up the M50 and...
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BET 12-PAGE YORK RACING PULLOUT
FRIENDS of the three sisters fighting for their lives after the M9 crash have told of their gratitude at the public response to a fundraiser for them which last night was heading towards €500,000. Niamh and Alma Kinsella and Ella Hendricken as well as...
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M9 GANG VICTIMS ‘PRAY FOR CRASH SISTERS’
THESE are the sisters who are fighting for their lives after a gang of wrong-way joyriders collided with them in the fatal M9 crash. Niamh and Alma Kinsella, both in their 30s, are in a critical condition while Ella Hendricken, in her 20s, was...
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TOTAL ECLIPSE OF CROKE PARK
THE COUNTRY went eclipse crazy yesterday as hundreds of thousands took to parks and gardens to watch a rare near-total solar eclipse. Even the star power of Manchester United and Leeds United couldn’t outshine the eclipse at a sold-out Croke Park —...
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GUARDIAN ANGELS SAVED MYMIRACLE BOY ON M50
A MOTHER has told how her 22-year-old son miraculously walked away from the wreckage of a devastating 100kph head-on crash on the M50. She said “guardian angels” were watching over him and added that despite his injuries he checked on the eight teens...
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ALL-IRELAND HERO KILLED IN ROAD SMASH
ALL-IRELAND winner James McHugh has been tragically killed in a horror road traffic accident. The star — who played for Donegal until 1996 — died yesterday after the car in which he was travelling collided with a van in Co Cavan. The crash between...
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Good news on tobacco, butt...
IRISH people are less likely to smoke than other Europeans but the proportion of adults here who use tobacco products on a daily basis is increasing. A new report by the European Commission shows Ireland has the second lowest consumption rate of...
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THE TEN MILLION DOLLAR DAN
AN American lawyer who sued Daniel Kinahan is “vindicated” by his extradition to Ireland after years of court battles — and wants his $10m payday. Lawyer Eric Montalvo successfully took a $10m civil case against Kinahan over the poaching of a fighter...
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GUS CRACKS CASES... DOGGY BAGGED
A MAN has been jailed for four years after wonder drug dog Gus rumbled him walking out with €560,000 worth of weed in two suitcases at an airport. At Ennis Circuit Court yesterday, 29-year-old dad-of-two Sean Grehan’s lawyer admitted to the judge that...
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DEPORTEES & ONION KINGPIN
FEUD FOR THOUGHT: Jailed Daniel Kinahan (left) says he is looking forward to King crisps and batch bread when he is deported to Ireland shortly to face trial for running cartel and overseeing gangland murders
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5,620 kids without a home
“Behind every one of these figures is a child whose education, wellbeing, and future are being affected by the trauma and uncertainty of RALLY Palestine solidarity and People Before Profit stage a protest outside the Department of Justice; below,...
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GOOD WIN BUNTING FOR $1M AFFLECK...
BEN Affleck has won the million-dollar top prize on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? The Hollywood actor, 53, competed on a celebrity version of the game show in the US alongside Jeopardy! champion Jamie Ding. The money was pledged to Good Will Hunting...
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‘Voice of the streets.. Choir of angels in one man’
Glen Hansard has died age 56 TRIBUTES have been flooding in following the tragic death of Oscar-winning singersongwriter and social justice campaigner Glen Hansard in a shocking early-morning motorcycle crash. The 56-year-old frontman of The Frames,...
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Monster killed my son
THE father of stabbing victim Mark Carroll has hit out at his son’s murderer Derek Boyd — calling him a “monster”. Double killer Boyd, who also shot his sister dead in an accident, was yesterday jailed for life for murdering Mark (34) in Dublin in...
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Mayo the fourth be with Yew
MAYO’S notorious curse has been broken as a tsunami of joy swept away 75 years of heartache on one of the most emotional days in GAA history yesterday. On Reek Sunday, the day pilgrims climb the Yew County’s famous peak, the green and red faithful...
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YOU’VE GOT IT WALL WRONG
A HOLIDAY home owner who shocked a family when they found him in a “hidden room” behind a makeshift wall at his property has said he was “entitled to stay there”. Landlord Seamus ‘Shay’ Conway says there was “nothing sinister” about him staying in the...
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DOUBLE KILLER
A MAN who previously shot dead his sister in an accident is now a double killer after being found guilty of another man’s murder. Derek Boyd (31) knifed Mark Carroll at his home in Dublin in 2024 after a row — while serving the suspended part of a...
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‘HE LUNGED AT HER WITH KNIFE IN CHURCH’
A WOMAN is in intensive care after a man stabbed her as she said prayers in her local church yesterday. Mary McNamara, described as a “kind” and dedicated parishioner, was attacked as she said the rosary ahead of 10am mass at Holy Cross Church in...
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ISLE HIGH CLUB
IN COURT: Sean McGlone A VAN driver has been charged with dangerous driving following an incident where a car was allegedly driven at a number of people. Sean McGlone (29) from Drogheda was yesterday granted bail with strict conditions over the...
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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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