Irish Daily Star
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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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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