Irish Daily Star
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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Trump lots of pep in arteta step...
Dewsbury-Hall says downing Kop with Toffees derby winner would beat meeting the President
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INSTANT REPLAY
Saints & Celts back at Hampden after December shocker helped Nancy downfall says it could happen again
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Lelia, 91, in Shannon protest walk
A 91-YEAR-OLD woman has walked 220km to protest against the US military’s use of Shannon Airport. Lelia Doolan has trekked for a fortnight from the Co Clare airport and arrived at the Dail at noon yesterday. The Clare woman thanked the people who...
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FIRST BLOODOIL
JUNIOR Minister Michael Healy-Rae dramatically quit yesterday — after the Kerry TD voted against the coalition in a confidence vote over the fuel blockade crisis. Afterwards, the Dail’s richest TD then gave a fisted salute to cost-of-living protesters...
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Detective on crime gang & bribery raps
A DETECTIVE garda has been accused of facilitating a “serious offence” by an organised crime gang, as well as bribery and possessing around 100 rounds of ammunition. Eoghan Clerkin, 51, was the fourth man to be charged following a probe by the Garda...
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NOW WE’RE TRUCKING DIESEL
THE Government has announced a fuel tax cuts package worth €505million after an emergency Cabinet meeting yesterday. Unveiling the measures, Taoiseach Micheal Martin slammed protests that prevented supplies of petrol and diesel from reaching filling...
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Monk’s son, 37, arrested in Spain
A SON of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch is being targeted for extradition to Ireland from Spain because his father is running for election to the Dail, his lawyer says. Jason ‘Jamie’ Hutch (37) was arrested in Lanzarote on behalf of the Gardai in a joint...
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UNLEASH THE BEASTS
There were signs that a deal could be made last night after a day of chaos on major roads across the nation.
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TIME TO TRUCK OFF HOME
FUEL protests that brought the country to a standstill were yesterday slammed by politicians and emergency services alike. Scenes of an ambulance struggling to get through a packed street came in for criticism, while Taoiseach Micheal Martin also...
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THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT?
mission and the world held its breath over his increasingly deranged threats. His outburst was in ■ stark contrast to the message of unity from the astronauts on the Orion space capsule who took the historic snap and said: “We
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‘POP OUT OF BOOT & POP HIM’
‘SIGNIFICANT crime figure’ Jonathan Gill planned the murder of Robbie Lawlor over encrypted text messages, police allege. The 44-year-old appeared before the High Court yesterday on the foot of a UK warrant seeking his arrest over the murder of...
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‘Time to ban all evictions’
HOUSEHOLD evictions have hit their ”highest level since the Great Famine”, a TD has said in a blast at the Government’s rental policies. The Labour Party’s housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan was speaking as he published a Bill to introduce a...
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AS GRACE’S LAW SIGNED IN... SCREWBALL SCRAMBLERS
THE TRANSPORT Minister was ‘taken aback’ by the case of a garda who was hit with a road ban for pursuing scrambler bikes. On the day he signed the ‘Grace’s Law’ legislation to ban scramblers in public places following the killing of 16-year-old Grace...
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TURF WAR
THE Government is facing furious demands to scrap public transport fares and lift the ban on selling turf as the conflict in the Middle East plunges Ireland into what is being called the “worst-ever global energy crisis”. Aontú representative Olivia...
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Belfasta la vista, baby
PHOTO RECALL: Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger with honorary doctorate from Ulster University; (below) with Sandra Weir, who he met in Belfast in 1966, and snapper Roy Smith
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SOCCER PULLOUT Igor leaver
SEE SPORT BACK PAGE CHIEO: World Cup pain will just drive us on...
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Plus FREE delivery - See page 24 AN ALL-ACCESS FAMILY PASS TO EMERALD PARK
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School meal providers feel the heat
HOT school meal providers are “completely overwhelmed” due to the rising cost of living, as a new report recommended reviewing the €3.20 per meal rate. More money may need to be spent on the scheme for meals to be nutritious and of a high standard,...
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‘LET’S TAKE OUR TROY COLOUR BACK’
JUNIOR Sports Minister Charlie McConalogue has called on Ireland players and fans to do the nation proud — and reclaim the tricolour from far-right hate groups who have tried to hijack it. He made the call as up to 6,000 excited fans descended on...
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MOBSTER ARRESTED OVER ALEXIS FIRE BOMB
A WOMAN left fighting for life after being set on fire can walk and talk again — and a major gang enforcer has been arrested over her attempted murder. Alexis Lee Campion (44) was left with severe burns and in a coma for weeks after a thug set her on...
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SUPER GAA PULLOUT Arm wrestle a draw..
ARMAGH...1-21 KERRY ..... 0-24 SEE INSIDE MAG
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Claire: I had meningitis death scare
BROADCASTER Claire Byrne has recalled receiving last rites from a priest after contracting meningitis as a teenager. The Newstalk presenter spoke about the terrifying experience as health officials battle an outbreak of the brain bug in...
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4 in court on mosque bombing plot raps
FOUR men have appeared in court charged over an alleged “violent right-wing extremist” plot to target a mosque. Garrett Pollock (35), Karolis Peckauskas (38), Charles Flynn (35) and Darren Gorman (33) all appeared before a sitting of Portlaoise...
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