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Crowds in Calcutta hold a vigil in protest of the sexual assaults. Irish aid worker who was allegedly raped has attempted suicide. Irish aid worker attempts suicide in Calcutta after saying she was raped on 21st birthday

An Irish aid worker who has claimed she was raped in India by a businessman on the night she celebrated her 21st birthday has attempted suicide. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 9

Three men sentenced for the public murder of Irish roofer Luke Fitzpatrick in London

The three men who stabbed to death an Irish roofer and seriously injured his father in London were sentenced at the Old Bailey central criminal court yesterday. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 2

Police are baffled after almost $50,000 went missing from a north Dublin station – the third such disappearance in recent months. Police left red faced after cash goes missing from station after robbery trial

Police are baffled after almost $50,000 went missing from a north Dublin station – the third such disappearance in recent months. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 4

Judge with gavel Rapist avoids jail for sex attack because his children have special needs

A father who raped his 14-year-old sister-in-law has been given a suspended sentence after a judge ruled that a prison sentence would impose ‘extreme hardship’ on his family. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 2

John O’Donoghue (53) of The Gallops in Sandyford, Dublin, admitted to carrying out the abuse under the pretence of wanting to wrestle with the ten year old boy who later dropped out of school and deve Irish teacher sentenced for sexual abuse of boy he'd paid to go to heroin rehab

A teacher who sexually abused a boy on twenty occasions later gave him thousands of euro to help him get clean. ...

by AMANDA DRISCOLL 2

Irish Gardai (police) 900 Irish police to secure Republic’s border ahead of Northern Ireland G8 Summit

About 900 police have been placed on the southern side of the Irish border ahead of the G8 Summit at Lough Erne Resort in Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland on June 17 and 18. ...

by MICHELLE K. SMITH 9

Audrey Fitzpatrick and Dave Mahon photographed at the launch of their book "Please Find My Amy" Five-year hunt for Irish teen Amy Fitzpatrick called off - distraught mother pledges to bury her with brother

The search for missing Dublin teen Amy Fitzpatrick has been called off by Dave Mahon, the partner of Amy’s mother, Audrey. ...

by MICHELLE K. SMITH 1

Despite economic misery of the Irish our sports will always be our pride -- the glow of optimism that comes with athlete's success

Robbie Keane shakes hands with his English opponents last week in Wembley Stadium. Let's get one thing straight before we go any further – the streets ...

by Cathal Dervan 3

Promotional image from the savage 'Clockwork Orange' Ten famous movies banned in Ireland - from devil worshippers to too much sex

Ireland had a long history of banning films, but even some in recent time caught the attention of the censor. ...

by CATHY HAYES 0

Students hold candles as they pray during a candlelight vigil for a gang rape victim, who was assaulted in New Delhi, in Ahmedabad December 31, 2012. 21-year-old Irish aid worker the latest victim of India’s rape and violence epidemic

Police in the Indian city of Kolkata have arrested a local businessman, Sujoy Mitra, who is suspected of drugging and raping a 21-year-old Irish charity worker after her birthday party. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 7

Northern Ireland’s authorities launched a worldwide appeal for evidence from victims of child abuse in the province. This appeal comes at the launch of an investigation into abuse at children’s homes. Northern Ireland inquiry issues U.S. appeal for evidence of child abuse

Authorities in Northern Ireland have launched a worldwide appeal for evidence from victims of child abuse in the province. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 1

Leaders including David Cameron, Barack Obama and Angela Merkel, take at the G8 Summit in 2012 Irish police force on high alert over fears of G8 Summit riots

The Irish police force have put in place a major security operation ahead of the events surrounding the G8 summit. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 4

British police have re-opened their investigations into the case of Irish teenager Mary Flanagan, who went missing over 50 years ago. British police re-open case of Irish teenager missing for over 50 years

British police have re-opened their investigations into the disappearance of a teenage Irish immigrant – 54 years after she went missing. ...

by Patrick Counihan 3

Arson attack in Longford 11-year-old Dublin girl set ablaze in firebomb attack, court hears

An 11-year-old Dublin girl, who was visiting the house of Anne Joyce in Longford town with her brother and grandmother, was the victim of a petrol bomb attack in 2010. ...

by IrishCentral Intern 3

County Offaly hurling and football star Neville Coughlan kicking ass at the Leinster Senior Semi-Final 2007 Heroic Offaly GAA star Neville Coughlan tackles knife-wielding robbers at local store

County Offaly hurling and football star Neville Coughlan bravely tackled two knife-wielding robbers after they held up a Gala convenience store in Geashill, Offaly. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 1

7 in ever 100 Irish people use cocaine according to new European report Ireland among biggest users of cocaine in Europe - agency says cocaine use is 'relatively high'

People in Ireland are among the highest users of cocaine in Europe, a new study shows. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 4

Marian McGlinchey, formerly Price, a leading dissident republican, was released from custody after more than two years. She will remain in hospital. Irish republican Marian Price released from prison after two years for aiding and abetting terrorists

Marian McGlinchey, formerly Price, the leading dissident republican, was released from custody yesterday after more than two years. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 34

Paddle boarders competed in trials at the Battle of the Bay on Dollymount Strand in Dublin on Saturday. Ireland's Eye – A roundup of top Irish news stories

A look at news from around Ireland ...

by Irish Voice Reporters 0

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter speaking to the press outside Ireland's government buildings, Leinster House Report into Alan Shatter’s drink driving test incident has gone missing

A police report into a drink-driving incident involving Ireland’s Justice Minister Alan Shatter has gone missing claims a report published just hours before he faces a motion of no confidence. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 8

Amy Fitzpatrick went missing in Spain on New Year’s Day in 2008. Missing girl’s step-dad quizzed after brother is stabbed to death in Dublin

The stepfather of an Irish girl missing in Spain for over five years has been arrested by police in Dublin on suspicion of murdering her brother. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 0

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