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Tuesday 21 August 2018

Breaking New Garda Commissioner 'incapable of being independent', court hears

A High Court judge has reserved his decision until Wednesday on an application ultimately aimed at blocking the PSNI's Deputy Chief Constable, Drew Harris, from taking up his position as the next Garda Commissioner.

High Court challenge against new Garda chief set to get underway

Burglary victim Eva Sutton was viciously beaten in her home

Crime

Teenage burglar 'schooled' by criminal gang leader who beat woman (89)

A 16-YEAR-OLD criminal has emerged as one of the main members of a prolific burglary gang causing chaos across the country with a string of break-ins...

A worker was forced to resign from his job under duress after he was brought out to sea in a speedboat by his boss and questioned over missing money (Stock photo)

Courts

'Unforgivable' - boss took worker out in speedboat and quizzed him over missing cash, court hears

A worker at an amusement company was forced to resign from his job under duress after he was brought out to sea in a speedboat by his boss and aggressively questioned for an hour over a missing €10,000.

Gerard Fortune (inset), who died after a stabbing at his home in Crumlin

Crime

Son questioned over dad's murder is a convicted killer with a violent past

A MAN arrested in relation to the murder of his dad is a convicted killer who previously served a long jail stretch for stabbing...

The scene of the crash at Government buildings
Photo: Caroline Quinn

Irish News

Woman (50s) arrested after driving car into gates of Government buildings

A woman has been arrested after driving into the gates of Government Buildings on Merrion Street in Dublin.

Emergency services are at the scene of the blaze
Photo: Dublin Fire Brigade/Twitter

Irish News

'Please don't get distracted' - emergency services tackling raging fire at recycling plant

The emergency services are attending a large blaze at a recycling plant in Dublin.

Dr Graham Love, chief executive of the HEA. Photo: Frank McGrath

Education

Chief Executive of the Higher Education Authority announces he is stepping down

The Chief Executive of the Higher Education Authority has announced 'with regret' that he is going to step down from the role.

Courts

Council in €28k payout to sex discrimination case woman who was told toilets 'needed a woman's touch'

A woman who claimed she suffered sex discrimination at the hands of a local council has received a €28,000 payout.

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer in Dublin yesterday. Photo: Caroline Quinn

Politics

I wouldn't mind job of ambassador to Ireland, says Spicer

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer says he'd "gladly consider" taking up the role of US...

Education

Children of parents who had cancer 'will record lower grades'

Children whose parents had cancer tend to have poorer school grades, educational achievement and subsequent earning power as an adult, new research has found.

Irish News

'Pope should urge Irish church to be more open and honest' - Joe Duffy

JOE Duffy hopes Pope Francis will tell the Church to be more open and understanding during his upcoming visit to Ireland.

Irish News

Irish News

Woman (50s) arrested after driving car into gates of Government buildings

A woman has been arrested after driving...

Council in €28k payout to sex discrimination case woman who was told toilets 'needed a woman's touch'

Students 'will be forced to drop out' as rocketing rents make college unaffordable

Son held over knife murder of his father killed a man when aged 17

Teenage burglar 'schooled' by criminal gang leader who beat woman (89)

Second boy (13) charged with murder of Ana Kriegel granted bail

Chief Executive of the Higher Education Authority announces he is stepping down

Courts

Breaking New Garda Commissioner 'incapable of being independent', court hears

World News

Undated handout photo issued by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals of Jana Smith with baby Jonathan and husband Tom Photo: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals/PA Wire

Britain

Woman (29) saved by pioneering procedure after suffering stroke while nine months pregnant

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Melania lectures on cyber bullying as Trump lays into rivals on Twitter

Trump fears interview at Mueller's Russia investigation could bring perjury charge

Disease control ‘could suffer and drugs could run out in no-deal Brexit’ - NHS Providers

[TICON-A VIDEO] Woman 'sang' during 10 hours in sea after she fell off ship

Russian 'agent' being tortured, says Moscow

At least 10 dead after flash floods sweep away hikers in Italian gorge

North America

Jakiw Palij, a former Nazi concentration camp guard, has been deported from the US (Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times via AP)

US deports former Nazi concentration camp guard (95) to Germany

Opinion

Colm McCarthy

Let's do an Einstein thought experiment on rent rates

The daft.ie report on residential rental costs released last Friday marked the sixth straight year of relentless increases. Rental costs nationally are...

Eoghan Harris: Fake history is every bit as bad for society as fake news

Is this as good as it gets? For the first time, Varadkar is vulnerable

Gene Kerrigan: Does a Dail election truly matter any more?

Declan Lynch: Tech gods drag the future back to the swamp

Brendan O’Connor: Brendan O'Connor: The Pope needs to prove that he is on the side of victims

Columnists: Meghan's mortification over dad who just can't stop shooting his mouth off

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Breaking New Garda Commissioner 'incapable of being independent', court hears

Teenage burglar 'schooled' by criminal gang leader who beat woman (89)

'Unforgivable' - boss took worker out in speedboat and quizzed him over missing cash, court hears

Son questioned over dad's murder is a convicted killer with a violent past

Woman (50s) arrested after driving car into gates of Government buildings

'Please don't get distracted' - emergency services tackling raging fire at recycling plant

Chief Executive of the Higher Education Authority announces he is stepping down

Council in €28k payout to sex discrimination case woman who was told toilets 'needed a woman's touch'

I wouldn't mind job of ambassador to Ireland, says Spicer

Children of parents who had cancer 'will record lower grades'

'Pope should urge Irish church to be more open and honest' - Joe Duffy

Irish News

Woman (50s) arrested after driving car into gates of Government buildings

Council in €28k payout to sex discrimination case woman who was told toilets 'needed a woman's touch'

Students 'will be forced to drop out' as rocketing rents make college unaffordable

Son held over knife murder of his father killed a man when aged 17

Teenage burglar 'schooled' by criminal gang leader who beat woman (89)

Second boy (13) charged with murder of Ana Kriegel granted bail

Chief Executive of the Higher Education Authority announces he is stepping down

Breaking New Garda Commissioner 'incapable of being independent', court hears

World News

Woman (29) saved by pioneering procedure after suffering stroke while nine months pregnant

Melania lectures on cyber bullying as Trump lays into rivals on Twitter

Trump fears interview at Mueller's Russia investigation could bring perjury charge

Disease control ‘could suffer and drugs could run out in no-deal Brexit’ - NHS Providers

[TICON-A VIDEO] Woman 'sang' during 10 hours in sea after she fell off ship

Russian 'agent' being tortured, says Moscow

At least 10 dead after flash floods sweep away hikers in Italian gorge

US deports former Nazi concentration camp guard (95) to Germany

Opinion

Let's do an Einstein thought experiment on rent rates

Eoghan Harris: Fake history is every bit as bad for society as fake news

Is this as good as it gets? For the first time, Varadkar is vulnerable

Gene Kerrigan: Does a Dail election truly matter any more?

Declan Lynch: Tech gods drag the future back to the swamp

Brendan O’Connor: Brendan O'Connor: The Pope needs to prove that he is on the side of victims

Columnists: Meghan's mortification over dad who just can't stop shooting his mouth off

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