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Fugitive brothers wanted in Ireland are flying family first class to visit them in new hideout in Mexico
Crime
The brothers fled their home town after receiving death threats over the shocking murder of teenager Keane Mulready Woods by Lawlor and gang associates in January 2020
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Fears of revenge attacks following Finglas gangland murder
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Local reps are concerned about retaliation after 23-year-old Brandon Ledwidge was gunned down last night
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Customs dog Milo has now sniffed out drugs and cigarettes worth €14 million this year alone
Irish News
According to a Mirror analysis, the latest haul is just one of at least six Milo has sniffed out this year
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Thugs ram car carrying mother and child - and then shoot at it
Cork
Gardai say nobody was injured in the incident – but an investigation is now underway.
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Luxury car, designer watches and €25,000 worth of drugs seized in Dundalk
Drugs seizures
A man in his 20s who was arrested during the raid has since been released without charge and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)
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Irish Mirror readers have their say on biggest issues facing people in Ireland
Housing
Almost half of readers chose one issue as the biggest facing Irish people today
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Armed gardai open fire on stolen lorry as man behind wheel tried to ram through two Garda cars
An Garda Siochana
The man - who was chased after refusing to stop beforehand - immediately hopped out with his hands up when the shot was fired before he was arrested.
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Man arrested following alleged assault of woman on Luas
An Garda Siochana
The man, aged in his 30s, was arrested in the early hours of this morning in connection with the incident that allegedly occurred in Dublin 10 days ago
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'Fat-shamed' woman on Luas hit over head with glass bottle before being kneed and kicked in face
Irish News
The accused, now 18, had no convictions but awaits sentence in the Circuit Court for another offence
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DNA database grew by 15% last year, providing assistance in 705 investigations
DNA
There are now 67,301 records on the database, which was used in probes relating to 26 sexual assaults, 220 burglaries and 30 assaults during 2022
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Half of cannabis jellies contain deadly synthetic drug, state forensic agency warns
Drugs
The man-made chemicals were responsible for the hospitalisation of three teenagers last December, Forensic Science Ireland has warned
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Limerick man appears in court in connection with fatal assault of father of two
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Joe Cahill has been charged with intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to Gerard Curtin on Saturday morning
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Heroin and cocaine worth over €130,000 seized by gardaí following house raid in Tallaght
Drugs seizures
Drug paraphernalia was also seized during the search
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Man, 25, who punched garda in the head jailed for 18 months
Courts
Sgt Scott said Garda Thompson was off sick for three months and could not return to full duties for a further three months
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Teenager arrested after Kildare Halloween assault that hospitalised three people
Kildare
Gardaí are appealing to witnesses following a brawl that involved a number of individuals in Naas, Co Kildare
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CAB hits suspected criminals with tax bills for €8.9 million
Criminal Assets Bureau
The agency's annual report shows that it returned €6.3 million in cash to the Exchequer last year that it had seized from suspected criminals
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Cop who busted 'Scissor Sisters' recalls their 'barbaric' and 'grotesque' crime
Scissor Sisters
Charlotte and Linda Mulhall slaughtered and dismembered Farah Swaleh Noor in a crime that shocked the nation in 2005
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Thug bodybuilder who rammed Garda car while high on cocaine jailed for seven years
Courts
Evan Toomey had admitted he had been “under the influence of cocaine and cannabis at the time, he became paranoid, and he panicked”
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Two arrested following €150,000 cannabis seizure in Monaghan and Louth
An Garda Siochana
Two men aged in their 40s and 50s are due to appear before Monaghan District Court later today
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28% increase in cases dealt with by state pathologist last year
State Patholgist's Office
State cases, coroner referrals and skeletonised remains were among 417 cases dealt with by the state pathologist in 2022
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Infamous prisoner Michael Corbett moved out of Mountjoy to Central Mental Hospital after violent outbursts
Mountjoy Prison
Michael Corbett, 33, has a long history of violence against warders and has received extra jail time for attacking them
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Double murderer Yousef Palani told gardaí he would continue 'to kill' gay Irish men if they didn't catch him
Irish News
Palani told gardai in interviews that Muslims could not be homosexual and vehemently denied being gay, despite using homosexual dating apps.
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Man, 70s, arrested after gardai discover gun and ammo during searches in Dublin
An Garda Siochana
Gardai seized a handgun and ammunition during searches in the Saggart area of Dublin 24
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Citizens’ Assembly vote to end laws criminalising people caught with illegal drugs for personal use
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This means that instead of drug use being viewed as a criminal justice issue, it would be seen as a public health issue
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