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Dublin domestic abuser who killed partner after 'untrue' incest obsession jailed
Crumlin
Mr Justice Paul McDermott said Martin Hayes had a history of violence and aggression towards his partner, Amadea McDermott, before he stabbed her, causing her death in July 2017
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Wife of murderer Jozef Puska charged with withholding information that could have led to his prosecution
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Puska, who is now designated as prisoner number 117923, is currently being housed in Dublin ’s Cloverhill Prison where sources say he will remain for the foreseeable future
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Ashling Murphy's boyfriend says he'll never 'marry soulmate' as killer Jozef Puska is sentenced
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Ashling’s devastated boyfriend, sister and mother issued powerful, harrowing victim impact statements in front of a shell-shocked Jozef Puska - as the evil murderer was handed down a mandatory life sentence in court on Friday
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Jozef Puska sentencing LIVE updates as justice to be served for Ashling Murphy murder
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Jozef Puska is set to be sentenced to life after he was convicted last week of killing 23-year-old Ashling Murphy. Follow live updates from the courtroom below.
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Kinahan cartel weapons caretaker agrees to High Court order to allow for sale of Dublin home
Kinahan Cartel
Mr Justice Alexander Owens varied the interim order to allow the property to be sold on condition the net proceeds of the sale, after the mortgage is discharged, is to be retained by a named solicitor as the Criminal Assets Bureau is to make an application to seize that money
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New laws to allow judges to set 30 years minimum jail on way
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Minister of Justice Helen McEntee aims to stiffen sentencing powers
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Evil killer Puska was a ‘secret predator who had a hatred of modern women’
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Gardai believe Puska was a secret predator who had a hatred of modern women and decided he was going to kill one
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Ashling Murphy murder convict Jozef Puska to be sentenced to life in prison
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Puska is now set to be jailed for the mandatory term of life in prison
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Jozef Puska suicide attempt prevented just days before Ashling Murphy murder trial verdict
In the News
It can now be revealed that evil killer Puska (33) had threatened to take his own life from behind bars
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Ashling Murphy: Jozef Puska found guilty of 23 year-old's murder
An Garda Siochana
The jury found Puska (33), of Lynally Grove in Mucklagh, Co Offaly, guilty in a unanimous decision after just over two hours of deliberating, following an over three week trial before the Central Criminal Court in Dublin
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Stepfather to missing Amy Fitzpatrick has assault case adjourned again
Dave Mahon
Mahon is the stepfather of Amy, who vanished from the Mijas Costa area of Spain on New Year’s Day 2008
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Dublin man who 'riddled' friend with bullets in 'execution-style killing' jailed for life
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Conor Dolan was paid €10,000 to murder his friend Neil Fitzgerald, whose body was discovered in Tallaght
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Man slapped with suspended sentence after upskirting woman in her own home
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Luke Haskins' legal team had asked to leave him without a criminal record, but Judge Grainne Malone said there was 'no reality to that prospect'
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Former RTE 2FM presenter Nikki Hayes pleads guilty to her part in money-laundering scam
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At a hearing on Wednesday, Garda Neill Gavin agreed with counsel for the defence that O’Keeffe was “genuinely vulnerable" and struggling with her mental health at the time
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Former high-profile Irish politician could be jailed over alleged drug driving
An Garda Siochana
The ex-TD was arrested by gardai after failing a roadside drugs test in the west of the country in June
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Alanna Quinn Idris 'back to square one' after almost two years of reconstructive eye surgeries
Ballyfermot
The 19-year-old was left with life-changing injuries following an alleged assault on December 30, 2021, including a ruptured eyeball, broken cheekbone and a shattered tooth
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Irish celebrity found not guilty of the defilement of a child
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The man (40), who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty to three counts of engaging in sexual acts with a child under the age of 17 at locations in Dublin on dates between August and December 2010
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Jozef Puska evidence will show he 'fled Tullamore' for Dublin after Ashling Murphy murder, court hears
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CCTV at the entrance to Mr Puska’s parents home on Armagh Road in Crumlin, south Dublin, will show Mr Puska walking in through the external front door having “fled Tullamore”, counsel said
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Jozef Puska denies murdering school teacher Ashling Murphy as trial to begin
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The trial which may last as long as five weeks is expected to begin tomorrow morning with the jury being empanelled this afternoon
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Husband of Tina Satchwell appears in court charged with her murder
Cork
Richard Satchwell (57) of Grattan Street in Youghal, Co Cork appeared this morning before Judge Miriam Walsh at Cashel District Court.
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Husband of Tina Satchwell to appear in court charged with her murder
Cork
Richard Satchwell, 57, is due to appear before a special sitting of Cashel District Court this morning
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Irish celebrity accused of sex acts with teen took girl's number because 'she was nice'
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The man (40), who cannot be named for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of engaging in sexual acts with a child under the age of 17 at locations in Dublin on dates between August and December 2010
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Nine phones seized in search of home of Irish celeb accused of sexual acts with teen girl, trial hears
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The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of engaging in sexual acts with a child under the age of 17
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Irish broadcaster accused of sexually 'defiling' 16-year-old girl in stairwell of workplace
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The accused had told her he had to go to the office to “get something,” and they then went to a stairwell on the property
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