A Kerry businessman charged over the country’s largest-ever crystal meth seizure has been denied bail in the High Court. James Leen, 41, of Pilgrim Hill, Kilmourna, Listowel, faces two charges of drug importation at Cork Port, Ringaskiddy, on 16 October, 2023, of methylamphetamine, known as crystal meth, and possession of …

Analysis: There’s a lot of potential in renovating vacant above the shop units, but turning them into housing can be expensive, risky and slow By Kathleen Stokes, DCU and Michelle Connolly, Dublin Simon Community Ireland’s housing crisis is well established, and we often hear that renovating vacant properties could easily …

Two people have died following a house fire in Co Mayo. The blaze broke out at a house in the Swinford area, in the early hours of this morning. Emergency services were alerted to the fire in a house at Deerpark, on the outskirts of Swinford, at around 2am. It …

The price of draught beer brewed by Diageo is set to rise again. The company said the increase will impact its entire on-trade draught product range, including Guinness, Guinness 0.0, Hop House 13, Harp, Rockshore, Smithwicks and Carlsberg. It said the change would add the equivalent of 6 cent to …

A teenager has been arrested following a stabbing attack. The 14-year-old boy was treated in hospital after being stabbed in the lower back in the Knockmore Road area of Lisburn on Monday night. A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of a number of offences, including assault. Officers received a …

A Russian court has remanded an eighth suspect in custody over the attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed at least 139 people, officials said. Moscow earlier announced it had detained 11 people in connection with the attack, which saw camouflaged gunmen open fire at people at a concert …

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Almost one-in-five secondary school teachers who responded to a new survey said they have experienced some form of work-related cyberbullying. The research by Red C, carried out on behalf of the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI), shows that the most common form of abuse is receiving angry, rude and …

The Executive Director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties has said the Hate Crime Bill deals with hate crime legislation and amending the 1989 Incitement to Hatred Act, and that gardaí and the criminal justice system are calling for these changes. Liam Herrick said that what they have witnessed …

A Moscow court has extended US journalist Evan Gershkovich’s pre-trial detention until 30 June, ensuring he will have spent more than one year behind bars. Prosecutors accuse the Wall Street Journal reporter of espionage – the first such charge against a Western journalist in Russia since the fall of the …