Paul Healy
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Crime Correspondent, Irish Daily Star, Irish Mirror.
Joined June 2012
New means of contacting me in confidence: Threema ID - PRBV9P8K. Snapchat - Healyhack. DM me for number for Signal.
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Conor McGregor appears to have deleted a series of tweets tonight. One of which was bizarrely aimed my way but anyway…. He’s due back in court next week over costs and we’ll cover that in the same unbiased way as ever. In the meantime, where does one get decent deodorant? 😄.
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NEW: Conor McGregor is now officially under investigation by gardai for alleged incitement surrounding the Dublin riots last week, we can reveal.
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BREAKING: Ryan Casey, partner of Ashling Murphy speaks outside court.
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Had a good professional encounter with McGregor’s spokesperson who kindly provided comment yesterday. Woke up this morning to Conor calling me smelly again 😂. Deleted but I just about caught it .@TheNotoriousMMA. How about an interview and you can say it to my face?
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A whole street in London was just temporarily closed off there as armed police help escort a prison van containing Kinahan cartel bosses Liam Byrne and Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh leave the Old Bailey:
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Gardai have just released this image of Garda Kevin Flatley. May he RIP.
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BREAKING: Conor McGregor has been charged with two counts of dangerous driving, no insurance, failure to produce insurance and no licence.
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BREAKING: Jozef Puska has been found GUILTY of the murder of Ashling Murphy.
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There was thinking that Nikita Hand may have to pay James Lawrence’s legal bills. Fear was that would entirely wipe out any of the money she was awarded by the jury who found against Conor McGregor. But today the Judge has ruled in her favour. McGregor is paying the bill.
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Just leaving Dublin City centre where absolute chaos has ensued. Flat out violence against gardai just doing their job. This isn’t the answer.
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Aside from tweeting near every word that was heard in court myself, I have to say the reporting from colleagues across rival newspapers and organisations at the Conor McGregor case was very thorough and accurate throughout. So the reporting was a laughing stock to whom exactly?.
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LATEST: Right. It’s been a long day. But we got there. Have spoken to pals of South Anne Street murder victim Quaham Babatunde who provided this new photo of him and confirmed that yes - he was previously in court accused of rape in Italy. Full story:
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BREAKING - Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch arrives in Dublin airport. More on .@IrishMirror to follow.
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BREAKING: The two teenagers killed in a horror crash on their way to their debs in Co Monaghan have been named. They are Dlava Mohammed (16) and Kiea McCann. @IrishMirror
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BREAKING: The three children killed in Tallaght have been formally named by gardai. Here are pictures of tragic twins Christy and Chelsea Cawley (8) and their sister Lisa Cash (18). May they RIP.
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Fair play to Paul Reynolds who asked completely fair and important questions of Gerard Hutch. He was running for public office, and like anyone doing so, should be open to scrutiny. It’s the job of any journalist to ask hard questions. It seems Hutch didn’t want to answer them.
There were chaotic scenes at one of the most keenly watched election contests in Dublin Central, where Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch was in contention for the fourth and final seat #Election24 | Read more:
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NEW: Wife killer Joe O’Reilly has been refused parole for a fourth time. Rachel Callaly’s family were informed of the welcome development today. They told us it’s “peace of mind.”.
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We’re reporting live from the civil case against UFC star Conor McGregor. Judge Alexander Owens has told a jury the allegation is of sexual assault, that he “in effect raped” a woman. Follow here for some updates and on our Irish Mirror blog: .
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Update from Gardai: Girl, aged 5, remains in a critical condition in Temple Street, girl, aged 6, continues to receive medical treatment for less serious injuries in Crumlin. Boy, aged 5, discharged yesterday. Woman in serious condition in Mater, man in serious condition in a.
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BREAKING: The young man killed in a horror collision with a bus at Busaras in Dublin has been named. Ciaran Briody (23) from Dunshaughlin, Meath died on Thursday night, becoming the 126th fatality on our roads this year. This picture has been released by his family.
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A Canadian tourist is fighting for his life in hospital after he was assaulted in Dublin’s city centre last night. Two men have been arrested over the attack.
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BREAKING: Spanish police release dramatic footage of the arrest of Kinahan cartel gangster Johnny Morrissey in Malaga. Morrissey is said to have laundered €350,000 for the cartel A DAY.
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BREAKING: 2 men arrested in connection with the murder of Nigerian asylum seeker Quham Babatunde. One arrested in Dublin. The other in Belfast, while about to get on a ferry. More to follow .@IrishMirror.
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The wife and brothers of murderer Jozef Puska are scheduled to go on trial tomorrow on charges alleging they withheld information that could’ve led to his prosecution over the murder of Ashling Murphy.
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Some hopeful news. The mother of the 5 year old girl stabbed in Dublin City centre has issued another update. She says her “warrior” daughter is “still fighting” in ICU, and there’s hopes of moving her into a ward before the end of the year. Link 👇
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Deleted a post because of the absolute toxic abusive crap on this platform. Perhaps it should go without saying but just for the gobshites: What happened was a horrific evil incident and the person responsible should be prosecuted and face full force of the law. We simply stated.
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BREAKING- Gerry Hutch found NOT GUILTY of the murder of David Byrne.
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EXCLUSIVE: We tracked down disgraced woman beater Cathal Crotty who told us he “of course” wants to return to the Defence Forces, adding “I just want this all to be over.”. His father meanwhile claimed the media “incriminated” his son. Full story:
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BREAKING: Richard Satchwell has been charged with the murder of his wife Tina Satchwell. He will appear in court tomorrow.
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Gript media have now confirmed that their story on the suspected attacker was in fact about the wrong person.
A statement from Gript Media:.
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Mega scoop. Can’t wait to watch.
Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch - The Interview. Part One out Sunday.
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This is a really shocking incident. Young female and male gardai attacked by a fitness coach/former MMA fighter in the middle of busy traffic while they responded to a collision on the M50: .
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Great news. Little girl injured in Dublin crèche attack is out of danger and has even smiled, reveals loving mother - Irish Mirror Online 👇
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NEW: A photo has just been released by the family of Matthew Healy (89), who was killed by another patient in Mercy Hospital in Cork. Gardai are set to launch a murder investigation.
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Click the link here for the full victim impact statement of Ryan Casey, partner of Ashling Murphy. It is harrowing, powerful stuff. His final words to Puska:. "May you be in hell a whole half hour before God even knows you’re dead.".
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The man stabbed to death in Dublin’s St Anne Street was an asylum seeker named Quham Babatunde. He was staying in an IPAS centre here and is from Nigeria. More to follow .@IrishMirror.
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BREAKING: This is the young woman who was killed at a house in Limerick by an XL Bully dog last night. Gardai shot and killed one of the 2 dogs that attacked Nicole Morey (23) on the day of her birthday in Ballyneety. Full story: .
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The cheek of Tyson Fury to say his relationship with Daniel Kinahan isn’t anyone’s business. You made it everyone’s business when you publicly lauded him as the best thing to happen to your career!.
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Shouldn’t be surprised but completely nonsense and deeply disgusting conspiracy theories now flying around, all while a family are trying to come to grips with fact that their 5 year old child is in a critical condition in hospital from a brutal stabbing.
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Can’t bring myself to watch the entire thing, but from what I can tell, he wasn’t asked once about being found liable for rape. Imagine that.
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: An officer with GSOC has resigned amid allegations he attended a party with Gerry Hutch following his not guilty verdict on Monday.
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It was a late one at the Criminal Courts of Justice last night as Jason, Devon and Brandon Hennessy appeared alongside Dean and Kenneth Fitzsimons - accused of waterboarding, branding a man with a cattle iron, threatening to rape him. Full story here:
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People keep sending me stuff. The usual. ‘But what about this?’ Why aren’t you reporting this?’. There must be some conspiracy. No. We try our best to properly confirm or debunk things before just shoving them up. That’s the difference between social media and news.
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NEW: Murderer Jozef Puska’s wife Lucia is due to appear in court next month charged with withholding information that could have led to his arrest/prosecution for the murder of Ashling Murphy.
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BREAKING: A woman is dead following a violent incident on board a ferry at Rosslare, Wexford. Gardai are at the scene. More to follow on .@IrishMirror.
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EXCLUSIVE: US tourist Stephen Termini claims his son Mike won’t give him any of the $130,000 raised by the public. But Mike says the money was “technically never” his father’s to claim and much of it was used for travel. More here:
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BREAKING: A man has been arrested outside a school on Dublin’s Parnell Street for alleged threatening and abusive behaviour. Armed with a knife. The man is an Irish national. Thankfully no injuries reported.
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Varadkar looks baffled when Trump says he hopes everything will work out in Ireland with "your WALL and for your border." 🤔 #TrumpInIreland
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Delighted to win Crime Journalist of the Year. Thank you to the @irishjournaward, to all those who nominated me, and most importantly to the incredible sources who gifted me with the stories to win.
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NEW: I was delighted to meet US tourist Stephen Termini, who has thankfully recovered from a now infamous attack on Dublin’s Talbot Street. Stephen has come a long way, and we had a great chat. See it here and also in tomorrow’s Star and Mirror.
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UPDATE: Gardai have arrested and charged a man over the incident in which a number of gay men say they were hunted by a gang with knives in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. The charged man, who is in his late teens, is due in court tomorrow morning.
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BREAKING: Jozef Puska (31) has been charged in court with the murder of Ashling Murphy. He has been remanded into custody.
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NEW: We reveal the woman seen calling foreigners “dirty filthy” N words, and attempting to strike a worker in recent RTE documentary on the Coolock protests is Tracey Brougham. Asked to explain herself, Tracey said she didn’t want to talk. Full story:
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This story is not correct, and we are entirely correct in our reporting this morning about a criminal investigation. The statement in their story from a Garda spokesperson is in fact from yesterday.
Gardaí have denied reports that UFC star Conor McGregor is being investigated for incitement to hatred in the wake of the Dublin riots saying “A formal criminal investigation has not commenced,” at this time. #gript.
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UPDATE: The man who was wrongly identified on social media as being the attacker is now having to get safety advise by gardai. There are concerns for his welfare after he was incorrectly named as the suspect.
Here’s our full story on the false claims being made on social media and a news outlet which have identified the wrong man as being the suspected attacker in last week’s stabbing in Parnell Square. Gardai set to approach those involved.
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Family members of Ashling Murphy were inside court and held up photographs of her during the proceedings.
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The arrested suspects were on bail at the time. One for alleged knife possession and the other on drugs and improvised firearms offences.
Pals of murdered asylum seeker Quaham Babatunde say he was “in the wrong place at the wrong time,” when 2 groups got into a fight that began over seating at tables in the club. Two suspects are still being questioned north and south of the border:.
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VIDEO: The man charged in connection with murder of Ashling Murphy has just arrived in court.
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Hello from inside London’s Old Bailey, where Kinahan bosses Liam Byrne and Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh are set to be sentenced. They’re in the room and will be before His Honour Judge Philip Katz KC. You can follow for updates (where possible) here and on .@IrishMirror.
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BREAKING: The jury in the trial of Jozef Puska over the murder of Ashling Murphy have reached a verdict. The decision is due to be heard imminently.
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Never thought so much of the job would come down to fending off misinformation. It’s gone completely rampant and unchecked. Just 2 major crime stories today alone were viral across this platform with unqualified and misinformed claims.
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Cathal Murphy, Ashling’s brother speaks next. Calls Puska a vicious predator.
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Nikita Hand's home broken into and partner stabbed in incident earlier this year - Irish Mirror Online
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UPDATE: This is a photo of the victim Quham Babatunde. Activist Lucky Khambule says residents in the Ballyogan IPAS centre are shocked at his death. Gardai are continuing to search for the suspect.
The man stabbed to death in Dublin’s St Anne Street was an asylum seeker named Quham Babatunde. He was staying in an IPAS centre here and is from Nigeria. More to follow .@IrishMirror.
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Gardai across Ireland have today searched 9 locations and seized 18 devices amid a major international operation targeting those sharing and distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material. Arrests are expected and comes thanks to Europol joint op that has so far seen 111 arrests.
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Hello from the High Court. It’s like Deja vu - We’re at the Conor McGregor civil trial. Judge to hear more on costs, potentially decide on whether McGregor was in contempt of court, and on the CCTV injunction issue. Follow tweets below and our blog here:
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My own little piece on the whirlwind that was the Conor McGregor trial, the bravery of Nikita Hand, some of the evidence that stood in her favour, and how lives are irrevocably changed from all of this: .
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Hello from the Conor McGregor civil case. There has been a development and everyone's back in the court room. Follow thread here and on our Irish Mirror blog in link below.
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I just want to reiterate that photos of the children killed in Tallaght today were released by the family to the Garda press office, for use by the media. In my view they deserve to be remembered beyond this awful crime.
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Delighted to be part of this Virgin Media news documentary on the Conor McGregor trial. It’s on at 9pm tonight on Virgin Media One and the Virgin Media player.
Downfall: The Trial of Conor McGregor airs tonight at 9pm on Virgin Media One & Virgin Media Play. Featuring insights from reporters who covered the trial, including.@FrankGreaney @Healyhack @catherine_fegan and me.
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BREAKING: Young child stabbed in an incident at a school in Finglas, West Dublin. Gardai are at the scene. More to follow .@IrishMirror.
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Major Garda operation today with 150 officers searching 39 properties as they probe gangs involved in burglaries, drug trafficking, counterfeiting, theft and other property crimes. Searches in Coolock and Raheny areas. Several units involved. More to follow .@IrishMirror
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Here’s our full story on the false claims being made on social media and a news outlet which have identified the wrong man as being the suspected attacker in last week’s stabbing in Parnell Square. Gardai set to approach those involved.
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@Mick_O_Keeffe I did not under any circumstances defend the attacker. And shame on you for suggesting it.
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Jeffrey Bangu (21) of Cardy Rock Crescent in Balbriggan, Co Dublin has been charged with assault causing harm to fatal knife victim Quaham Babatunde and another man. Also charged with violent disorder, production of a knife. Remanded into custody. More to follow .@IrishMirror.
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Gerry Hutch has moved position in the dock in order to get a clear view of the witness Jonathan Dowdall.
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NEW: It can now be reported that prison officers acted quickly in preventing murderer Jozef Puska from a suicide attempt in prison last week. It happened right as the prosecution was finalising their case. Copy in the link:
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Good morning from court 14 of the CCJ where murderer Jozef Puska is set to be sentenced to life in prison this morning after being convicted of the murder of Ashling Murphy last week. Live updates where possible here and on the @IrishMirror website.
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BREAKING- Tragic office cleaner Urantsetseg Tserendorj, who was stabbed by the IFSC in Dublin 2 weeks ago has sadly died this morning. (Pic Irish Daily Star)
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Garda drugs unit policing Finglas, Cabra, Blanch have no car despite a dangerous feud. Meanwhile we’re told resources in Dublin so bad this weekend that nearly 100 999 calls went unanswered. GRA VP Niall Hodgins says situation is “deplorable.” . More:
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NEW: Breege Quinn, whose son Paul was murdered by an IRA mob, says it was “hurtful” to hear of thousands of young people singing The Wolfe Tones song ‘Celtic Symphony’ at Electric Picnic. She called on the band to stop singing the “offensive” song. More:
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BREAKING - Aaron Brady has been found GUILTY of the capital murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe.
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BREAKING: A teenage boy was charged and appeared before a sitting of the Children’s Court in connection with the assault on Talbot Street. The media have just learned of this court appearance after the fact via email from the Garda press office.
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Just now: Murder-accused Josef Puska emerges from court to a large crowd of locals. He has been led away by gardai.
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Interview with Andrew McGinley as he opens school garden in memory of his children. @conorsclips .
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A crowd has gathered at the Youghal home of missing woman Tina Satchwell, which is sealed off and being searched tonight. A man known to her remains in custody this evening.
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@glasstoo1 @IrishMirror ? I’ve spent the day confirming those details and now I’m reporting them to you here openly. Drop the conspiracy theories. Would you even know the facts if you hadn’t read them in the media.
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If you really get so offended by a song, turn it off. Leave the room. Cover your ears. But fuck off shoving your PC madness down all our throats. #fairytaleofnewyork.
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"I didn't want to tell him the truth. I lied to my boyfriend. It's just as simple as that. Me lying to my boyfriend doesn't take away what happened to me. Lying to your boyfriend isn't a crime but what happened to me is a crime.
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Everyone is back in the courtroom, including Conor McGregor and his family. There's a feeling something is afoot.
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Seems Conor McGregor can’t help himself with social media posts. This morning he’s saying “never settle with blackmailers” and attacking what he calls the “fake press.”. Also seems to be parroting Trump with “fight, fight, fight.”.
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BREAKING: Former Department of Justice official Niall Colgan gets a suspended sentence over possession of child abuse material. Judge Martin Nolan said there were “no aggravating factors in this case” and concluded it was “unjust” to jail him.
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Day 2 of the Conor McGregor 'rape' assault civil trial. Some live updates in thread below here and on our Irish Mirror live blog via this link:.
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NEW: A female pickpocket gang are causing havoc on Dublin Bus routes across the city centre. I’ve spoken to a number of bus drivers about their frustrations on the issue. The gang even got away with an estimated €80,000 worth of diamond rings! .
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BREAKING: This man has just appeared in court charged with brandishing a knife in front of school children on Parnell Square and Gardiner Street yesterday. Oisín Peavoy (39) was remanded into custody after a Judge said he was a “danger to the public.” .
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