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Courts'positive find'| Father-of-five had submachine gun in ‘sophisticated hidden compartment’ in his car

World Crime'significant'| Man hiding in Ireland with connections to ‘paramilitaries’ hit with €320k ‘wealth order’
Irish ShowbizCannes do| Barry Keoghan’s latest flick gets seven-minute standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival
Courtspreyed on innocence| Kilkenny man convicted of sexually abusing eight boys more than 30 years ago
Irish CrimeBREAKING| Two young children inside Dublin home as gunshot fired through sitting room window
Irish Newslatest| M50 reopens after motorcyclist (40s) killed in early morning crash with lorry
Courtslatest| Man arrested over Grand Canal Square incident in Dublin refuses to take up bail
Irish News'beautiful mind'| Family pay tribute to man (61) who may have lain dead in West Cork home for almost six months
Courtscash and co*ke| Two men arrested as gardaí seize more than €200k worth of drugs and cash in Dublin
Courtslatest| Three gardaí charged with burglary and perverting course of justice sent for trial
CourtsSkorpion seizure| Man (30s) due in court after gardaí uncover Czech-made machine gun in Dublin

Irish News

'sad case'| Judge defers imprisonment to allow convicted cocaine delivery man attend child’s Communion
'sordid tale'| Man installed several cameras in friend’s apartment and secretly recorded her over seven months
BREAKING| Two young children inside Dublin home as gunshot fired through sitting room window
latest| M50 reopens after motorcyclist (40s) killed in early morning crash with lorry
'beautiful mind'| Family pay tribute to man (61) who may have lain dead in West Cork home for almost six months
Skorpion seizure| Man (30s) due in court after gardaí uncover Czech-made machine gun in Dublin

Comment

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Soccerincentive| John Aldridge: FA Cup defeat to Manchester United will fuel Liverpool’s fire
CommentCRACKED| Deirdre Reynolds: Don’t ruin the eggcitement being too PC about Easter eggs
Commenttroubled world| Fr Brian D’Arcy: This Easter, pray for those who can work for and bring about peace

World News

World Crime'significant'| Man hiding in Ireland with connections to ‘paramilitaries’ hit with €320k ‘wealth order’
Irish Crimeman hunt| Australian cops search for man with Irish accent wanted for ‘aggravated home invasion’
World NewsBig reveal| Intelligence advisor says ‘catastrophic disclosure’ about UFOs may be on horizon
World Crimedismissed| Senior Bosnian official fired over suspected links to Kinahan Cartel ally
Irish Crime'Historic'| Sinaloa Cartel’s massive operation in Spain is smashed following Irish bust
World Crime'hate crime'| Man (20) faces jail for threatening Irish gay couple and telling them to go back to Ireland

Northern Ireland

Courts'positive find'| Father-of-five had submachine gun in ‘sophisticated hidden compartment’ in his car
World Crime'significant'| Man hiding in Ireland with connections to ‘paramilitaries’ hit with €320k ‘wealth order’
Soccernew era| John Aldridge pays tribute to Jurgen Klopp as Arne Slot confirms Liverpool move
Irish ShowbizCannes do| Barry Keoghan’s latest flick gets seven-minute standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival
Courts'sad case'| Judge defers imprisonment to allow convicted cocaine delivery man attend child’s Communion
Videos'Predator' teacher convicted of sex with two schoolboys

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Courts'positive find'| Father-of-five had submachine gun in ‘sophisticated hidden compartment’ in his car
Irish CrimeBREAKING| Two young children inside Dublin home as gunshot fired through sitting room window
Courtslatest| Three gardaí charged with burglary and perverting course of justice sent for trial
Irish ShowbizCannes do| Barry Keoghan’s latest flick gets seven-minute standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival
Irish News'beautiful mind'| Family pay tribute to man (61) who may have lain dead in West Cork home for almost six months

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