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Crime Reporter at Irish Examiner

The musings of Ann Murphy, reporter at the Irish Examiner. Views are all my own.

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  • Will it be third time lucky for bill to ban sex-for-rent exploitation?

    2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Ann Murphy

    Will it be a case of third time lucky for the latest bill seeking to outlaw sex-for-rent arrangements which will be debated by the Seanad on Wednesday? Or will it be just another notch in the ongoing saga to legislate against a practice which is targeted primarily at female international students seeking to move to Ireland?

  • International student planning to study in Munster university offered sex-for-rent arrangement

    2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Ann Murphy

    A Brazilian woman planning to study in Ireland in the next academic year has been offered a sex-for-rent arrangement when responding to what appeared to be a typical rental advertisement. The woman is planning to study at Technological University Shannon in the autumn and had replied to an advertisement on the students union’s accommodation website when the offer was made to her within the past three weeks.

  • Government urged to quickly implement Human Tissue Act after  babies' organs sent abroad

    2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Ann Murphy

    The mother of a little boy who was among 18 babies whose organs were sent abroad for incineration without their consent or knowledge is urging the Government to quickly implement the Human Tissue Act. The legislation was enacted in February 2024, and it provides a framework for the retention and disposal of organs used in autopsies. It will also provide a statutory framework for organ donation and transplant services.

  • Child sexual abuse imagery being shared online by use of artificial intelligence, report finds

    2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Ann Murphy

    Child sexual abuse imagery is being shared online through advanced tactics, including comment sections on video-sharing platforms or the use of artificial intelligence prompts, according to a new report. The report comes from InHope, a global network of 55 member hotlines, including Ireland’s Hotline service.

  • Family of Cork man who died after incident in city nightclub appeals to Taoiseach to 'help us get the answers'

    2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Ann Murphy

    The family of a Cork man who died following an incident at a Cork City nightclub more than two decades ago is calling on the Taoiseach to help them get answers. Adrian Moynihan, a 23-year-old apprentice mason from Ballincollie Road in Ballyvolane, died on March 26, 2001, following an incident at the Sidetrax nightclub in Cork City. An inquest in 2003 found he had died of asphyxiation arising from the manner in which he was restrained at the club.

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