Debbie McCann

3 weeks ago | extra.ie | Debbie McCann

Children who had been living in a ‘house of horrors’ have been placed in the care of the State after the abuse they suffered was detailed by the Extra.ie. Most of the children were placed in a Tusla care home, hundreds of miles away from the town where they were living, while the youngest child, a little girl, was placed with a ‘loving’ foster family.

4 weeks ago | extra.ie | Debbie McCann

A number of former PSNI senior cops are believed to be in the running to replace current Garda Commissioner Drew Harris. Mr Harris — himself a former Deputy Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland — steps down from the country’s most senior policing job in June. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW He has been in the role since 2018, but his term is set to end this summer after it was extended three years ago.

4 weeks ago | evoke.ie | Debbie McCann

The grieving mother of student Cameron Blair has said she was left ‘floored’ after being told to prepare for the possibility of her son’s killer being released sooner than expected. The latest setback for Kathy Blair and her husband Noel came as their son’s murderer prepares to lodge an appeal against his life sentence this week. This follows a recent bombshell Supreme Court ruling that life sentences for child killers should only be imposed in exceptional circumstances.

1 month ago | extra.ie | Debbie McCann

The woman who a civil jury found had been raped by Conor McGregor has suffered vile abuse from a MAGA mob since the former MMA fighter’s shock St Patrick’s Day White House appearance. Far-right figures from Ireland and across the Atlantic have attempted to destroy Nikita Hand’s character this week, and cast doubt on November’s High Court ruling, which found he sexually assaulted the hairdresser in a Dublin hotel more than six years ago.

1 month ago | extra.ie | Debbie McCann

The parents of murdered student Cameron Blair said they feel the court system has handed them a ‘life sentence’ instead of justice for their son. Noel and Kathy Blair spoke out after they were told by lawyers for the State that their son’s killer is likely to launch a fresh appeal against his sentence within days. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW It came as the couple were still reeling from a Supreme Court judgement last week that gave their son’s murderer lifelong anonymity.