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1 week ago | 
extra.ie | Helen Bruce
An Irish woman who has claimed she was violently raped by the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is taking her case to Europe. Hazel Behan wants the European Court of Human Rights to investigate alleged failures in the original Portuguese investigation, which followed the serious sexual assault she said she suffered in the country in 2004.
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2 weeks ago | 
extrag.ie | Helen Bruce
Tá an damhsóir cáiliúil Michael Flatley os comhair na cúirte arís, tar éis dó a theach mór i gContae Chorcaí, Castlehyde, a shábháil ón ngabháltas bainc. Ach anois tá iarratas curtha os comhair na cúirte agus má éiríonn leis, beidh air níos mó ná €2.8 milliún a íocadh roimh ré mar chosaint ar chostais dhlíthiúla fhéideartha. Dúirt a abhcóide, Ronnie Hudson, sa Chúirt Tráchtála go bhfuil an t-iarratas seo á dhéanamh ‘le náire a chur ar a chliant’.
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2 weeks ago | 
extrag.ie | Helen Bruce
Chaill clann i mBaile Átha Cliath seilbh ar theach mór príobháideach agus teach aíochta le 16 sheomra tar éis a dhiúltaigh breitheamh glacadh lena maíomh go mbeadh siad ‘beo bocht’ gan é. Dúirt an Breitheamh Nessa Cahill nach raibh sé soiléir conas a d’fhéadfaí an tuairisc sin a chreidiúint, nuair a bhí €200,000 i gcuntas bainc acu agus maoin shuntasach acu i Meiriceá freisin.
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2 weeks ago | 
extra.ie | Helen Bruce
Younger men are more likely to engage in ‘victim-blaming behaviour’ towards women who experience sexual assault, according to new research by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. The nationwide study reveals widespread concerns about sexual assault, it’s high prevalence and the significant challenges faced by victims in reporting incidents and seeking support.
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2 weeks ago | 
extra.ie | Helen Bruce
A woman who was raped by three men she met in a nightclub has spoken of the trauma she had to relive when watching ‘their behaviour on [a] loop’ on CCTV footage played in court. Anthony Hickey, 39, from Carrickmines, Co Dublin, Fabio Vicente, 42, from Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, and Matin Zolfaghari, 34, from Rathfarnham, Dublin, were convicted, late last month, of raping the young woman in August 2019 and given sentences ranging from 13 to 15 years in prison .
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2 weeks ago | 
extra.ie | Helen Bruce
Enoch Burke’s former school has said it will apply for him to be sent back to prison if he disrupts the State exams in June, or turns up on school grounds again next term. High Court judge David Nolan was told that Mr Burke – whose behaviour in court was likened to an ‘unruly schoolboy’ – has continued to cause ‘significant disruption’ to Wilson’s Hospital School in Co. Westmeath.
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2 weeks ago | 
evoke.ie | Helen Bruce
Spencer Matthews has admitted becoming 'aggressive' with his wife Vogue Williams as he lied to her about his drinking problem. The reality TV star has been up-front about his battle with addiction, and how it led to uncomfortable confrontations with Dubliner Ms Williams, 39. Best known for his role in Made In Chelsea, Matthews, 36, is now the founder of Clean Co non-alcoholic spirits.
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2 weeks ago | 
extra.ie | Helen Bruce
Father Ted writer Graham Linehan has thanked his supporters for raising £100,000 (€117,000) in crowd funding for his defence in a defamation case. Dubliner Mr Linehan, 56, an opponent of transgender activism, is being sued by David Paisley, 46, a gay man, former Holby City actor and LGBT and women’s rights campaigner. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW Mr Paisley’s claim concerns seven publications on Mr Linehan’s Substack blog – a subscription-based online platform.
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2 weeks ago | 
extra.ie | Helen Bruce
A family has lost possession of a 16-bedroom guesthouse and private home after a judge dismissed their claims that they were ‘destitute’. Judge Nessa Cahill said the family had failed to mention €200,000 in a bank account, or a substantial property in the United States. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW She said it was difficult to reconcile the ‘destitute’ claim with the family’s willingness to pay up to €1.8million to buy the property in Sandymount, Dublin.
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2 weeks ago | 
rollercoaster.ie | Helen Bruce
Ula Grigaityte, a senior infant pupil at Scoil Róis Primary School in Salthill, Galway, died after being hit by a lorry at the junction of Headford Road and Sandyvale Lawn. She had been cycling, with her father walking next to her, when she was struck by an oil delivery truck. School principal Michele McCarra issued a statement yesterday, saying: ‘This is a terrible tragedy for her family and our school community. We are deeply saddened by these events.
