James Cox

Ireland

Deputy Editor at Breaking News

Deputy editor with @breakingnewsie | Email: [email protected] | All opinions are my own.

Articles

Taoiseach's Cork office vandalised and personal threats made

1 week ago | breakingnews.ie | James Cox

The Cork office of Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed that there was an act of vandalism onsite overnight with personal threats also being made. The window of the office in Turner’s Cross in Cork was daubed with the words “Zionist pawn". The words were etched in red paint. A spokesperson for the Taoiseach confirmed that this is the third such attack on the office on the southside of Cork city.
Gardaí arrest and charge 47 people over North Dublin robberies

1 week ago | breakingnews.ie | James Cox

Gardaí from the DMR North Division have arrested and charged 47 people in connection with ongoing investigations under Operation Táirge, targeting recent incidents of robbery, burglary and theft in the North Dublin area. A total of 76 charges are being brought against those arrested in this phase of the investigation. The 47 individuals appeared before Courts 1 and 4 at the Criminal Courts of Justice, as well as Balbriggan District Court, this moening from 10.30am.
Irish player wins record €250m EuroMillions jackpot

1 week ago | breakingnews.ie | James Cox

There has been an Irish winner of the highest ever EuroMillions jackpot worth €250 million. Players are being urged to check their tickets online at lottery.ie or on the National Lottery app. The winning numbers are 13, 22, 23, 44, 49, Lucky Stars 3 and 5. There have been 17 previous Irish winners of the Europe wide draw and tonight's winner is the biggest in the competition's history. The highest ever EuroMillions jackpot reached its maximum cap of €250 million on June 6th.
Shelbourne drawn against Linfield in Champions League qualifying

1 week ago | breakingnews.ie | James Cox

Shelbourne will play Linfield of the Irish Premiership in the first round of qualifying for the Champions League. The sides will square off over two legs next month, with the first game set to take place at Tolka Park. The winning team will be guaranteed at least two more ties after the first round. In the Conference League, St Patrick's Athletic will face Lithuanian outfit FC Hegelmann in the first round.
LOI: Shamrock Rovers nine points clear after Drogheda win

1 week ago | breakingnews.ie | James Cox

Shamrock Rovers have moved nine points clear at the top of the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division table. The Hoops came from behind to beat Drogheda United 2-1 tonight at Sullivan and Lambe Park. George Cooper had given the hosts an early advantage, but Graham Burke and Aaron Greene both found the net to give the visitors all three points. Elsewhere, at Richmond Park, Shelbourne beat St Patrick's Athletic 1-0Ali Coote's 10th minute effort was the difference between the sides.
Paul Reid named chair of restructured An Bord Pleanála

1 week ago | breakingnews.ie | James Cox

Former HSE chief Paul Reid is set to lead a new planning authority which seeks to replace An Bord Pleanála. Legislation was enacted last year to overhaul planning and replace An Bord Pleanála with An Coimisiún Pleanála. The new body will be subject to statutory mandatory timelines for planning decisions in a bid to speed up the process of getting house built. Mr Reid will chair the board of the new commission when it's established formally by Minister for Housing James Browne.
Mountainhead review: Billionaires more loathsome than the Roy family

1 week ago | breakingnews.ie | James Cox

Succession creator Jesse Armstong's first project since the HBO smash hit is the film Mountainhead, and somehow he has managed to come up with billionaires more loathsome than the Roy family. As the world veers into an apocalyptic metldown filled with violence and burning cities (somehow eerily believable), four billionaires gather for a snowy retreat at a luxurious Utah mansion, 'Mountainhead'.
Teens accused of involvement in machine gun robbery released over lack of space

1 week ago | breakingnews.ie | James Cox

Lack of space at the State's main youth detention centre resulted in two Dublin teenagers accused of being armed with a machine gun during a burglary being freed at the weekend, it has emerged. One of the boys – released on Saturday night – failed to attend his next court hearing on Monday, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
Politics watch: Housing and homelessness on agenda

1 week ago | breakingnews.ie | James Cox

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come. An Sinn Féin motion on housing and homelessness will be debated in the Dáil on Tuesday. The motion will call for emergency action and a Raise the Roof protest will take place outside Leinster House to coincide with it. Along with Sinn Féin, Labour, the Social Democrats, People Before Profit-Solidarity, the Green Party and a number of Independent TDs will back the motion.
Facebook being used to coordinate racist attacks in Ballymena, research finds

2 weeks ago | breakingnews.ie | James Cox

The violence in Ballymena is being supported by a Facebook group promoting racist attacks, according to a group that monitors far-right activitiy. Hope and Courage Collective (H&CC) research "has uncovered evidence that Facebook is being used to coordinate racist pogroms in Ballymena. A Facebook page under the name ‘Ballymena Reaction Group’ is actively soliciting information to orchestrate attacks.