Orla O'Donnell

1 week ago | rte.ie | Orla O'Donnell

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1 week ago | rte.ie | Orla O'Donnell

A 48-year-old garda will be sentenced later this year for assaulting his wife in her childhood home with their young children in the room. Trevor Bolger, with an address in Swords in Co Dublin, pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife, Margaret Loftus, in October 2012 after they attended a family party in Co Mayo. Ms Loftus, who is also a member of An Garda Síochána, said that her ex-husband had tried to break her but she had become stronger.

1 week ago | rte.ie | Orla O'Donnell

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1 week ago | rte.ie | Orla O'Donnell

The jury in the trial of Jozef Puska's brothers and sisters in law over their actions following the murder of teacher Ashling Murphy in 2022 will resume its deliberations tomorrow. Ms Murphy was stabbed to death by Jozef Puska on 12 January 2022, in a random attack while she was out walking along the Grand Canal near her home in Tullamore, Co Offaly. Puska’s brothers, 36-year-old Marek and 38-year-old Lubomir Junior, have pleaded not guilty to withholding vital information from gardaí.

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Orla O'Donnell

The jury in the trial of Jozef Puska's brothers and sisters in law over their actions following the murder of teacher, Ashling Murphy, in 2022, will resume its deliberations on Monday. Ms Murphy was stabbed to death by Jozef Puska on 12 January 2022, in a random attack while she was out walking along the Grand Canal near her home in Tullamore, County Offaly. Puska’s brothers, 36-year-old Marek and 38-year-old Lubomir Junior have pleaded not guilty to withholding vital information from gardaí.