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Teen who fatally shot Irish chef had gun aged 10, court hears

14 hours ago | extra.ie | Garreth MacNamee

A teenage boy charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an Irish chef in the US began carrying a gun when he was 10 years old, a court has heard. The teenager, now 15, who has only been identified in US courts by his initials KH due to his age, will find out in the coming weeks if he is to be tried as an adult for the murder of Shaun Brady. Mr Brady, a chef from Nenagh, Co Tipperary, was shot and killed outside his restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri, in August 2024.
Four-year-old was killed while playing with other children in Westmeath

1 day ago | extra.ie | Garreth MacNamee

A four-year-old boy who had just celebrated his birthday was knocked down and killed in front of other young children in a newly built housing estate. Little Abdur Rehman was playing in the Farranashock estate in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, when the tragedy happened at around 6.30 pm on Easter Monday. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW He was treated at the scene before being taken by ambulance to Mullingar Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Minister issues grim update on Dublin Airport MetroLink

4 days ago | extra.ie | John Murphy

Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers has issued a grim update when asked about the long-awaited Dublin Airport MetroLink by Extra.ie. The line, which was first recommended under another name in 2005, is proposed to run from Estuary on Dublin’s northside to Charlemont on the south of the city, with stops including Dublin Airport, O’Connell Street and St. Stephen’s Green.
Urgent water warning as thousands of new homes at risk

5 days ago | extra.ie | Brian Mahon

Thousands of new homes in the capital are at risk as Irish Water does not have the capacity to connect them to the public supply without tens of billions in investment, Extra.ie can reveal.
Council forked out a whopping €8m for two sites at Cliffs of Moher

6 days ago | extra.ie | Gordon Deegan

Clare County Council paid ‘higher than market value’ in an €8million spend on two separate sites, including ‘prime coastal land’ adjacent to the Cliffs of Moher, an audit has found. In her 20-page report of the council’s 2023 financial statements, local government auditor Joanne Greene disclosed that the €8million purchase of the two sites was ‘supported by independent valuations which were based on “special interest” to the council and therefore constituted paying a higher than market value’.
Simon Harris must ‘switch style' to stop party slide according to Fine Gael TDs

6 days ago | extra.ie | Brian Mahon

Simon Harris must switch from campaign mode to governing mode, Fine Gael TDs have said, after the party’s worst opinion poll results since 1994. Since the general election, Fine Gael has found itself trailing both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin in polling by both the Irish Times and the Business Post. The latest Irish Times poll, published on April 17, put Fine Gael at a 30-year low of 16%, six points behind Fianna Fáil and ten points behind Sinn Féin, once again the country’s most popular party.
Ocean-covered world 120 light years away may have life

1 week ago | extra.ie | Xantha Leatham

They may not be little green men, but the most promising signs yet of life outside our solar system have been detected by scientists. They believe an ocean-covered world 120 light-years (9.6 trillion kilometres) away could be ‘teeming with life’. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW Astronomers, led by the University of Cambridge, used data from the James Webb Space Telescope to identify the chemical fingerprints of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide.
'Citizen journalists' are putting abuse victims at risk with their actions

1 week ago | extra.ie | Garreth MacNamee

Victims of domestic and sexual abuse are being put at risk by so-called ‘citizen journalists’ who film themselves antagonising gardaí at stations nationwide, it has been claimed. The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) has said the practice has become so commonplace that members of the force need clear directions on how to respond as well as ‘legal protections’.
Connacht head coach Pete Wilkins makes immediate departure and explains decision

1 week ago | extra.ie | Mark Donlon

Pete Wilkins has confirmed his Connacht departure with immediate effect following close to three seasons as the province’s head coach. Wilkins arrived to Connacht back in 2017 and embarked on a successful spell as defence coach first under Kieran Keane and then Andy Friend. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW He was promoted to the role of head coach in 2022 fresh from his inclusion as a coach on Ireland’s tour of New Zealand that summer.
Woman who claims to have been raped by Maddie suspect speaks out

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.