Innocent publican's book describes hell of Mountjoy

Source: Independent.ie

Framed Donegal publican Frank Shortt has described the trauma of his three years in Mountjoy, saying: "I could not imagine hell being worse than this."The victim of a garda corruption scandal, Mr Shortt was framed with wrongful allegation ...
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I think the Taoiseach was shocked and a bit ashamed at the state of the gym, says world champ's father

Source: Independent.ie

The run-down club where Olympic medal hopefuls Katie Taylor and Adam Nolan train doesn't have a toilet or showerIt's the first boxing club in the world to produce both a male and a female Olympian, but the third-world conditions at the Bray ...
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So long Brenda -- and thanks for the 40 delicious years

Source: Independent.ie

Brenda Costigan, who retires this week, was a ground-breaker for a generation of women, writes Emily HouricanBrenda Costigan was always 'someone' in our house. Tales of her glamour were as legendary as her neck of lamb casserole.My mother had been ...
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Key to a smart society is online education for all

Source: Independent.ie

Sean Rowland of Hibernia College says the revolution in communication technology should be harnessed to expand access and raise quality across the education sector'We need more education -- but at affordable ...
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Ruthless predators who bore the mark of evil

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Jerome Reilly recalls the short but savage reign of Ireland's first serial killers, who planned to kill one woman a week Serial killer and sexual predator Geoffrey Evans, who died last Sunday, cost the State ...
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Katie's gym has no toilet or shower

Source: Independent.ie

But Taoiseach's constituency gets €678,000 in sports grants World champ Katie Taylor has been training in a gym that doesn't have a toilet or shower, while many look on in awe at government cash flowing int ...
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Gardai investigate confirmed murder of mother

Source: Independent.ie

GARDAI in Kilkenny last night launched a murder investigation into the death of a 51-year-old mother of five, following a post mortem on her body.Siobhan Stapleton was found with serious injuries in the yard of her and her husband's idyl ...
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Kelly Sotherton reveals retirement heartache

Source: Daily Mail - UK

Kelly Sotherton knew it was all over as she lay flat on her back on the treatment table in the women's changing rooms of the municipal stadium of Desenzano, a small town by Lake Garda in Italy. It was not how a dis ...
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Murder probe underway after death of woman in Kilkenny

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26/05/2012 - 20:42:44 Gardaí have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a woman in Kilkenny yesterday. Siobhán Stapleton, aged 51, from Glebe Lodge near Thomastown, was found yesterday with serious injuries. She was later pronounced dead as ...
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