@johnhand_

News and Crime Correspondent, the Irish Sun. Co-author of Kinahan Assassins. [email protected] / Signal: johnhand.87

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BREAKING - A young dad suspected of carrying out the Waterford arson attack which claimed four lives was released early from his prison sentence just months ago. More: thesun.ie/news/17775505/wate…

Waterford arson suspect latest as man, 20s, quizzed after 4 deaths got out of jail on scheme...

A YOUNG man suspected of carrying out the Waterford arson attack which claimed four lives was released without completing his sentence, we can reveal. Sources confirmed that the man in his 20s walk…

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Thug held over Waterford arson attack that killed 4 ‘just out of jail’ as lifted female accomplice ‘drove own car’ thesun.ie/news/17771926/wate…

Thug held over arson attack that killed 4 ‘just out of jail’ & ‘paid few hundred euro’ as lifted...

THE young criminal held over an arson attack that killed two children and their parents was recently released from prison for burglary, we can reveal. Gardai tonight are continuing to quiz the thug…

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BREAKING - Two arrests over Waterford quadruple murder. Man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s
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Waterford quadruple murder cops probing if Traveller gang boss ordered arson attack as drug debt contract details emerge thesun.ie/news/17766047/wate…

Waterford quadruple murder cops probing if Traveller gang boss ordered arson attack as drug debt...

GARDAI investigating the fatal Waterford arson attack are probing whether the family was targeted on the order of a Traveller gang boss. It’s been claimed that the horror attack that killed a…

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Dad killed with wife & two boys in ‘petrol bomb’ arson in Waterford just 10 days after his statement to gardai as neighbours reveal horror screams thesun.ie/news/17759567/wate…

Dad killed with wife & 2 boys in ‘petrol bomb’ arson days after statement to gardai as neighbours...

A FATHER who died along with his wife and two of their children in a suspected petrol bomb attack had recently made a statement to gardai. Philip English reported that his car had been set alight, …

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Breaking - Gardai confirm Waterford house fire which claimed the lives of a couple and their two children was arson. Upgraded to a murder investigation. The couple's two other children remain critical in hospital.
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BREAKING - A 22-year-old man has been charged with the double murder of Tadgh Farrell, aged 4, and his grandaunt Mary Holt, 60, in Edenderry, Offaly last December. Michael Dunne was before Tullamore District Court this morning. More: thesun.ie/news/17728375/man-…

Man, 22, remains silent during court appearance charged with double murder of boy, 4, & grandaunt...

A YOUNG man sat quietly in the dock as he was charged with the double murder of four-year-old Tadgh Farrell and the boy’s grandaunt. Michael Dunne, 22, was before Tullamore District Court thi…

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Tributes have been paid to a "fearless" press photographer after he died in a fatal traffic collision yesterday in Co Meath rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/100…

Tributes paid to 'fearless' photographer Colin Keegan

Tributes have been paid to a "fearless" press photographer after he died in a traffic collision yesterday in Co Meath.

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Stephen Breen@SteBreenOct 3
Gardai investigating ‘white collar crime’ after priest arrested over suspected €100k theft from church funds. It’s believed he used funds to feed his gambling habit. A file will now be sent to the DPP. Full story here.
The Irish Sun@IrishSunOnlineOct 3
Gardai probe real life Father Ted as priest at centre of €110k theft probe @SteBreen thesun.ie/news/17707833/real… thesun.ie/news/17707833/real…

Gardai probe real life Father Ted as priest at centre of €110k theft probe ‘gambled collection cash...

GARDAI are probing a real life Father Ted as a priest is at the centre of an alleged €100,000 theft investigation, The Irish Sun can reveal. The cleric is the subject of two Garda probes over alleg…

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BREAKING - Dublin couple whose evidence was withdrawn from Conor McGregor's failed civil rape case appeal have been re-arrested & face court this morning. Samantha O'Reilly and Steven Cummins are being charged after an investigation into alleged perjury. thesun.ie/news/17688727/coup…

Couple charged with perjury as they appear in court over sworn affidavits withdrawal in Conor...

A DUBLIN couple who provided sworn affidavits that were later withdrawn from Conor McGregor’s civil rape case appeal have been charged with perjury. Samantha O’Reilly and Steven Cummins…

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Just to remind people of this. To clarify. I was not the Garda on the case these anonymous accounts are mentioning. There was more than one Garda Niall O’Connor at the time. My solicitor is dealing with this defamation and I won’t comment further at this time.
Niall O’Connor@NiallJournal_ieSep 16
I have identified two accounts on this platform @nwl88444048 @keira_con who have published untrue statements about me today and on 13 September. The statements are completely untrue, it is not me & it is defamatory. My solicitor is now handling this defamation on my behalf.
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Anthony Foley has been refused bail after being charged with assault causing harm to Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae. It's alleged that before punching Healy-Rae, the accused shouted: 'Ah bucko, you're in the wrong area, get out of here, you f***ing snake.' Foley denies it was him
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BREAKING - The suspect in the assault of Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae on Wednesday evening in Dublin is the father of a Kinahan cartel gangster. More: thesun.ie/news/17633801/mich…

Father of Kinahan cartel gangster arrested & charged over Michael Healy-Rae car punch attack as...

THE dog walker who punched Michael Healy-Rae in his car is the father of a Kinahan cartel gangster, the Irish Sun can reveal. The 51-year-old was questioned at Dublin’s Kevin Street Garda Sta…

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Excl: A detective garda attached to a national unit has been suspended over alleged curruption. His electronic devices seized this week as part of the criminal investigation. Probe being led by Anti-Corruption Unit. More: thesun.ie/news/17561955/dete…

Detective garda suspended over alleged corruption as devices seized & home searched in ‘highly...

A DETECTIVE garda attached to a national unit has been suspended and is under investigation over alleged corruption, the Irish Sun has learned. Several of the officer’s devices were seized th…

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Inmate, 39, killed in Wheatfield prison cell blade attack named as details emerge & suspect ‘uncontrollable’ on Spice theory probed thesun.ie/news/17460272/bren…

Inmate, 39, killed in prison cell knife attack named as details emerge & suspect ‘uncontrollable’...

A MURDER probe is under way after an inmate was brutally attacked with a blade and killed in his cell. Prison painter Brendan Gahan, a low-level criminal who had been doing well in jail, had his th…

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Gardai to launch murder probe as inmate killed in violent prison knife attack thesun.ie/news/17456874/inma…

Gardai launch murder probe as inmate, 30s, killed by cellmate in violent knife attack in Dublin’s...

A MURDER probe is underway after a prisoner was killed by his cellmate. The incident happened in Wheatfield Prison in west Dublin before 10pm last night. The victim, in his late 30s, suffered sever…

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Garda says his ‘life flashed before’ his eyes after patrol vehicle was rammed & flipped on roof by stolen Audi filled with youths in Finglas, Dublin. thesun.ie/news/17453501/gard…

Garda’s ‘life flashed before’ eyes after car rammed & flipped on roof by stolen Audi filled with...

A GARDA has told how his “life flashed before his eyes” after the vehicle he and his colleague were in was rammed by a stolen Audi and flipped on to its roof. The shocking incident happened after m…

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Charlie Chawke's daughter is out of prison just weeks after being sentenced over a vicious attack. Alison Chawke's release is under the community return scheme. More here: thesun.ie/news/17446347/char…

Charlie Chawke’s jailed daughter Alison, 41, released from prison after just WEEKS behind bars for...

THE daughter of prominent publican Charlie Chawke has been released from Limerick women’s prison, the Irish Sun has learned. Alison Chawke, 41, was jailed on July 14 over a vicious assault as…

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BREAKING - Alison Chawke, the daughter of prominent publican Charlie Chawke, has been released from Limerick women's prison - less than a month after being sentenced over a vicious assault. More to follow @IrishSunOnline
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BREAKING - Alison Chawke, the daughter of prominent publican Charlie Chawke, has been released from Limerick women's prison - less than a month after being sentenced over a vicious assault. More to follow @IrishSunOnline
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