Michael O'Toole
Irish Daily Mirror
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Alleged paedophile Johnny Brogan "blasted to death by vigilante"
Sources have told The Irish Mirror that gardai probing the murder of the pensioner in his Co Mayo home on Sunday believe his death is connected to his acquittal on some 20 sexual assault charges a matter of days earlier → Read More
Pensioner shot dead in his Castlebar home had been accused of 65 sex offences
The Irish Mirror can also reveal that John Brogan was acquitted of 20 of the charges just four days before he was blasted to death in his home outside Castlebar, Co Mayo on Sunday evening → Read More
Ireland crime stats: Number of killings jumped more than three-quarters last year
Gardai have released the various crime statistics for Ireland last year and it makes for alarming reading → Read More
First picture of man killed in Kilkenny stabbing as neighbours of quiet estate express shock
Mr Jacyna used to run a juice bar in the centre of Kilkenny → Read More
LIVE updates from Kilkenny as man is found stabbed to death and gardaí make quick arrest
Gardaí are investigating all circumstances after the discovery of the man's body → Read More
GoFundMe page set up for family of 19-year-old man stabbed in Swords after he dies in hospital
The GoFundMe page for Marius Mamaliga had raised more than €8,500 for the Dubliner’s family last night → Read More
Paranoid pizza driver 'spooked' by death threat shot dead innocent Conor O'Brien when he opened door
A day after Earl McKevitt pleaded guilty to murdering Mr O’Brien - who was just 19 - The Mirror has confirmed he had been given an official Garda warning that his life was in danger just days before the killing. → Read More
Gardai arrest GAA legend over claims of alleged €1m fraud
The officers are probing allegations that he defrauded people out of up to €1 million by claiming he needed the cash to travel abroad for cancer treatment. → Read More
Convicted fraudster Catriona Carey arrested over alleged company law breach
The Mirror has confirmed that Ms Carey (44) was arrested by officers from the independent Corporate Enforcement Authority this morning. → Read More
Irish ex-cop who helped search for Madeleine McCann speaks out on Julia Wendell
EXCLUSIVE: County Down investigator Jim Gamble - who led the United Kingdom’s own review of the disappearance of Madeleine - said the claim could cause trauma for the McCanns → Read More
Notorious mobster Wayne Dundon is calling the shots in a major drugs scam from behind bars, Gardai believe
And sources have also told The Irish Mirror that detectives in the killer’s powerbase in Limerick fear violence will soon erupt between his mob and a rival outfit → Read More
Cornelius Price was 'an absolute evil psychopath' says ex-Garda Commissioner after gangster's death
Exclusive: Former Garda Assistant Commissioner Michael O’Sullivan was speaking a day after it was confirmed that Cornelius Price – who has been blamed for at least six murders – died from natural causes in Wales, where he had been living for the last three years. → Read More
The moment two gardai are attacked in broad daylight in Dublin
Sources have told the Irish Mirror one officer received facial injuries in the incident → Read More
Kinahan cartel used CCTV to make sure gang members were doing their job at massive drugs factory
Eight people, including one woman, were arrested in the DOCB operation, which began when detectives stopped two cars in the Blanchardstown and Ballyfermot areas → Read More
Gardai probe another attack on home of woman who claims Conor McGregor assaulted her on his yacht
The Irish Mirror has confirmed that officers are investigating an incident just before dawn this morning in which a brick was thrown through a window in the south Dublin home → Read More
Caged killer Michael Leonard moved to Cork hospital eight weeks into life term
Murderer Leonard is bedridden just eight weeks into life sentence for setting fire to a woman he had become obsessed with → Read More
Christy Kinahan 'being protected by corrupt politicians' in African hideout
Reports in Zimbabwe say he is spending more and more time in the troubled state as he tries to stay ahead of a major international manhunt for him and his gangster sons Daniel, 43, and 41-year-old Christopher Jnr. → Read More
Burglars drown two dogs while raiding a house in Tipperary in 'callous' act
The dogs' owner returned home to find the dead animals in a barrel of water → Read More
Irish soldier dies in skydiving accident in Spain while off duty
The soldier, believed to be aged in his early 50s, was not on duty when he lost his life → Read More
Irishman shot dead in Australia 'by father-in-law' as wife of tragic victim left devastated
The Irish Mirror has confirmed that accused Luke Simon, 57, is the father of Mr Conlon’s wife Linda – who has been left devastated by his gun death. → Read More