GARDAÍ are expected to conduct a review into an Irish passport holder and suspected Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist who has been captured in Syria, after it emerged he was on a Garda watchlist in Ireland. Alexandr Ruzmatovich Bekmirzaev, 45, who is originally from Belarus, was one of five militants arrested by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the city of Deir al-Zor a week ago. The naturalised Irish citizen lived and worked in south Dublin between 2000 and 2013 before leaving with his family to the Middle East, where it is understood he joined a group linked to ISIS. During his time in Ireland, he was put on a watchlist and monitored by the Special Detective Unit after Gardaí received information from a foreign intelligence agency that he was an active supporter of radical Islamist groups. According to the Irish Mirror, security chiefs believe Ruzmatovich Bekmirzaev became radicalised in Dublin after meeting other suspected extremists known to

Gardai have issued an appeal for witnesses after a young woman claimed she was attacked by three men and raped by one of them while walking home from a night out. The woman, who is Irish and in her 20s, was walking on the Millicent Road in Clane, Co Kildare between 1am and 1.30am on Tuesday morning when the alleged incident is said to have occurred. She went to a house in a nearby estate and raised the alarm after the alleged attack, Independent.ie reports. It's believed that the three alleged attackers are non-nationals. On Tuesday, an Aldi store in Clane, Co Kildare was cordoned off and was closed for a number of hours while gardai carried out enquiries in relation to the attack. An Aldi spokesperson told the Irish Mirror: “Aldi is assisting the Gardai with their investigation regarding an alleged incident in the grounds of our Clane, Co. Kildare store in the early hours of this morning. “The store is open and trading as normal.” A Garda sp

A GUINEAN national was sentenced to one months’ imprisonment for his role in a bizarre incident during which a garda car was damaged. Ousmane Baah, aged 29, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to a criminal damage charge relating to an incident which happened at O’Connell Street on December 31, 2017. Inspector Dermot O’Connor told Limerick District Court, Mr Baah, had ‘jumped’ onto the bonnet of an unmarked patrol car while it was stopped at traffic lights. The bonnet, he said, was dented and around €250 worth of damage caused to the vehicle. The defendant, who received a three month prison earlier this month for a theft offence in Dublin, also admitted stealing a bottle of Huge Boss perfume, worth €79, from Debenhams, O’Connell Street on February 16, last. Solicitor Sarah Ryan said her client, who has more than 60 previous convictions, was not in a position to pay compensation given his circumstances. Mr Baah, who has lived in Ireland for more than

TWO IRISH FAMILIES LIVING UNDER NEW KILKENNY BRIDGE. Kilkenny local radio interviewed 2 families sleeping out rough in tents under the new Kilkenny city St. Francis Bridge on the CAS route, one from Kilkenny, one from Athlone, whilst 60 alleged "refugees" were given their own lovely new permanent houses in Kilkenny with all the trimmings.