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

In 2018, Swedish Television investigative journalism show Uppdrag Granskning analysed the total of 843 district court cases from the five preceding years and found that 58% of all convicted of rape and attempted rape had a foreign background.[22][31] 40% were immigrants born in the Middle East and Africa, with young men from Afghanistan numbering 45 standing out as being the next most common country of […]

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 glitch in Bank of Ireland’s IT department meant that people were able to withdraw money they didnt have. Up to €1000 in fact ! Luckily our police were on hand to save the day ( for the bank ! )