Paschal Sheehy

Southern Editor

Demonstrators marched to the Department of Justice after speeches outside City Hall

Rallies take place to mark International Women's Day

Survivors of gender based violence led a protest of thousands of people through Dublin city centre this afternoon, to mark International Women's Day.

Ireland • 08 Mar

Samantha Cookes claimed over €60k in supplementary welfare and disability payments, by fraudulently claiming she was terminally ill (Credit: Kerry's Eye)

Number of remarkable features to Samantha Cookes case

There are a number of remarkable features to the story of serial fraudster Samantha Cookes, sentenced to four years in jail with the final 12 months suspended at a court in Kerry earlier this week, writes Southern Editor Paschal Sheehy.

Analysis and Comment • 08 Mar

Samantha Cookes claimed over €60k in supplementary welfare and disability payments, by fraudulently claiming she was terminally ill

Serial fraudster jailed for 3 years for deception, theft

A 36-year-old serial fraudster has been sentenced to four years in jail with the final 12 months suspended at the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee, Co Kerry, after she pleaded guilty to 18 counts of deception and theft.

Courts • 05 Mar

Denis McCarthy, Fexco Chair, Tim Daly, Head of Strategy and Performance MTU, Norma Foley, Minister for Children, Liam Cronin TD, RDI Hub CEO, Niamh O'Sullivan, Director of Services Kerry County Council and Brendan O'Donnell, Registrar MTU

Kerry RDI hub supports 100 companies in 5 years

RDI Hub, a not-for-profit public/private business incubation and development unit in Killorglin,County Kerry, has supported almost 100 companies and seen more than a quarter of a billion euro in capital flow through these companies since it was established five years ago.

Business • 28 Feb

Shane and Honor Casey after Shane was presented with his award

Young Offenders star named Cork Person of the Year

Actor and playwright Shane Casey - best known for his role as Billy Murphy in 'The Young Offenders' film and TV series - has been named Cork Person of the Year 2024.

Munster • 28 Feb

Brian Nnamdi Ogbo was brought before Cork District Court

Man charged in connection with death of grandmother

A 38-year old man has been before the district court in Cork, charged with assault causing harm to his grandmother.

Courts • 27 Feb

Gardaí were called to a house in Carrigaline yesterday after reports of a row

Post-mortem complete after woman dies in Cork incident

The State Pathologist Dr Heidi Okkers has completed a post-mortem examination on the body of an 82-year old woman who died yesterday following an incident at her home in Carrigaline, Co Cork, on Sunday.

Crime • 26 Feb

The woman's home in Carrigaline has been sealed off

Arrest as woman in her 80s dies following Cork incident

A man in his 30s has been arrested and a garda investigation is under way in Carrigaline, Co Cork, following the death of an 82-year-old woman.

Crime • 26 Feb

Eighty-two-year-old Edward Molyneaux has been jailed for 15 years for the rape and sexual assault of his daughter (Photo via Kerry's Eye)

Kerry man, 82, jailed for 15 years for rape of daughter

An 82-year-old man who raped his daughter almost weekly for eight years from when she was a teenager has been jailed for 15 years.

Courts • 14 Feb

'If we do go down the route of the application of tariffs Europe will need to respond back,' Paschal Donohoe said

Donohoe warns over EU-US trade war amid tariff threat

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has warned of the impact of an EU-US trade war, adding that going down such a path with cause issues for job retention.

Europe • 14 Feb