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Disgraced ex-Garda Paul Moody faces investigation into historical sexual abuse
Moody, jailed last week for a coercive control campaign against his ex-partner, is currently under investigation by specialist officers from a divisional division of Garda Protective Services on serious charges of sexual offences.
Frank Clarke resigns from Dubai judge
Frank Clarke, formerly the country’s highest judge, has resigned from the courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre after Labor leader Ivana Bacik said it was not appropriate for him to keep the job while chairing Ireland’s Law Reform Commission.
Demands for president to condemn Russian war after comments on woman’s ‘peace deal’
President Michael D Higgins faces calls to state his stance on the war in Ukraine after his wife Sabina, was criticized for her views on the Russian invasion.
Larry Murphy: A Psychologist’s Report on the Convicted Sex Offender First Revealed
The report suggested: the convicted sex offender had “psychopathic personality disorder” and could go on to commit further crimes.
Fitness trainer in failed fall claim of €60k worked for sports club RTÉ
A fitness instructor who received a $60,000 claim that she injured her back a fall from a staircase in a shopping center thrown out of court last week previously worked for the RTÉ Sports and Social Club.
Gardaí on vacation took the patrol car to the airport and left it there
Gardaí, who went on holiday abroad, drove an unmarked patrol car to Dublin airport and leave the vehicle without permission or without informing the relevant authorities.
Imprisoned terrorist Lisa Smith is a ‘model prisoner’ in Limerick
Imprisoned terrorist Lisa Smith is serving her sentence in Limerick Prisonwhere prisoners are subject to a much stricter regime than in the other women’s prison, the Dóchas Center in Dublin.
Charities for housing linked to TD must report to the regulator
Three charities associated with the Ceann Comhairle, Seán Ó Farghaíl, went into “engagement” with their regulator after a Sunday Independent investigation found governance issues in one of them. The housing associations Newbridge, Kildare and Kilurnay were named in 2020 on a list of 18 bodies in “regulatory engagement” with the Housing Agency.
HSE was concerned about the trans group’s social media posts
The relationship between Teni, the transgender support and lobbying group, and the state’s National Gender Service, which treats people seeking gender-related medical interventions, has been completely demolished.
State watchdog worries about housing and health of 42,000 refugees fleeing war in Ukraine
The state health watchdog has raised concerns about the “suitability” of certain accommodation for Ukrainian refugees.