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Irish woman ‘in fear’ ahead of release of Christian Brueckner

An Irishwoman who alleged she was raped at knifepoint by the main suspect in the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann says she fears he will seek her out following his release from prison. Christian Brueckner, 48, is due to be freed from a ...

09 Jun 2025 at 08:18

National News

Irishman found dead inside prison cell in Portugal

A young Irishman has been found dead inside a prison cell in Portugal. The 29-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday following an alleged assault on a woman who was well known to him. The National Guard in Albufeira said that the woman, also ...

12 Sept 2024 at 13:31

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€9,000 raised to bring Daryl Dargan home to Portlaoise

Up to €9,000 has been raised to bring home the remains of a Portlaoise man who died in Portugal. Daryl Dargan (30) from Lakeglen, Portlaoise was found dead at an apartment in the Algarve on Monday. He had been on a stag party in the ...

24 May 2017 at 10:36

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Young Portlaoise man found dead in Portugal

A Laois man has been found dead in Portugal, where he was on a stag weekend. The man has been named as Daryl Dargan aged 30, from Lakeglen estate in Portlaoise. He is understood to have been found by his friends in an apartment in ...

23 May 2017 at 11:34

National News

Prime Madeleine McCann suspect charged with separate sex offences

The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been charged with rape and child sexual abuse. Convicted sex offender Christian Brueckner is accused of five offences between 2000 and 2017 in Portugal, the public ...

11 Oct 2022 at 17:28

Local News

Fundraising campaign to bring home Daryl Dargan reaches its target

The fundraising campaign to help bring home the late Daryl Dargan has reached its target. €16,359 has been raised from 447 people over the course of three days, since the sad news of Daryl's death in Portugal on Tuesday. The ...

26 May 2017 at 10:44

National News

Bad news for Irish people heading to Spain or Portugal for Easter holiday

There is bad news on the weather front for Irish holidaymakers heading to Spain or Portugal for their Easter holidays. Most schools are off next week as we lead in to the Easter Bank Holiday and many families take the ...

24 Mar 2024 at 14:01

National News

'Lessons must be learned' - Labour party calls for revision of ticket touting legislation

Labour enterprise spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin is calling for legislation against ticket-touting to be revisited after the Ireland v Portugal ticket fiasco. The Labour party is asking for Lansdowne Road, Croke Park ...

27 Oct 2021 at 12:30

National News

Irish man dies off Portuguese coast

An Irish man has been pronounced dead after getting into difficulty in the water off the coast of Portugal. The 52-year-old was one of three people rescued by lifeguards off Praia do Inatel in Albufeira, according ...

21 Apr 2024 at 09:51

National News

Community in shock as GAA legend's son dies on family holiday in Portugal

Tributes have flooded in for a well-respected Irish businessman and father-of-two who passed away suddenly after falling ill on holiday in Portugal. 67-year-old Padraic Staunton, a native of Louisburgh, Co Mayo, ...

30 Jan 2025 at 20:00

Arts & Entertainment

'I decided I needed the light' - Irish former Boyzone member finds relationship with God

Shane Lynch has spoken about his “direct relationship with God”, after being on what he described as the “dark side” and having been “very interested in satanic stuff for a long period” of his life. The Irish ...

05 Apr 2023 at 12:17

National News

Funeral arrangements made for Donegal man who was found dead in Portuguese police cell

The funeral of Ryan Chan, the Letterkenny man found dead in a Portuguese jail cell, will take place on Monday. The 29-year-old was found unresponsive by police on September 11 in the Albufeira area. Mr Chan, ...

21 Sept 2024 at 11:05

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