Ashling Murphy was just 23
Sentencing was adjourned until later in November.
Mr. Johnson was sentenced to one year in prison. Just one.
Not only did nobody intervene to help the victim. It actually is worse than that:
Family’s haunting statements
These are their victim impact statements in full.
System is broken
There have been reports of an elderly woman visiting Deansgrange cemetery when she was accosted and robbed by five men. According to DublinLive, the woman had her possessions “forcibly” taken from her on Tuesday afternoon, whereupon the “suspected offenders are believed to have fled the scene in a vehicle following the incident.” Some of her […]
In 2020, the average cost of an “available, staffed prison space” was €80,445 per prisoner.
However, critics say it amounts to “cash for criminals” and query how it can be monitored.
The other morning, if you were up at the crack of dawn, you might have heard me addressing this very question on Newstalk. Yes, was my conclusion, and you can listen back here. Anyway, this is what prompted the discussion: Priti Patel, the home secretary, wants chief constables to make public examples of business owners […]
Four people, and a commercial entity, have been charged with animal cruelty offences after an investigation into the euthanasia of dogs at a dog pound. One of the individuals has also been charged with a number of offences related to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and the European Community (Animal Remedies) Regulations 2007. The […]