Tag: Irishman

Irishman dies in suspected drowning in Spain

An Irish tourist has died in a suspected drowning on Spain’s Costa Dorada. The 72-year-old was rescued from the water shortly after midday on Wednesday. Emergency responders attempted to resuscitate the man, but he was pronounced dead just before 1pm. The incident happened at La Pedrera beach, near the popular resort town of Salou. It […]

Former prisoner given indefinite hospital order for killing Irishman in London

A Hunger Games-obsessed ex-prisoner has been given an indefinite hospital order for the “senseless” killing of an elderly mobility scooter rider five days after his release. Lee Byer was psychotic when he stabbed 87-year-old Thomas O’Halloran in the neck and chest in Greenford, west London, in August 2022. He later wrote repeatedly about a “Hunger […]

Irishman selected as jury foreman for Trump hush money trial

An Irishman has been selected as the foreman of the jury for Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York. The man, known only as Juror B400, reportedly lives in West Harlem, works in sales, and is “outdoorsy”. He’s one of seven confirmed jurors who’ll decide whether the former US president is guilty of falsifying […]

Irishman arrested over shooting at popular Marbella restaurant

Spanish police have arrested an Irish national and a British man over a shooting incident at a popular Marbella restaurant last month. A gunman was seen firing several bullets into the window of the popular restaurant La Sala, near the upmarket port of Puerto Banus, before escaping on a motorbike with an accomplice. No-one was […]