Grieving widower of late bishop ordered to give up home after he loses legal battle
An Appeal Court ruling has left the grieving widower of deceased rebel Catholic cleric Pat Buckley devastated.
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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Nursery teacher turned OnlyFans star to SUE student's dad who leaked x-rated pics to football mates and got her sacked
A CATHOLIC nursery school teacher turned OnlyFans star is set to sue the dad of a pupil who got her sacked after leaking her X-rated snaps. Elena Maraga, 29, became the centre of a scandal after her erotic online account filled with adult content was leaked to a football team's group chat. Advertisement 6 Nursery school teacher Elena Maraga (pictured) was fired after her OnlyFans acount was discovered Credit: Newsflash 6 The teacher is now suing the dad she claims leaked her pictures on a football group chat Credit: Newsflash 6 Elena Maraga poses for her OnlyFans account Credit: Newsflash 6 Her X-rated pictures spread like wildfire before the dad's wife reported the miss to the school authorities Credit: Newsflash She was suspended without pay from her job at a nursery in north Although she fought fiercely to stay, church leaders said her adult content had exposed the school to "reputational risks". Now Elena is suing the dad she says found her OnlyFans profile and leaked the subscriber-only pictures to a football fans' group chat. The racey snaps spread like wildfire before the dad's wife reported the miss to the school authorities. Advertisement read more world news Elena said: 'There are parents who accused me, but they are the same ones who paid to see me. It's embarrassing. "They made me look like a harlot, but who is the immoral one? "I want to give voice to all those women who, like me, have felt condemned or punished for doing things that men also do without facing any consequences. "Me, who can do what I want with my body in my spare time, or them, who pay to watch and then condemn? Advertisement Most read in The US Sun Exclusive Exclusive "I'm tired of the injustices I've suffered." Elena also filed complaints against three social media users for allegedly defamatory comments posted after the revelation broke. OnlyFans star Merve Taskin ARRESTED over offering Valentine's night with fan for £9k…& listing what she'd give in return The miss turned OnlyFans star is also facing a second legal battle in an appeal for financial compensation against school officials who she says dismissed her without reason. She said: "Despite everything, I miss the children - but not the problems related to that job that I loved. Advertisement "But today I would not go back." School authorities said her contract would be terminated "for just cause with immediate effect. It claimed that her OnlyFans account "contrasts with the The controversy was unearthed after the father of one of her pupils allegedly bought photos from her Advertisement Maraga claims that the man's wife found out after he distributed the pictures to a But the 29-year-old has blasted the way her former employer handled the matter. She said: "They attacked me, saying I was seeking media attention. "Taking compromising photos has never compromised my professionalism at work. Advertisement "The school has never wanted to talk to me, they have always acted with letters and have never wanted dialogue. 6 The 29-year-old was suspended without pay last month after refusing to delete the account Credit: Instagram 6 She had been working in a Catholic nursery for five years Credit: Instagram "I am surprised that a Catholic school that preaches morality treats an employee in this way." Advertisement The Italian education ministry has signalled its intent to draw up a new code of ethics to prevent Maraga told Italian media she has a degree in Educational Sciences and that she had been working in a Catholic nursery for five years. She told Il Messaggero: "I love being a nursery school teacher, it was my vocation since I was a child." She added that she opened the account one month ago "partly for fun, partly out of curiosity, partly to see if you could really earn Advertisement She said: "In one day I get a month's salary."
Sunday World
03-06-2025
- Sunday World
UDA vows to keep up attacks on Catholic homes in new housing development
The Sunday World can reveal the terror group has no intention of letting up West Belfast UDA has vowed to maintain its attacks on a mixed housing development in the north of the city. Residents in a new project in Alloa and Annalee streets in the Oldpark area have had the run the gauntlet of a series of attacks on their homes over the last few weeks. The Sunday World can reveal the terror group has no intention of letting up. A number of homes have been attacked windows broken and residents at the Clanmill Housing Association development being warned that they risk being burned out if they refuse to leave. Some of the homes that were targeted There have been a series of public meetings and this week the First and Deputy First Ministers condemned the attacks. We can also reveal that Justice Minister Naomi Long is to meet a delegation early next week, including independent City Councillor Paul McCusker who has been a vocal advocate for the targeted families. He will be joined by victims campaigner Raymond McCord, who has been in constant contact with families over the period of the attacks. Two others, representatives of the residents, are also expected to attend. According to sources, the campaign is being waged by long-time drug dealer Mo Courtney with the blessing of alleged West Belfast Brigadier Matt Kincaid and support from convicted extortionist Geordie Taggart who lives close to the targeted development. Some of the homes that were targeted According to loyalist sources, Courtney has boasted that he has no intention of letting up — and has vowed to step up attacks. 'He has said he will keep going until they've gone,' said our source. The Sunday World understands there is a UDA drug house in the area and the terror mob is concerned an influx of people from outside the area may compromise its safety. The local population has lived under UDA threats and intimidation for decades. 'It's about control, total control — they will do anything to protect their drugs trade, the arrival of outsiders brings with it the possibility of questions being asked.' Read more Five Catholic families refuse to flee after new homes smashed up by UDA thugs Convicted killer and lower Shankill UFF boss Courtney has had an iron grip on the area's drug trade for years. Close associate Taggart has been identified as a main player in the attacks on houses. He is believed to have sanctioned the intimidation after discovering Catholic families moved into Alloa Street and Annalee Street, off Manor Street. UDA sources have told the Sunday World the associates of the 63-year-old launched the sectarian attacks spree with the approval of the leadership. The group started by spreading false stories of people playing loud 'rebel music'' and of kids wearing GAA tops. 'GAA tops? How can grown men be afraid of kids wearing sports tops? Anyway, it was all lies. Pathetic.' Three of the families targeted in the UDA attacks fled their homes permanently. They have been offered temporary accommodation in a local hotel and face the prospect of going back to the bottom of housing waiting lists. At a meeting with other targeted families, they were told the PSNI had intelligence the properties were to be petrol-bombed that evening. Police have confirmed the motive behind the Alloa Street and Annalee Street attacks is sectarian and were treating the incidents as hate crime. Geordie Taggart, who sources have linked to the attacks, has managed to keep a particularly low profile but is understood to lead the UDA in the lower Oldpark area. He was jailed in 2000 for running protection rackets for the terror group. Taggart was sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted on eight counts of blackmail at Belfast Crown Court. The case centred on an attempt to extort £3,000 from a building contractor operating in the north Belfast area. The trio are also closely associated with alleged drug dealer Roy Douglas, also believed to live close to the targeted streets. He is a close associated of Courtney's and has been under investigation by the PSNI for alleged drug dealing. The 60-year-old's home has been searched twice by officers from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force as part of anti-UDA drug-dealing operations. He was never charged and has previously denied any involvement in terrorism or drugs. Homes on Annalee Street News in 90 Seconds - 3rd June 2025 In a separate development, the north Belfast attacks are to be discussed at a specially convened meeting of the Irish government's Good Friday Implementation Committee. Raymond McCord, who sits on the government-appointed body, said the issue of sectarian attacks is as prevalent today as it was decades ago. He said the committee is also to consider the flow of Irish taxpayers' money to grant aid community projects in loyalist areas. 'Many of the people behind these attacks are growing fat on the back of public funds yet continue to carry out these attacks. It's wrong and has to stop, starting with their funding.' The north Belfast attacks comes weeks after a similar UDA campaign of intimidation aimed at families in a mixed housing development in Lisburn. And in recent weeks two Catholic families have been forced to quit their homes in the Skegoneill area of north Belfast after being targeted by a known UDA drug dealer. In all instances the PSNI has appealed for information.
Irish Daily Mirror
03-06-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Irish porn star receiving horrific threats since sharing plans for virgin scenes
An Irish porn star has faced terrifying threats and sickening abuse since revealing plans to record sex scenes with male virgins. Meghan O'Neill, 33, from Antrim, is a former Catholic schoolgirl, who was taught by nuns, but now claims she has been treated worse "than a murderer". Meghan, whose brother was killed 12 years ago, spoke out after revealing that she plans to record a film of her having sex with up to 10 men. She said: "People would treat me less than a murderer. They say, 'You're scum of the earth'. They say it because 'you're a sex worker, a porn star'." Meghan - who fans claim is Ireland's biggest female porn star – revealed the abuse is worse online than in her "physical, day-to-day life". She said: "People know what I do and they hate it, they're angry. I am a porn star and I wanted to get into porn since I was a teenager. "It is viewed as shameful. I was brought up Catholic and I was taught by nuns." The mum-of-two said the "school gate" is "fine" – but added: "At the start, it was a shock for everybody. They were like, 'What?' "People did treat me differently at the start, but I think they've just got used to it now. "I'm Meghan, these people have grown up with me. They've known me before, they know me now. They don't care. "It is men on the internet. They have a lot to say. They say, 'I can't wait until your kids commit suicide'. "They say, 'I can't wait to see you getting hurt'. It is constant abuse. They want to attack me because I am a mother. "I share what I've had to deal with because I want the world to be a safer place for women." Meghan said her brother was a "drug addict from very young" and "was in and out of jail" but "had turned his life around" when he was "stabbed to death". She burst onto the porn scene last year and revealed in May 2024 that she was making €11,000 a week through her OnlyFans account. She later left the industry after breaking up with fellow Irish porn star Andy Lee, 35, from Dublin. But she last week revealed in The Irish Mirror that she is planning a return to her X-rated career for a shocking new movie. Meghan is looking for some Irish male virgins, aged 29 and over, to have sex with on camera for their first time. She said: "10 virgins will get to lose their virginity to a porn star. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. "Irish men are more than welcome. It will probably be the majority of Irish men from all over the isle of Ireland. "I am happy to have sex with Irish men. I'm Irish and I love the Irish. I will tour the world after this if it goes well and do the same in different countries." Meghan added: "There are probably more men virgins than we like to believe. I talk to a lot of them daily on my OnlyFans account. Who will be the lucky 10?"
