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Irish Daily Mirror
6 hours ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Nine people, including six teens, charged with rioting after disorder in Derry
Nine people have been charged with rioting following disorder in Derry. The males range in age from 14 to 47 and are due to appear before the city's magistrates' court on Thursday. Police said a 14-year-old boy, three 15-year-old boys, two 16-year-old boys and a 29-year-old and 30-year-old man have been charged with riotous behaviour connected with scenes in the Nailors Row area on Tuesday night. One of the 15-year-olds faces an additional charge of throwing a petrol bomb. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week A ninth person, a man aged 47, has been charged with the offence of intentionally encouraging or assisting a riot. Meanwhile, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old boy, arrested on suspicion of riotous behaviour on Monday night in connection with the disorder, have been released on bail to allow for further police inquiries. On Wednesday, some 14 police officers had been injured, some requiring hospital treatment, following a second night of unrest in the Nailors Row area. Chief Constable Jon Boutcher described the trouble as 'blatant sectarian violence' and warned those responsible will be pursued 'with the full force of the law'.
Irish Daily Mirror
8 hours ago
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Weather warning issued for 20 counties ahead of 28C hottest day of the year
A status yellow fog warning has been issued for 20 counties in Ireland ahead of a foggy start to the morning before what are likely to be the two hottest days of the year. The warning was issued by Met Éireann just before 6.30am on Thursday and will only remain in place until 9am. It applies to all 12 counties in Leinster and all six counties in Munster as well as Monaghan and Cavan and warns of poor visibility in affected areas until it begins to clear later in the morning. Once the warning has expired, Thursday looks on course to record the warmest temperatures of the year so far, with Met Éireann forecasting highs of 26 degrees in 'very warm' conditions with 'long spells of summer sunshine'. The highest temperature recorded so far this year was 25.9C in Athenry in Galway on April 30, but that record will soon be broken if the forecast for the next two days is anything to go by. After a very mild and close night on Thursday, Friday is set to be even hotter again, with temperatures reaching 28 degrees on a 'very warm or hot' and 'humid' day, with the warmest weather set to be felt in northern areas. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week Things will turn more unsettled heading towards the weekend when 'an Atlantic regime takes hold' and while it will still be warm with temperatures reaching 25 degrees on Saturday, there will also be some heavy and possibly thundery showers. More of the same is promised on a cooler and breezier day on Sunday, with highest temperatures of 20 degrees and 'rather brisk westerly winds'. Check out the Met Éireann forecast for the coming days below. Mist and fog occurring widely to begin, lingering along southern and eastern fringes for a time, with poor visibility. Long spells of summer sunshine developing however too, and becoming warm or very warm. Top temperatures of 21 to 26 degrees, in light to moderate southeast breezes. Very mild and close tonight. While most areas will remain dry, localised heavy showers may occur. Temperatures will not fall below 13 to 16 degrees, in light to moderate southeasterly breezes. Friday will be very warm or hot. Overall dry with spells of high summer sunshine, however showers may break out locally. Humid with top temperatures of 21 to 28 degrees, highest values further north of the country, all in mostly moderate southeast breezes. While warm sunshine is expected, a scattering of showers will occur too, some heavy and possibly thundery. Top temperatures of 19 to 25 degrees, warmest across the eastern half of the country, all in a light to moderate southwest wind. Fresher and breezier than recent days with highest temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees, best values further east. Some sunny spells but showery rain too, all with rather brisk westerly winds. Early next week Similar conditions will likely prevail with fresh westerly winds steering in a scattering of passing showers; sunshine at times in between.
Irish Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Number of male victims of sexual offences in Ireland rises by over 50 per cent
The number of male victims of recorded sexual offences rose by 54 per cent between 2023 and 2024, new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows. The increase related mainly to a near doubling of such crime incidents that were reported by males more than a year after the occurrence. In seven out of 10 (70 per cent) recorded crime incidents of sexual offences in 2023 that had been detected by 2025, the suspected offender was known to the victim. According to the CSO data of Recorded Crime Victims 2024, the number of female victims of sexual offences increased marginally from 2,387 in 2023 to 2,419 victims in 2024. Women remained the main victims of recorded crime incidents of sexual offences, accounting for three out of every four victims in 2024, compared with 26 per cent for males. The suspected offender was known to the victim in seven out of every 10 (70 per cent) recorded crime incidents of sexual offences in 2023 that had been detected by 2025. Looking at the nature of the relationship in more detail, the CSO found that in 16 per cent of detected crime incidents of sexual offences, the suspected offender was a friend or acquaintance of the victim and was a blood relative in 13 per cent of incidents. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week Current or former intimate partners or spouses accounted for 8 per cent of all suspected offenders for this type of offence. The share for other suspected offenders known to the victim was 18 per cent and this relationship category would be considered less personal in nature to the above categories. The suspected offender was a stranger to the victim in three out of every 10 (30 per cent) such detected crime incidents. In 2024, 50 per cent of victims of crime incidents of sexual offences were aged under 18 years at the time of occurrence. Most other victims were aged between 18 and 44 years. In 2024, three in every ten sex crime victims reported the incident more than 10 years after it occurred. This was up from 22 per cent in 2023 and 21 per cent in 2022. Meanwhile, seven out of every 10 crime incidents of harassment and related offences in 2023 that were detected by 2025 involved a female victim. In most cases, the suspected offender was a male. There were 77 recorded victims of crime incidents of homicide and related offences in 2024, down 11 from the 88 victims recorded in 2023. Of the total victims, 41 were by murder or manslaughter while the remaining 36 were by dangerous driving leading to death. Three out of four victims of all crime incidents of homicide offences in 2024 were male, while 26 per cent were females. There were 24,142 recorded victims of crime incidents of attempts/threats to murder, assaults, and harassment offences in 2024 and this was the highest over the four-year period 2021-2024. Within this category, 62 per cent of assault victims were male compared with 38 per cent for females. When assessing detected crime incidents of attempts/threats to murder, assaults and harassment, friends or acquaintances accounted for 13 per cent of suspected offenders. Current or former intimate partners and spouses accounted for 8 per cent and 6 per cent respectively of suspected offenders. The share of blood relatives among suspected offenders was 7 per cent, while it was 5 per cent for people in a position of authority or in a care relationship with the victim. The share for other suspected offenders known to the victim was 23 per cent. In more than a third (35 per cent) of such crime incidents, the suspected offender was a stranger to the victim.
Irish Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Sledgehammer attack on takeaway being treated as 'racially motivated hate crime'
An investigation has been launched after reports of a burglary in Bushmills in the early hours of Wednesday morning, June 18. This incident resulted in criminal damage being caused to the premises of a takeaway restaurant. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed that they responded to reports of a number of people smashing the front door and windows of a fast food establishment with sledgehammers between 2am and 2.30am this morning. Additional damage was caused when the individuals gained entry to the premises. Detective Inspector Lavery said: "Shortly before 2.25am, it was reported that three masked individuals used sledgehammers to cause damage to the front door and front windows of a fast food restaurant, before entering the premises, and proceeding to cause more damage inside. "It is not believed that anything was taken during the incident, and there was no one inside the premises at the time. "We are treating this report as a racially motived hate crime, and officers remain at the scene this morning, conducting enquiries." The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week PSNI investigators have now issued an appeal for witnesses or anyone with information in relation to the incident to make contact with authorities. A spokesperson told The Irish Mirror: "Anyone who may have any information which would assist us, is asked to contact detectives via 101, quoting reference number 107 of 18/06/25, or submit a report online using our non emergency reporting form via You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at
