Irish Daily Mirror - April 11, 2025

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April 11, 2025

King & Queen holy 'honoured'

KING Charles and Queen Camilla capped off their state visit to Rome by meeting the Pope as he recovers from pneumonia.

1 min

Health blitz on school dinners

Crackdown on goujons as meals scheme extended

1 min

SPAT'S IT

Rebekah's ready to move on after latest Wagatha court blow

1 min

Netflix series: Colman set to star in Pride and Prejudice

OSCAR winner Olivia Colman, Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden are set to star in a Netflix adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.

1 min

Rourke up for CBB eviction after gay slurs

HOLLYWOOD actor Mickey Rourke faces eviction from Celebrity Big Brother tonight after his shocking homophobic slurs to JoJo Siwa.

1 min

€53k is paid out to former employees

A MOTHER and her two daughters who were working at Browne's Steakhouse on the night two gunmen burst in have been awarded a cumulative €53,529 for a series of workplace breaches by their former employer.

1 min

They beat my son so badly I couldn't even recognise him

THE mother of murdered gunman Tristan Sherry was unable to recognise her son because his face was so badly beaten after he shot gangland figure Jason Hennessy Snr in a busy steakhouse, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

4 mins

Larisa's mum 'sick' her killer is fat and well

THE mother of murdered mother-of-three Larisa Serban has told a sentencing court it makes her “sick” to know her killer “is alive while my daughter is in the ground”.

1 min

Stabbed chaplain: No doubt I was best placed to take knife

Priest forgives and embraces attacker in court

2 mins

'Smith's life in Syria totally anonymous'

LISA Smith led a “totally anonymous\" life while living in Syria and there was no “smoking gun” that she did anything for ISIS, her lawyer told a court yesterday.

1 min

Irish troops test EU response

IRISH soldiers took part in the European Union's largest military exercise yesterday to test the capabilities of the EU Battlegroup.

1 min

Truck driver who knocked down rugby star's dad had previous hit/run conviction

A TRUCK driver who drove through a stop-sign junction and seriously injured rugby star Conor Murray's father was previously convicted of motoring-related offences, a court heard.

2 mins

Man 'made threat to kill Simon Harris'

A MAN has appeared in court charged with threatening to kill Tanaiste Simon Harris.

1 min

Mago partner gets €6k from sale of house

THE partner of Hutch gang member James ‘Mago’ Gately is entitled to a further €6,000 from the proceeds of the sale of the family home - which was found to be mainly funded from the proceeds of crime.

1 min

Real IRA bomber 'drove towards gardai at speed'

A REAL IRA bomber - who 'went wild and was out of control' following his sudden release from prison in 2015 - drove at speed at two gardai at a checkpoint two years later forcing them to jump out of his way, a court has heard.

1 min

Course of true love

Rory and Erica team up at Masters after their marriage woes

1 min

Ross reveals food poverty growing up

CHAT show host Jonathan Ross said his parents “borrowed food” from others because they were poor.

1 min

Bill's kids will get less than 1% of estate

BILL Gates’ kids will inherit “less than 1%” of his fortune as he doesn't want to create a “dynasty”.

1 min

Missing Mike ...how the mystery deepened hour by hour

THREE weeks have now passed since well known farmer Michael Gaine vanished without a trace.

4 mins

Boss who spied on own firm for rival avoids jail

A PAYROLL manager who admitted “spying” on his own firm for a rival company has avoided punishment for “blatantly” contravening orders of the High Court.

1 min

Noise is driving us plane crazy

Report reveals the health cost for people living near airport

2 mins

Good food is brain fuel for children

THE hot school meal programme was meant to be a positive initiative for kids.

1 min

Public get behind campaign for Jennie's Law

24k signatures on brother's petition for a register of domestic abusers

2 mins

Zendaya and Tom 'not in a rush to wed'

ZENDAYA and Tom Holland's wedding is still “far away”.

1 min

Hiddleston's stint as Loki 'not over yet'

TOM Hiddleston has declared his stint as Loki is “not over yet” ahead of his return in Avengers: Doomsday.

1 min

Drunk death driver jailed..despite plea by victim's family

A DISQUALIFIED driver who was drunk when he crashed his van during Storm Isha, killing his best friend, has been jailed - despite the victim's family urging leniency.

2 mins

Tributes to 'absolute gent' after bike crash

TRIBUTES have been paid to a young motorcyclist killed on Wednesday night.

1 min

Aras gate rammer 'suffered from paranoid delusion'

A MAN who caused €60,000 worth of damage after ramming into gates at Leinster House, Aras An Uachtarain and the Customs House last year was suffering from a paranoid delusion at the time, court has heard.

1 min

Hot as a Furnace

Ireland sizzles on warmest day

2 mins

Weary world wonders what comes next...

THE world was last night awaiting Donald Trump's next move after his humiliating tariff U-turn.

1 min

BUCKLE UP FOR A TRUMPY RIDE

TAOISEACH Micheal Martin has warned that “we are not out of the woods yet” despite US President Donald Trump's u-turn on tariffs.

2 mins

CABIN FEVER

PLANNING on building a pad out the back? As the Government is set to relax planning rules to ease the housing crisis, contractors are now inundated with queries about modular homes.

3 mins

Assembly firm are the leaders of the flatpack

WE'VE all been there - tearing our hair out over flatpack furniture.

1 min

Andrew Tate 'pointed gun at woman'...

ANDREW Tate pointed a gun in a woman's face and said \"You're going to do as I say or there'll be hell to pay\", it is claimed in court documents.

1 min

Munn told to take a bite of tough Hamm

JON Hamm told Olivia Munn to “bite” him “really hard” during a raunchy sex scene in Your Friends And Neighbors.

1 min

Gwyneth: I wish I'd had more kids

GWYNETH Paltrow has revealed she regrets “not having more kids”.

1 min

It was best gig, maybe Belfast just didn't get it

REVIEWS of the Ryan Adams concert in Belfast last weekend didn't bode well for ticket-holders of his follow-up Dublin dates.

1 min

GOODNIGHT TO HIGH FASHION

PYJAMAS are the latest fashion - sleepwear as daywear is all over the catwalks and celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman are fans.

1 min

Trump's pause not in plan.. that's a big deal

I MUST pull the Trump Card the next time I make a balls of something.

2 mins

This is for caron

Gloria Hunniford is proving to be a human showstopper as she puts her baking skills to the test to turn the pain of her lost daughter into a recipe for healing.

2 mins

Micheal's pledge amid €1bn boost to Shared Island Fund

A FURTHER €1billion has been added to the Shared Island Fund as Micheal Martin pledged to \"bring down barriers and fears\", and boost cross-border initiatives.

1 min

Rossy's Ram slam

BELLA Ramsey shows Jonathan Ross who's boss, on his own chat show.

1 min

Jarvis: I proposed stuck in traffic and wed in a circus

JARVIS Cocker is all for Common People so it is no surprise his wedding was as down-to-earth as his famous hit - and as memorable.

1 min

Little Paw-cassos show off their artwork

A VETERINARY nurse's pet rats have been providing some pawsitivity by creating mini paintings for people around the world.

1 min

Bond in safe hands, says 007 author

THE author who took over the James Bond novels from Ian Fleming says the franchise is in safe hands with its new producers.

1 min

BED PARENTS

MAKING your bed every day and having empathy for others are two of the top life lessons we want our kids to learn before leaving home.

1 min

$3m in lunar mission to beat waste

NASA is offering $3million to anyone who can make the Moon waste-free.

1 min

Send in the clones again

I wasn't sure sequel would ever happen but when they brought us to the spaceship it was a special moment,

3 mins

Now black cats are going with the Flow

Animal charities have reported a surge in black cats finding new homes thanks to the Oscar-winning film Flow about a moggie's fight for survival after an epic flood.

1 min

My friend is worth more than being the other woman

My best friend is head over heels in love with a colleague, who married his long-term girlfriend last year.

1 min

Summit's cooking

Politics is a messy business and Viola Davis's US President ends up with more than her own blood on her hands in director Patricia Riggen's rollicking action thriller which stages a terrorist outrage at the annual gathering of the 20 most influential world leaders.

1 min

GAME CHANGERS

LEINSTER have made six changes to the side that thrashed Harlequins in the Champions Cup last Saturday in Croke Park for the quarter-final visit of Glasgow Warriors to the Aviva.v

2 mins

CONNACHT TURN TO GAA LEGENDS TO RAMP UP SPIRIT

CONNACHT are doing it for themselves this week after turning to a couple of the province's GAA legends to provide inspiration for their last two games.

1 min

Reds boosted by Nankivell return

MUNSTER'S hopes of pulling off a second ambush in France in a week have been boosted by the successful appeal of Alex Nankivell's ban.

2 mins

WILL SENDS 6 IN AYR RAID

WILLIE MULLINS has declared six in tomorrow's Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr as he continues his charge to retain the trainers’ championship.

1 min

Lando: We must up it a gear...

LANDO NORRIS has challenged his McLaren team to be more “attacking” after they were shown up by Max Verstappen at Suzuka last weekend.

1 min

FITZPATRICK ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CODES

“I would never say never because I don't know how my football career will go and how long I'll play for,” said Fitzpatrick, who last played for Antrim in their 2019 Qualifier loss to Kildare in Corrigan.

2 mins

Demands on GAA players are much greater than soccer

IN A parallel universe, Andy McEntee’s gameplan for tomorrow's Ulster SFC meeting with All-Ireland champions Armagh would be fairly simple.

1 min

FEELY GOOD FACTOR

Tough road ahead but Lilies ace is optimistic about provincial campaign

2 mins

Healy hails McConville's Garden job

WICKLOW stalwart Dean Healy has described manager Oisín McConville as a “breath of fresh air” since he came to the county.

1 min

RED? SUITS YOU, HERR

BERNHARD LANGER paid tribute to his 1985 win here by wearing an all-red outfit for his final Masters.

1 min

TRICKY HATTON

TYRRELL HATTON’'S hatred for Augusta National could finally be turning into a love affair.

2 mins

That's paw form, Sarina

SARINA WIEGMAN says she is “not concerned” after England suffered a surprise defeat to Belgium.

1 min

It's not Mad to suggest Trent could do a Stevie U-turn and stay a RED

THE circumstances were very different but Liverpool fans of a certain age will remember when a Steven Gerrard move to Chelsea seemed odds-on.

2 mins

NUNO: OUR MAGICAL QUEST

NOTTINGHAM FOREST boss Nuno Espirito Santo insists the cushion of one more Champions League place will not change their approach to matches.

1 min

RAPHINHA'S RON COURSE FOR RECORD

IT was safety first, not that the record books will show that if Raphinha overtakes Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League landmark in the next few weeks.