Irish Daily Star - April 05, 2025

Go Unlimited with Magzter GOLD

Read Irish Daily Star along with 9,000+ other magazines & newspapers with just one subscription View catalog

1 Month $14.99

1 Year$149.99

$12/month

(OR)

Subscribe only to Irish Daily Star

Buy this issue $0.99

Gift Irish Daily Star

7-Day No Questions
Asked Refund Policy

ⓘ

Digital Subscription
Instant Access

ⓘ

Verified Secure
Payment

ⓘ

In this issue

April 05, 2025

BBC caller John will be the National hero

RACING presenter John Hunt, whose family were murdered by a twisted crossbow killer, will lead the commentary as runners cross the finish line today.

1 min

Jockeys and racing stars visit children in hospital

A HOST of professional jockeys paid their annual visit to the Alder Hey Children's Hospital ahead of Ladies Day at the Grand National.

1 min

Punters set to strike it Rach!

BOOKMAKERS fear a \"very expensive\" afternoon today if Rachael Blackmore repeats her Grand National success at Aintree.

1 min

Steak house widow's dog and drug rap

Hennessy wife arrested after attack

2 mins

Trio charged in relation to €2m drugs seizure

THREE men charged over a €2 million drugs seizure earlier this year are to face trial on indictment in the circuit court.

1 min

'Rich & sad better than being poor'

GENE Simmons thinks it's better to be rich and miserable than to be poor.

1 min

Billy Bob got Ronnie in for film cameo

RONNIE Wood agreed to a cameo in comedy film Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties after Billy Bob Thornton reached out.

1 min

GAA stars out in force for Mick

Ex-teammates and rivals gather for legend's removal

2 mins

Just half of dads take paternity time off

Take-up rates of parental benefits remain low

1 min

FRAUD RAP IN O'HAGAN PROBE

A MAN arrested by police investigating the murder of journalist Martin O'Hagan in Co Armagh has been charged with fraud by false representation.

1 min

Diddy faces new claims of sex crimes

US prosecutors have added new charges against Sean 'Diddy' Combs, expanding on claims the hip-hop mogul engaged in sex trafficking as recently as last year.

1 min

BRAND FACES RAPE CHARGE

Five sex assault allegations by four victims' over six years

2 mins

HEAVY-DUTY LEVIES TO MAKE U.S. PRICES SOAR

THE price of iPhones, coffee, chocolate, cars and footwear is set to soar in the US thanks to Trump's tariffs policies.

1 min

'Jobs on the rocks'

IRISH workers could be placed on reduced hours from as early as today due to tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.

2 mins

Case of jean therapy for tiny African nation

IF YOU have ever bought a pair of jeans from an American brand like Levi's or Wrangler, chances are they were manufactured at a factory in a small southern African nation.

1 min

Solar so good... record-breaking electric power

Sunlight provided large amount of supply to grid

2 mins

No nukes is good news...

DONALD Trump's been waving more cardboard placards than a Winning Streak audience.

1 min

Miley drops End of The World single

MILEY Cyrus has released her new single End of the World.

1 min

Pair charges connected to man's killing

TWO men have been remanded in custody over the murder of a pensioner.

1 min

GARDA FACES PRISON ON TEEN ASSAULT RAP

A SERVING garda is facing jail time after he admitted assaulting a teenager on a street, it has emerged.

1 min

'I screamed my baby was in the car'

A MAN has been sentenced to seven years in prison for hijacking a car with a five-month-old baby in the back.

2 mins

NEESON'S NAKED FUN

Liam reveals particular set of comedy skills in hilarious trailer

1 min

Lucky lotto winners pick up their cash

A WAVE of ecstatic National Lottery winners visited Lottery HQ to claim their prizes this week.

1 min

Aviva la Sheeran

Ed's tipped to Play Dublin again in 2026

1 min

Kylie's all Cloo'd up

KYLIE Minogue was one of a host of lucky, lucky, lucky celebs to watch George Clooney make his Broadway debut.

1 min

South Korea leader Yoon impeached

SOUTH Korea's president has been removed from office after judges voted to uphold his impeachment.

1 min

Thatching a plan to save roofs

A NEW academy is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country's disappearing thatched roofs.

1 min

Rob plea to Taoiseach after 4yrs in Iraqi jail

Construction engineer, 49, is held over €20m banking contract row

1 min

Lou planned to fake injury & exit Strictly

LOUISE Redknapp considered faking a broken ankle to get out of Strictly Come Dancing.

1 min

Coogan's joy of penguins on movie set

STEVE Coogan used to \"greet\" and \"chat\" to penguins every day of filming for The Penguin Lessons.

1 min

Everything he touched turned to gold, Micko's gone now... but what glorious memories

Man with Midas touch leaves behind a treasure trove legacy

5 mins

Six are killed as rival gold miners clash

AT LEAST six people were killed in a clash between rival groups of gold miners in Bolivia.

1 min

Footie academy opens in tragic Zara's name

AN IRISH international soccer star has paid tribute to a teenager who died while playing football, as her club prepares to launch a young girls academy in her memory.

1 min

Vermin big trouble now

RESIDENTS say \"huge\" rats have taken over their street - killing pets, eating car parts and damaging homes.

1 min

Saying AI do to marriage with robots

PEOPLE who find their human partners aren't pushing the right buttons are increasingly developing relationships with robots.

1 min

Dog nicks gnashers

A GRAN who searched for her lost dentures found her dog was wearing them.

1 min

CRUST DESSERT

DOMINO'S has released a weird Easter egg inspired by its iconic Garlic & Herb Dip.

1 min

Baldoni urges judge to reject Ryan's motion

JUSTIN Baldoni has urged a judge to reject Ryan Reynolds' motion to dismiss a €363million defamation lawsuit, arguing the Deadpool actor was a key player in an alleged smear campaign.

1 min

RETURN TO A GOAL-DEN AGE

FAST-PACED arcade action game Sociable Soccer is back and this time, it's arrived on Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 consoles.

2 mins

Rock icon Cobain dies at 27

SOME 31 years ago today, the music world lost an icon when Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, who had been struggling with drug addiction, took his own life just 27.

1 min

Partner hurt by our sex

MY girlfriend and I have never had full intercourse because she says it hurts too much.

1 min

I fear he's a flasher

I'M worried my fella could be a flasher.

1 min

QUEALL' STRONG

Peter hails his Waterford side's drive

2 mins

Getting the Bunting out to celebrate

STEPHEN Bunting invoked his inner Lionel Messi after he took the Premier League by storm in Berlin.

1 min

MAGNOLIA SHANE

Coach insists Lowry has the game to shine at Augusta

3 mins

READY FOR 'ELLE'

It'll be devilishly difficult but Beirne's backing Reds

2 mins

Connacht expecting nip & Tuck

A FIFTH victory in a row over Cardiff at the Dexcom Stadium tonight would see Challenge Cup top seeds Connacht into the quarter-finals.

1 min

QUIN FOR A ROUGH RIDE

Cullen warns over never-say-die English side

2 mins

IT'S NILS & THRILLS AT RICHMOND

NO GOALS, but no shortage of intensity and entertainment last night.

2 mins

Hero Amber pays tribute to pal Healy

AMBER Barrett paid tribute to former Ireland coach Colin Healy as she celebrated a goalscoring 50th appearance for the Girls in Green.

1 min

GREECE LIGHTNING

A raggedy first-half performance had raised fears that the Slovenia nightmare hadn't been flushed from the system and that more valuable points would be left behind.

3 mins

CAUSE YOU JOTA HAVE FAITH

JOTA has backed old Celtic pals Ange Postecoglou plus Kyogo Furuhashi to overcome their struggles and find form again.

1 min

GERS NEED SHUT-OUTS

RANGERS have had just one shut-out in their last 13 games. None since Barry Ferguson took over as interim boss six fixtures ago.

1 min

DAN COOL FOR CATS

Luton Town v Leeds Championship Today, 12.30pm

1 min

ROCK AND TROLL

UNAI Emery made a public call for Aston Villa to stop conceding goals.

2 mins

ENZO: WE'RE BETTER WITH JACKSON IN OUR ATTACK

ENZO MARESCA claims Chelsea are a \"different team\" when Nicolas Jackson (above) plays.

2 mins

TITLE RACE? WE DON'T CARE

Moyes: Everton fans just want to see their team win every week

2 mins

FORGET THE FLIP-FLOPS, WE'VE GOT IT ALL TO PROVE

WOLVES boss Vitor Pereira has told his players the season will be far from over even if they beat Ipswich today.

1 min

POTTER WILL WHEEL & DEAL TO AXE FLOPS

GRAHAM POTTER has warned his misfiring West Ham stars they are playing for their futures.

1 min

FOXES WILL LET LEGEND VARDY DECIDE HIS OWN FUTURE

RUUD van Nistelrooy says Jamie Vardy has earned the right to decide if he should be a Leicester player next season.

1 min

SIMPLY THE BUST

Pep says De Bruyne will get his own statue at City as he is one of their greatest-ever players

2 mins

UNITED WIN TITLE NEXT YEAR? I'M NOT CRAZY!

RUBEN AMORIM has admitted it is \"crazy\" to think Manchester United are capable of winning the Premier League next season.

2 mins

EUROPA CROWN IS ONLY HOPE

ANGE POSTECOGLOU admits winning the Europa League is now the ONLY way to end Tottenham's civil war.

2 mins

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE

YOU know it is over for a manager when you start to feel sorry for him.

4 mins

CRIMSON TIDE IS RISING AGAIN

ON the March day in 1979 that they wrapped Christy Ring in the Cork soil, St Patrick's Street burst its banks, the primal scream of place summoning a crimson tide of 60,000 Rebels onto the weeping pavements of their city-state.

4 mins

MORRIS KNOWS HURLING RISKS

AFTER suffering a broken jaw and cheekbone in two separate incidents, Tipperary star Jake Morris was left drinking smoothies for dinner for weeks.

2 mins

WARD IS READY TWO GO AGAIN

ALMOST 11 years on from triumphing in the competition in her debut campaign as a senior inter-county player, Galway's Louise Ward will have another shot at Lidl Leaque Division Two glory next weekend.

2 mins

I'm a Galway man and I want us to be successful

IT was 6am and still dark when Padraic Joyce arrived into work last Friday. In more ways than one, he was waiting for the dawn to arrive.

5 mins

Hurley is looking for day in the sun

BRIAN HURLEY wants to finish off his intercounty career with a bang.

1 min

TAKE LEGALL' ACTION WITH CROMWELL

PERCEVAL LEGALLOIS is the perfect stand-in for stablemate Inothewayurthinkin in today's Randox Grand National.

1 min

BRACE FOR A SHARKNADO

A HORSE and a Shark walk into a bar...to start the party for winning Aintree's €1.18m Randox Grand National!

2 mins

VAN-CY THAT

THE greatest horse race in the world is still the Randox Grand National Handicap Chase and I'm hopeful that VANILLIER (4.00) can grab the gold medal having picked up silver in 2023 when rated 146 and carrying 10st 6lb.

1 min

HEW' DARES WINS...

There'll be a movie if my hero wins it today

1 min

Topham omen for Walsh?

GENTLEMAN DE MEE gave jockey Mark Walsh a first victory over the Grand National fences when pouncing on Lisnamult Lad for the Randox Supporting Prostate Cancer UK Topham Handicap Chase.