Irish Daily Star - May 02, 2025

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May 02, 2025

Shannon is closed as van rams a fence

SECURITY Van at airport

1 min

Voters enrolled in their graves

LOCAL authorities are listening to radio death notices and checking RIP.ie to launch inquiries to check if people need to be removed from the voter database.

1 min

Rod pays for child's diagnosis

GENEROUS Rod Stewart

1 min

Good girl gone bed

MUSIC superstar Rihanna invited her followers to the ultimate slumber party as she got into her smalls for her latest Instagram post.

1 min

A licence to stream every Bond movie

JAMES Bond addicts are being offered a licence to thrill - by streaming every 007 film.

1 min

STAGE IS SET FOR BRENDAN RETURN

Gleeson looking forward to stint back at 3Olympia

1 min

'I've never laid a finger on Tina ...the most I've done is held her tight, loving the bones of her'

Husband said he could not imagine she was dead, because if he lost hope 'he had nothing left'

5 mins

Rallying round for Michael

Special appeal to take place at event to help locate 56-yr-old

2 mins

RTE TO BE GRILLED ON €3.6M I.T. SYSTEM

RTE will be dragged before the Oireachtas Media Committee to discuss a botched €3.6 million IT system.

1 min

Home sweet Magome

THIS is Hutch Organised Crime Group mobster James ‘Mago’ Gately relaxing near his new home in Dublin's inner city just weeks after the Criminal Assets Bureau seized his plush home.

3 mins

Man on trial for chopping up Irishman and partner

A LABEL on a dumped suitcase containing body parts led British police straight to a freezer containing the head of an Irishman and his French boyfriend.

1 min

‘BBC doubled down’ after complaint by Adams

HEARING Gerry Adams

1 min

KNEECAP PROBED BY TERROR COPS

Rap trio under fire over 'death of MPs' call and 'up Hezbollah

2 mins

Man accused of strangling his mother

A MOTHER who had a “glittering career” as a psychotherapist before she fell into the grip of alcoholism was strangled to death by her son in her home, the Central Criminal Court heard.

1 min

INQUEST HEARS GIRL, 5, DROWNED IN BATH

A YOUNG girl drowned in a bath at her family home last year after being left unattended for a few minutes while her mother responded to crying from her son who was playing in their garden.

2 mins

Shock at death of young GAA ace

Club in mourning after Christopher, 16, succumbs to illness at training

2 mins

Victim who drowned in river named

SEARCH The River Lee

1 min

We'll all be chilling out..

RECORD April temperatures will not be repeated this bank holiday weekend with the daytime mercury to fall as low as just 9°C forecast.

2 mins

'Nice tan not worth skin cancer risk'

A SKIN cancer survivor is urging others to practice safe sunbathing as we move into summer, insisting: “A tan is not worth risking it”.

1 min

COUNT INSECT WINDSCREEN SPLATS FOR ECO SURVEY

MOTORISTS sick of washing insect splats off their windscreens after long journeys have been asked to take note of them this weekend instead.

1 min

KERRY PROUD SHANE

SHANE Byrne told of his pride at his daughter competing in the Rose of Tralee on the third day of the Punchestown Racing Festival yesterday.

1 min

Code clubs help parents get with the programs

New scheme of family workshops a huge success

2 mins

IT'S TIME TO COP-ON TO TAP-ON

AFTER two years in the Big Apple, I took the bus for the first time this week.

1 min

Yes we Can' fight back

AN ANTI-TRUMP candidate has won an election. But in the wrong country.

1 min

Pope's final interview for Scorsese

MARTIN Scorsese is producing a documentary about the late Pope Francis featuring his final interview.

1 min

De Niro 'love' for his trans daughter

ROBERT De Niro has expressed \"love and support\" for his daughter Airyn after she came out as transgender.

1 min

6-week hose use ban in 3 rural towns

HOMEOWNERS in three rural towns will be hit with a hosepipe ban for six weeks from Tuesday due to falling reservoir levels.

1 min

O'Gorman is returned as Greens chief

RODERIC O'Gorman has been re-elected as the leader of the Green Party.

1 min

NAMA CHIEF'S 'NO' TO THE TSAR ROLE

McDonagh pulls out of housing race after weeks of controversy

1 min

President at last admits that Russia did invade

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump, triumphant over a mineral deal with Ukraine, has finally called Russia's war a “full-scale invasion”.

1 min

LAST WALTZ FOR CHAT BUNGLER

DONALD Trump has sacked bungling Mike Waltz from his post as National Security Adviser.

1 min

Bob: Wembley still crap!

Irish star returns 40 years after Live Aid to launch musical

1 min

Nadia revs up to lead charity run

BUSINESSWOMAN Nadia Adan is leading the Bumbleance charity run, which gears up today.

1 min

Ten people you never knew made Maniac 2000 a hit

But former RTE 2FM head of music McCabe's success would not have been possible without a number of key players who have largely been forgotten about over the past 25 years.

5 mins

Irish tourist tasered for 'cop attack'

AN IRISHMAN has been arrested in Italy after cops tasered him when he allegedly attacked them.

1 min

Happily ever giraffe tour

Noinin in sea crossing and road trip from Fota to meet new partner

1 min

LEITRIM'S LAND OF RISING SHUN

Irish are more likely to go to Asia than county

1 min

TECH THE TIME FOR DINNER CHAT

DINNER table chats with the family are dying out because everyone is glued to screens instead.

1 min

Big Dunc:I'm not the hard case that everyone makes me out to be

HE once beat a burglar so badly, his wife thought he had killed him.

4 mins

JUST NEP IT IN THE BUD!

Chesney was targeted over pop star dad

2 mins

Blood & Thunder

THUNDERBOLTS*

1 min

She's got gym fit while I've got fat

NOW I'M FEELING A LOSER

2 mins

PEAK & TROUGHS

O'Sullivan says local nature helping to clear his mind

2 mins

WEE ARE NOT HAPPY

Brennan slams decision to play Louth’s Leinster clash with Kildare in Tullamore as a 'disgrace' and 'horses**t'

3 mins

Forker likely to be ready for Donegal

ARMAGH are confident All-Irelandwinning captain Aidan Forker will be fit to feature in next Saturday's Ulster SFC final against Donegal in Clones.

2 mins

GOUGH: CHANGES WORKING

LEADING football referee David Gough has heaped praise on the new rules, saying they have brought a “happy atmosphere” to matches.

1 min

MCDAID DOESN'T EXPECT TO GET OVER ALL-IRELAND FINAL DEFEAT

CILLIAN MCDAID has processed last year's All-Ireland final loss, but he's not sure he'll ever get over it.

3 mins

'I love seeing Man Utd failing!'

MAN United supporters might be suffering after a stinker of a league season.

1 min

BULLET IS OFF TARGET

STEPHEN BUNTING pushed Luke Littler to his limit in the Premier League last night — only to fluff his lines when it mattered.

1 min

CLANCY LOST PLOT & PLANS A NEW TWIST

TIM CLANCY admits he was too brave for his own good when Cork City last played Shamrock Rovers last month.

1 min

AXEL ROSE TO A CHALLENGE

St Pat's v Galway Richmond Park, tonight, 7.45pm

1 min

It's been a mad season but at least the fans couldn't accuse us of being dull!

ROB CORNWALL knows that Bohemians have been called many things this season but boring is not one of them.

3 mins

Heimir's hit an own goal... again

LEAGUE DOESN'T NEED PITY CAPS

2 mins

Hoops stripe up record kit deal extension

CELTIC have announced the biggest kit deal in Scottish football history that smashes their previous record breaker.

1 min

GERS PULL A RABAT OUT OF THE HAT

Moroccan magician igamane lights up blue side of Glasgow

1 min

FOREST THIRD SPOT LOOKS LIKE A NUNO

NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO'S season of promise is in danger of imploding after a second decisive blow in just five days.

1 min

camondunphy

It was plainly clear he had the ability to become a leading coach. And so it has proved.

2 mins

Rosy Blues put 'Garden to bed

SWEDE dreams are made of this.

2 mins

GLIMT IN THEIR EYE

Spurs as boss Postecoglou is left dreaming of Bilbao final

2 mins

FA facing trans ban backlash

FAI continues to consult with relevant stakeholders on the policy around gender eligibility.

1 min

CON'S A PRO

Hill the Champion of champions

1 min

HILL CAN BE THE COMEBACK KING

FALLEN star CONSTITUTION HILL (6.40) bids to redeem his reputation in the Boodles Champion Hurdle at Punchestown.

1 min

HILL'S TOP

Henderson ace should get it right

2 mins

DAVIES HOPING TO 'FRANK' HIS FORM AT NEWMARKET

MEMORIES of Frankel are inspiring Harry Davies (pictured) ahead of a huge weekend, when the local rider will partner James Owen's Wimbledon Hawkeye in the Betfred 2000 Guineas.