Dublin City Council employee arrested as part of investigation into extortion campaign

Dame Patricia Routledge will be in Dublin in February as the Keeping Up Appearances star is set to be involved in a cultural event in Dun Laoghaire.

Dublin Murders was all anyone could talk about in 2019.

Famous faces from Ireland’s longest-running soap, Fair City, gathered on the 31st December to lay their friend and colleague Jean Costello to rest.

Gráinne Seoige has tied the knot with her partner Leon Jordaan in a lavish ceremony in County Kildare.

Legendary Fair City actress Jean Costello has sadly passed away, aged 76.

In 1907, Mary O’Farrell was carrying out her cleaning duties at Dublin Castle when she discovered that someone had absconded with the Irish Crown Jewels.

Christmas is just around the corner now and we are all organising get-togethers with friends we don’t get to see during the year.

Writer-director John Carney's background in Irish rock band The Frames has informed much of his screen work, exploring the power of music to liberate and connect us in films like Once and Begin Again. He drew on experiences from his own youth in economically depressed 1980s Dublin in the 2016 feature Sing Street, a let's-make-a-band high school story that doubled as a valentine to the flamboyant new wave Brit pop of the period.

2019 is coming to an end, so we’ve decided to look back at the best things that the year has given to us.

Paul 'Redser' Redmond will face Ryan Scope at Bellator Dublin on February 22nd, the Irish Mirror can exclusively reveal. T he Team Ryano veteran (15-8) is set to return to the cage after missing out on September's Dublin card through injury when he faces the Englishman (10-3) at the 3 Arena.

A search was underway on Sunday in Co Wexford after a car believed to belong to a couple missing from north Dublin was found locally. An appeal was launched to find Carol and Bernard Devine from Portmarnock, who are both 53-years-old, by gardai on Friday.

Almost 3,000 people used one of the new Dublin Bus 24-hour services within the first five days of operation. T he 41 bus, which operates from Lower Abbey Street in the city centre to Swords, had 2,829 passengers between the hours of midnight and 6am in the first five days of operation.

A pensioner who was “fat-shamed” by a judge says he is now too embarrassed to leave his home during daylight hours. Michael Noyek, 68, will only go out walking under cover of darkness after a judge described him as “grossly overweight” in open court.

A car belonging to a missing Dublin couple has been found in Co Tyrone with their keys left in the ignition. Police in the the North say they are concerned for the safety and wellbeing of Ben and Carol Devine who have been missing since September 18. T heir dark Mazda saloon car was left abandoned on the Caledon Road area of Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone on Thursday. T he PSNI are seeking public assistance in finding the missing pair who were last seen in Tyrone. Read MoreRelated Articles

Three people were arrested following rival protests by anti-racism and free speech groups which took place outside the Dail in Dublin on Saturday. Hundreds of protesters converged on Kildare Street as two separate demonstrations took place throughout the afternoon.

Gardai are appealing for help trace a Dublin couple who have been missing since last Tuesday. Bernard and Carol Devine, both 53 years old, disappeared from Woodford Lane in Portmarnock on Tuesday morning. Bernard is 5’7” in height with a slim build. He is bald with brown eyes and has a beard. His wife Carol is 5’3” with a slim build with blonde hair and green eyes, Dublin Live reports. It is not known what the two were wearing when they disappeared. Read MoreRelated Articles

Mourners have been asked to wear bright clothing at the funeral of a talented young soccer star. Under-12 player Samuel Roquette, from Stillorgan in south Dublin, passed away on Friday, December 13, peacefully in the loving arms of his family.

Dublin Airport has shared an important warning to passengers this Christmas. T ravellers have been urged not to wrap any gifts in their luggage, as they may be required to open them while going through security.