A juvenile has been arrested and charged in connection to a number of illegal incidents.
Gardaí arrested the juvenile male for a number of robbery and assault charges in the Tallaght area of Dublin. He was later charged in relation to the offences.
The incidents took place over a span of nine months from May 2022 to February 2023.
The male, aged in his teens, was arrested on Monday, March 2, 2023 and was detained under provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act at Tallaght Garda Station.
The teenager has since been charged and is scheduled to appear before court.
He is expected to be attending the District Court in Smithfield, Co. Dublin, this morning, March 7, 2023.
Little Arthur is turning six today, and his mother has been taking to social media to mark the special occasion.
Former TOWIE star Billie decided to treat her 2.6M Instagram followers to two adorable photos of her only son.
The first photo showcases Arthur earlier this morning, grinning in his pyjamas as he tucks into a special birthday breakfast. Blue balloons and a huge ‘6’ balloon float behind him in the sweet snap.
Then, for the second image, Billie decided to share a heartwarming throwback photo of baby Arthur, shortly after he was born in 2017.
“Happy 6th Birthday to our Darling boy Arthur,” the 33-year-old mum gushed in her caption.
“You are the funniest, kind, caring, fearless, loving little boy,” Billie went on to praise. “We are so proud of the little ‘lad’ you have become.”
The mum-of-three concluded her caption with one final adoring message for her young son. “You make us laugh every day, all your funny little ways, you truly are one of a kind chops,” she penned. “We love you so much”.
Credit: Billie Faiers Instagram
In an emotional ending, Billie also referenced how much Arthur has changed throughout the past six years. “Today vs this day 6 years ago,” she wrote.
Since sharing her heartwarming message, Billie has gone on to receive a wave of congratulatory birthday wishes on behalf of Arthur.
“Happy birthday Arthur xxx”, commented Billie’s fellow The Only Way Is Essex star Amy Childs, who is currently expecting twins.
“Happiest of birthdays beautiful Arthur love you,” added Billie’s mum and Arthur’s grandmother Suzie Wells.
Arthur’s birthday bash comes three months after Billie and husband Greg Shepherd welcomed their third child, baby Margot, into the world. Speaking to OK! in January, Billie shared how she felt when Arthur and her eight-year-old daughter Nelly met Margot for the first time.
“They came in and met her and their reactions were just priceless. They couldn’t believe it. They were so cute and happy,” she gushed.
The reality star also praised her son for his kindness surrounding Margot’s addition to the family. “Arthur, bless him, he’s really good at helping out,” Billie beamed.
CarePlus Pharmacy is raising awareness of the Safe Pharmacy Initiative ahead of International Women’s Day, this Wednesday, March 8th. The programme sees participating pharmacies nationwide provide information and a safe, confidential space to make a phone call for women and children who are victims of domestic abuse and coercive control.
As a trusted location, CarePlus Pharmacy outlets can play an important role as a place for those who need help and who may find it difficult to access it from their own home. Through the Safe Pharmacy Initiative, people can contact a local support service or An Garda Síochána for emergency support. Each pharmacy involved displays a purple ‘Safe Pharmacy’ sticker in their window and has access to additional support from Specialist Domestic Violence Services within their local community.
The Safe Pharmacy Initiative is led by The Irish Pharmacy Union in partnership with Safe Ireland, An Garda Síochána and the HSE, and is available in all CarePlus Pharmacies nationwide.
Niamh Lynch, Commercial Director at CarePlus Pharmacy says it is an incredibly valuable service: “As a network of community pharmacies meeting customers every day, our teams get to know them and care about them. It’s important to us that we’re someone they can trust, particularly when they need discreet and confidential help. I’m so proud of our network of pharmacies for providing this service which can be so vital in someone’s time of need”.
Sharon Foley, Secretary-General of the Irish Pharmacy Union, says; “On International Women’s Day, the IPU are proud to support the Safe Pharmacy Initiative helping the most vulnerable women in our communities by offering them a safe place to reach out to domestic violence support services. We have safe pharmacies in every county across the country where victims can avail of this service.”
Aston Merrygold has opened up about how he felt while his wife was pregnant with their children.
The JLS band member had a candid chat with Giovanna Fletcher on her podcast Happy Mum, Happy Baby, alongside his wife Sarah about their relationship, Sarah’s pregnancies, and their sons Grayson and Macaulay.
Aston revealed he ‘didn’t feel an instant connection’ during Sarah’s pregnancy as he was experiencing it from an outside perspective.
He explained, “That whole pregnancy thing for me, honestly, it sounds really weird, I just didn't know what to do because I was like, well this isn't happening to me- it is- but this isn't happening to me”.
“But it wasn't until the little person pops out and you go, ‘Oh gotcha’”.
Aston continued, “As the dad you just don't feel that instant connection. You're a bit like, ‘This is amazing and I can feel the kicks and this is great”.
“It was an amazing experience but until Grayson arrived, it was just like, I need to make sure Sarah was ok”.
The dad-of-two agreed with Giovanna when she mentioned her husband relied on her to communicate how she was feeling during pregnancy, from kicks and tiredness, to nausea and cravings.
When speaking about his eldest child’s birth, Merrygold revealed he, “Never experienced anything like that”. The singer cut his son’s umbilical cord and as the couple didn't find out the sex of their little one before he arrived, got to announce the gender to his wife before she had skin-to-skin contact with him.
When sharing a clip of the podcast episode to her Instagram, Giovanna wrote, “When you’re the parent that’s not doing the growing, it’s understandable that you might feel a little removed from the situation”.
“Or that you haven’t fully connected to the pregnancy and the changes that are about to happen”, she pointed out.
Many of her followers headed to the comments to share their opinions on this perspective of pregnancy.
One penned, “Really glad Aston has vocalised this. Many partners feel the same”.
“I think this male perspective is so interesting and important to articulate! I think most dads would relate to that surreal disconnection until they're handed a baby, especially for women experiencing really tough pregnancies”, added another fan.
Mollie King has been speaking about her father for the first time since his passing.
Stephen King tragically passed away in November of last year, just three months after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. Heartbreakingly, Mollie’s father died just a few days after the birth of her first child.
Although Mollie shared the news of her father’s untimely passing back in November, she had refrained from speaking about her grief at length. However, The Saturdays singer has since taken to social media to open up about her late father.
In a post to Instagram last night, the 35-year-old posted a heartwarming selfie of herself and Stephen together to mark Brain Tumour Awareness month.
“In August my wonderful Dad was diagnosed with a brain tumour and we had to say goodbye to him just 3 months later. It’s still very hard to write about, I’ve been putting off writing this post because it’s easier to push it to the back of my mind and try to keep as busy as possible to cover up the heartache,” Mollie admitted in her lengthy caption.
Mollie then went on to write that she wishes he could have had more time with her newborn daughter. “I know how much he would have adored Annabella and am so thankful that he got to hold her,” she said. “I think of him every single day and talk to Annabella about him when we’re winding down in the evening.”
Mollie then wrote honestly about how, for her, “the nights are the hardest, and talking about him in the past tense is something I hate doing.” She also confessed that her father’s cancer diagnosis “came completely out of the blue”.
After promoting the wonderful work of The Brain Tumour Charity, the Radio 1 presenter concluded her caption with a final message to her father. “Our lives will never be the same after losing our beloved Dad and our love and thoughts go out to anyone whose life has also been touched by cancer,” she penned.
We're sending love to Mollie as she continues to grieve her heartbreaking loss.
The model has confirmed that she is expecting her second child. Lauryn is already a mother to two-year-old son Kairo, whom she co-parents with footballer Kyle Walker.
To announce the wonderful news, the 32-year-old decided to share an adorable image of herself and firstborn Kairo posing together on a beach during their recent holiday in Cancun.
“FYI…It’s a BABY,” Lauren teased in her caption, as the sweet snap showcases her cradling Kairo with a kiss as her growing bump is on show.
“Family completed 2023,” Lauren added in her message to her 106K Instagram followers.
Lauren, who is the sister of Ex On The Beach star Chloe Goodman, has yet to reveal who the father of her unborn child is. It is believed that she is currently keeping her relationship with him away from the public eye.
Since sharing her pregnancy news, the mum-of-one has received an influx of heartwarming congratulatory messages.
“Lauryn?!! Wow congratulations my girl,” replied Lauren Goodger, a former star of The Only Way Is Essex.
“So happy for you,” wrote DJ Melissa Reeves. “Kairo is going to make the best big brother! Xx”.
Rebekah Vardy, the former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! contestant who is married to footballer Jamie Vardy, also responded with several heart-eyes emojis.
After sharing her big news, Lauryn then re-posted an image of herself from February 1. In the snap, a glass of prosecco sits beside her, and Lauryn has since admitted that she initially shared it to keep her pregnancy under wraps. "Was having to post drinks to throw people off,” she joked in a short caption.
Lauryn first became a mum in April 2020 when she welcomed son Kairo into the world. Throughout her time on social media, Lauryn has been incredibly open about her struggles with fertility due to her endometriosis diagnosis.
"I want to introduce you all to my #MiracleBaby,” she wrote following Kairo’s birth. “This has truly been the biggest blessing and I keep crying just thinking I can’t believe I’ve made you and you are here,” she added.
Binky Felstead has jetted off on her babymoon with husband Max Darnton ahead of her new arrival making his way into the world.
The former Made in Chelsea star is enjoying a break in Oman, where she has been sharing stunning photos from the couple's resort, as well as a bumpdate.
Posting a photo of herself on the beach as she cradles her blossoming baby bump to her 1.4M Instagram followers, Binky shared an insight into the couple’s first day of their babymoon.
“We made it to this hidden paradise”, she began. “Day 1 of no responsibilities which is taking some getting used to!”.
She continued, “A proper recharge before the madness starts & we are properly outnumbered”.
“Max & I both started an actual book today for the first time in years & had about 5 naps on the beach”.
The 32-year-old closed off by adding, “Not too far away from any hospitals ( Max’s one condition) Zika virus free & just the most beautiful place & incredibly friendly people … really looking forward to the next few days”.
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Binky also shared a snap of her bump as she relaxed in the sun and wrote, “Happy bump”, alongside the beach snap.
Many pals and fans of Binky’s headed to the comments to wish her well on her babymoon.
Made in Chelsea’s Louise Thompson wrote, “Stunning! Enjoy!!”, while The Only Way is Essex star Billie Shepherd penned, “Enjoy”.
“Heaven! Have a relaxing time Binky, lovely to see you yesterday”, added violinist Izzy Judd.
Binky was recently diagnosed with gestational diabetes as well as having a low-lying placenta, meaning there is a higher chance of her bleeding at these later stages of her pregnancy.
At the time of her diagnosis she revealed, "If I start bleeding at all I have to go straight to the hospital to get a Caesarean”.
Binky tragically suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage at 12 weeks in 2020. The former reality TV star and her husband went on to have a son named Wolfie in June 2021.
Felstead is also mum to five-year-old India, whom she had during a previous relationship with her Made in Chelsea co-star Josh Patterson.
Fans of Kin will be delighted to hear season 2 of the hit RTÉ programme will be returning to our screens this month.
The new season will air on RTÉ One on Sunday, March 19 and it will follow the aftermath of Eamon Cunningham’s death, where more problems have been created rather than solved.
The trailer for the new season has been released and it promises to be jam-packed with drama.
In the first episode of season 2, In episode 1, we meet the Kinsella's in the wake of Eamon Cunningham’s death, and the family is thriving.
However, a new threat rears its head when members of a Turkish cartel inform the Kinsella's that Eamon owed them sizable debt, and since the Kinsella's killed Eamon, the debt is now theirs.
As well as trouble in paradise for the Kinsella’s, Viking is released from prison intent on making trouble, and a looming presence from inside the family returns.
The returning cast includes Charlie Cox, Clare Dunne, Aidan Gillen, Sam Keeley, Emmett J. Scanlan, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Yasmin Seky.
If you fancy rewatching Season 1 to refresh your memory ahead of the second season’s release, it will be available to stream again from March 12 on RTÉ Player.
Check out the trailer for Season 2 below.
Season 2 of Kin will be airing on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player on Sunday, March 19 at 9.30pm.
Shaughna Phillips is about to become a mum very soon!
The Love Island 2020 star has confirmed that she is in the early stages of labour and will shortly be welcoming her first child into the world.
Earlier today, Shaughna took to Instagram and shared a video montage of this morning’s events. The short video showcases the 28-year-old going from getting her glam makeup done, to then being transported to hospital in a taxi to have an unexpected checkup.
“Soooo what started as a ‘come to work with me’ reel, turned into a ‘come to the hospital with me’ reel,” Shaughna teased in the caption of her video.
“I had my last job before baby this morning, an international women’s day panel, and just before my cab arrived, things took a turn and I was on the way to the hospital, and have been told I’m in early labour,” she further exclaimed.
Shaughna then went on to thank her makeup artist for her help as the situation progressed. “@annalingis went from make up artist to midwife REAL QUICK!”, she wrote.
Lastly, Shaughna confirmed that it is just a matter of time before her little one arrives. “Home now, baby still tucked up nicely, and waiting for nature to do it’s thang,” she penned.
Since posting her exciting update, the reality star has received a tonne of well-wishes from her followers.
“I think baby wanted to meet their glam mumma,” Shaughna’s friend and makeup artist Anna Lingus replied.
Taking to Instagram earlier today, the mum-of-two showcased a stunning video montage of her second shower, which took place yesterday.
Amy treated her 790K followers to a glimpse of the celebrations, which included a delicious array of sweet and savoury treats, lots of blue and pink balloons, and a gorgeous sign which read ‘Amy’s Baby Shower’.
Her guest list included the likes of fellow TOWIE stars Harry Derbidge and Frankie Essex, who welcomed twins with her partner Luke Luv in June of last year.
“Only me that would have 2 baby showers,” Amy joked at the beginning of her video’s caption.
She then went on to note that, as her first shower was hosted by her TOWIE family, she wanted to plan a second one for her nearest and dearest. “Lovely day with my friends and family yesterday at my baby shower so gutted I didn’t take many pictures but I had such a special day with everyone,” she gushed.
The reality star then confirmed that fans will get to see a further glimpse into the celebrations in her new ITV reality show, titled Amy Childs: The Twin Life. “so excited for you all to see it on my show 'the twin life' coming soon,” she teased.
“Counting down the days till I meet my babies,” Amy beamed at the end of her caption.
Amy and Billy announced their twin pregnancy in October of last year. This is the first time that the couple will become parents together, as Amy is already a mum to five-year-old daughter Polly and four-year-old son Ritchie from previous relationships.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fire broke out in a home in Co. Mayo and a body was found inside.
Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of a fire at a house in Pheasant Hill near Castlebar in Mayo shortly after 6.30pm on Sunday, March 5.
The body of a man in his 80's was found inside the burning home, and is said to have been shot a number of times.
A man in his 60's has been arrested in connection to the fire and shooting after he was found near the residence at the time.
He is currently detained in Castlebar Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
The scene is being preserved and the Garda Technical Bureau, and Office of the State Pathologist are conducting a forensic examination of the scene.
Gardaí in Castlebar are appealing to any person who may have information in relation to this incident to contact them at Castlebar Garda Station on 094 903 8200, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
Stacey Solomon has finally shared the first family photo with her new addition!
The Sort Your Life Out presenter welcomed her fifth child, a baby girl named Belle, into the world last month alongside her husband Joe Swash.
Since then, fans of the 33-year-old have been wishing to see a wholesome family snap with all of Stacey’s children together – and now, she finally shared one!
Yesterday evening, Stacey teased that her eldest daughter, one-year-old Rose, had chosen a colour for everyone in the Solomon-Swash household to wear.
Credit: Stacey Solomon Instagram
“I love playing with you Rose,” she penned in her caption, alongside an adorable video of her and Rose playing with a purple stuffed monkey.
“She chose our clothes today her favourite colour is purple,” Stacey explained. “I’m going to try and find purple clothes for everyone & get a family picture.”
Then, a few hours later, Stacey revealed the wholesome family photo – including Joe, Rose, baby Belle, and Stacey’s three sons – Zachary (14), Leighton (10) and Rex (3).
“My whole heart is bursting,” the former X Factor star gushed in her caption to her 5.6M Instagram followers.
“Feeling like the actual Brady Bunch,” she joked. “Happy Sunday from our crazy family to yours.”
Stacey then concluded her caption with a hilarious confession as to why she wanted to gather her family together for a photo. “And yes I washed my hair today so I told everyone to find something purple and mark the occasion with a family photo,” she teased.
In the comments section of her photo, Stacey has received an influx of heartwarming messages from her followers.
