A Moroccan man, wanted in Germany for arson, subjected a former partner to hours of beatings and kickings on November 13, last year. Soufiane Mountassir (39), then forced the woman into a car boot, repeatedly punching and smashing her face against the vehicle’s interior. The incident took place in the Dublin 7 area.

Mountassir, with an address at a Mountjoy Square hostel, had been drinking, taking Dalmane and cocaine, and smoking cannabis throughout the day of the attack.

He had arrived in Dublin in June 2022 to claim asylum after travelling from Glasgow to Belfast. Previously, he lived and worked in Rome, Italy for 14 years.

The judge heard at his bail hearing last December that the woman was “covered in blood” and visibly distressed and frightened. It was alleged he had “integrated himself” into the her home within a week of meeting her.

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Sources have told me that Séamus 'Banty' McEnaney recently purchased the Ripley Court Hotel on Talbot St in Dublin, as well as The Charles Stewart Guesthouse opposite the Garden of Remembrance on Parnell Square, for a total of €30 million.

The Mirror reported that the ex-Monaghan manager's company Brimwood Ltd received €15.78million for accommodating 496 asylum seekers in 2020 across eight properties in Monagan, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Dublin.

According to a confidential document accidentally released by a Dáil Committee, Brimwood pulled in €1,036,020 a month hosting asylum seekers across six properties in 2022.

Filthy lucre in the new plantation of Ireland.

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Update from Conor McGregor.

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Eyewitness account of the mass stabbing on Parnell Square in Dublin's north city between 1pm and 2pm today being shared around whatsapp.

It is alleged the stabber targeted children coming out of school at Gaelscoil Coláiste Mhuire.

The Independent reports at least three school children were stabbed. FM104 writes that reports suggest two children have been taken to hospital.

Details about the description of the stabber have not been confirmed.

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There are five casualties from today's mass stabbing on Parnell Square — three children and two adults.

One young girl, understood to be aged around 7, is in a critical condition at Temple Street Children’s Hospital.

The woman’s condition is also understood to be serious.

The male suspect is also being treated for injuries. There are no confirmed details about his identity. Several people intervened to disarm him. A large knife was seized from the scene.

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"We're not going to be intimidated anymore."

-A local man addresses the journalists gathered at the scene of the stabbing spree on Parnell Square in Dublin.

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"Nothing moves!"

Impromptu protest beginning at the O'Connell Street junction with Parnell Street.

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