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1148835809(Cafe owner Stephen Egan and Dundalk Fc manager Stephen Kenny)

Much like any normal day, Mr Kenny was enjoying a coffee and a read of the newspaper at Panama Cafe on the Market Square.
Kenny, who is a sometime patron of the popular cafe eventually finished his break, got up and paid, before leaving the establishment.
However it soon became clear that one of his favourite jumpers which he had with him when he entered the cafe was no longer in his possession…

 

Relief As Kenny Jumper Found (Dundalk Democrat)

Pic: Dundalk Democrat

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uglyMugs

UglyMugs.ie is a scheme which aims to improve the safety of sex workers in Ireland and reduce crimes committed against them.

It was established in 2009 and, since then, Irish sex workers have reported 4,000 incidents of crime and abuse against them.

It has now carried out the first ever victimisation survey of indoor sex workers in Ireland. A total of 195 female, male and trans escorts, from 29 different countries, took part in the research, almost 75% of whom have completed third-level education.

From the study:

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Reasons Read the full report here

Previously: Protecting Sex Workers

 

90306515 The Chief Justice  Susan Denham and  Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter at the presentation of The annual report of the Courts Service for 2012 in Phoenix House, Dublin

Which reveals:

Murder cases down by 20%,

drink-driving down by 32%,

drug offences down by 10%,

public order offences down 22%

juvenile crime case down 30%.

Repossession orders down 30%.

Judgments for the recovery of debts down 30%

However

There was an 82% increase in committal orders to jail people for the non-payment of debts, from 1,051 in 2011 to 1,921 last year.

Domestic violence cases were up by almost 20% last year, mostly in relation to safety and protection orders.

And a 32% increase in rape cases over two years.

 

Oh and defamation cases also increased.

Chief Justice Susan Denham calls for ethics in boardrooms and enterprises (RTE)

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

THE TWO biggest organisations representing Garda members have expressed fears the Government may use data indicating low levels of recorded crime at most Garda stations as a charter for further station closures.

The Garda Representative Association (GRA), which represents 11,200 rank-and-file gardaí in a force of 13,500, said further closures would damage policing and undermine public confidence in the force. The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI), which represents middle-management ranks, expressed its concern no research had been compiled on the impact of station closures.

The comments follow the publication of crime figures in The Irish Times that revealed 80 per cent of Garda stations recorded one crime or less per day last year, with 41 per cent recording one crime or less per week.

See. There’s your problem right there.

Gardaí fear crime rates will be used to justify closures (Conor Lally, Irish Times)

(Pic: Oisin)

Or unfair statistical analysis (see comments).

YOU decide.

The number of burglaries reported in Tallaght is large compared with the number of reports in the rest of the State, with 922 offences investigated by gardaí in the area last year.

That figure was almost 50 per cent higher than the second-worst affected area of Blanchardstown, where 628 burglary offences were recorded.

And it was close to three times the number of burglary offences recorded in Waterford station, which, at 377, was the third-highest nationally last year.

Take that, the Blanch.

West Dublin suburbs Top Burglary Black-Spot List (Conor Lally, Irish Times)

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

From F Stoppers:

In a scene I can only imagine making an amazing Hollywood heist movie (especially for camera nerds), it seems the official Nikon trade show van has been stolen in Dublin, Ireland. At this point there are few details available as far as how the robbery went down. It does seem like the thieves knew what they were getting though.Inside the van? Oh, just $150 000 worth of camera gear, including the yet to be released D800 and D4.

Nikon Trade Show Van Stolen, $150 000 Of Gear Inside (FS)

Thanks Mark O’Toole

According to gardai, the man demanded money from the woman before taking a number of items from the pocket of her Zimmerframe. The culprit, who is described as being about 5’ 11”, in height escaped in a silver car possibly a BMW.

Niall O’M writes:

“This is the impossibly depressing story that made me sad”

 

Pensioner Robbed Outside Funeral Home (David Hurley, Limerick Leader)