Friday, March 28, 2008

'Dutchy' Holland guilty of £10m ransom plot
19:16 Patrick ‘Dutchy’ Holland - once accused of killing journalist Veronica Guerin - was convicted today of masterminding a stg£10m (€12.7m) "honey-trap" kidnap plot in Britain. Holland, who has always denied any involvement in the 1996 assassination of Ms Guerin, was secretly filmed and taped planning to abduct a businessman and keep him prisoner until a massive ransom had been paid. A lorry driver from Co Down was also found guilty of conspiracy to kidnap.
- Career criminal caught again

Zimbabwe army on alert for crucial election
22:16 Zimbabwe's security forces went on full alert tonight to quash violence during the most crucial election since independence, with President Robert Mugabe facing the biggest challenge of his 28-year rule.
Kerry shootings now treated as murder
19:45 Gardaí have opened a double-murder investigation after postmortems on the body of a father and son found in Co Kerry revealed they had been shot several times.
Tax defaulters pay €22.8m to Revenue
15:50 More than €22.8 million in taxes and penalties was paid by 120 individuals and companies in the last quarter of 2007 to settle their liabilities with the Revenue.
Muslim nations condemn 'anti-Islamic' film
18:34 Muslim nations condemned today a film by a Dutch politician that accuses the Koran of inciting violence, as Dutch Muslim leaders urged restraint.