Michael Long

@SnDMediaNews How the hell did he get Frank Buttimer?

Abdelilah Habbouly (36) Charged After CCTV Crimecall Appeal Over Brutal Unprovoked Elbow Assault in Cork A Garda public appeal for information, including a feature on RTÉ’s Crimecall programme, has led to the arrest of a man over an unprovoked assault in Cork city centre last November. Detective Garda Conor Cronin arrested Abdelilah Habbouly (36), of Meadow Park, The Meadows, Hollyhill, Cork, and he was brought before Cork District Court on Monday afternoon. Habbouly was charged with assault causing harm to a woman on Oliver Plunkett Street on November 23, 2025, contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act. The court heard that the victim was knocked unconscious and suffered a broken orbital bone (eye socket) as a result of the random elbow strike. She required hospital treatment for her injuries. Sergeant John Kelleher told the court there was no objection to bail, which was granted on a number of conditions. These included him to Reside at his home address, signing on at Gurranabraher Garda Station three times a week, surrendering his passport and having no direct or indirect contact with the injured party. He was also told to remain contactable by phone at all times by An Garda Síochána. Frank Buttimer Solicitor was assigned to represent the accused on free legal aid. The original Garda appeal featured CCTV footage of the incident on Crimecall, which ultimately led to Habbouly’s identification and arrest. The image below is an enhanced image of the original crimecall CCTV footage. On the application of Sergeant Kelleher, Judge Mary Dorgan adjourned the case to June 29 to allow time for directions to be received from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

UPDATE: FOI REFUSAL - TDs IDENTITY HIDDEN IN CHILD ABUSE "REFERENCE" CASE: I submitted an FOI to the court service to discover which TD gave a highly regarded ex government advisor Daniel Ramamoorthy a glowing character reference for the trial judge for sentencing despite him being a child sex offender. Ramamoorthy was often seen as a success story in the Irish tech and political consulting space. He has been convicted of the sexual exploitation of a minor and the possession of child abuse material. The court heard details of how he used his position and tech-savviness to groom and exploit a 13 year old teenager and yet his defence team argued his two year four month sentence was too harsh because the convicted man had excellent record of public service. Justice Paul McDermott was allegedly visibly stunned at the reference because it ignored the victim entirely and heaped praise on Ramamoorthy's "brilliance" and "hard work", with zero mention of the gravity of the crimes or the harm done to the young victim. The judge described the move as "quite extraordinary," suggesting that a TD’s public duty should not lie in providing such references for children sex offenders. The fact that a politician provided such a reference has sparked outrage, but the anonymity of that politician has added to the sense of public anger. Hopefully, in time the TD, who should resign, will be revealed. They obviously had no issue whatsoever providing a brilliant character reference (by the very nature of being a child sex offending pedophile who used his position to exploit a minor, your character is heavily flawed to say the least). They also clearly now don't have the courage to stand up and admit who they are. Character references are, of course, not only meaningless when you have abused a child and have been caught with child sex abuse material pm your devices, but they are especially meaningless when they are penned by someone who seems to think nothing of these crimes and who won't stand over for they did. In order to save their own skin.

@thejournal_ie Yeah, it's a defining moment that the EU can interfere with elections

Maria Walsh on Hungary's election result: Orbán’s defeat is more than a national upset — it’s a defining moment for democracy across Europe... jrnl.ie/7013740

@rtenews Great. Another 90b for half it to go missing

The change in Hungary's government could help unlock €90 billion for Ukraine and give a "new push" for it to join the European Union, the bloc's expansion chief has said rte.ie/news/world/202…

#RTE? State abuse UN rights monitors alarmed at Garda using double-strength pepper spray on peaceful protesters Special rapporteurs contact Government including over public order policing at protest at Dublin Also using a water canon that could kill irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026…

@thejournal_ie Looks like the government spin machine is alive and well in the journal comments anyway 😂

Do you think it's time for the fuel price protesters to stand down? jrnl.ie/7009923

@ClarksonsFarm1 Same is going on in loads of countries. All it is is another excuse to add more tax.

Well said! End the Net-Zero lunacy.

@TheCriticalDri2 It was. Until I saw this

Happy Easter, everyone!

@DiscussingFilm Mass Effect was so popular that they decided to make a TV show/Movie. Who made it popular? Gamers. What does the production company decide to do? Ignore gamers. I thought we were done with this nonsense.

Amazon's new head of TV has requested that the ‘MASS EFFECT’ series should be rewritten to appeal to “non-gamers.” A greenlight for the series is expected shortly. (Source: theankler.com/p/why-is-peter…)

@grannies4equal Maybe you should look into how much of the moneys has gone missing, how wealthy the Ukrainian politicians have become since the war started and zelensky's wife's fancy holidays .

The vast majority of Irish people support Ukraine 100% and are glad to see the government expressing that support in diplomacy and humanitarian aid. Europe is accruing a debt to heroic Ukrainians who are defending us with their lives which can never be repaid.

@saldamico02 @mellon_heads Throw the Witcher, the Acolyte and Iron heart in there as well

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Amazon's The Rings of Power is confirmed to complete all 5 seasons totaling 50 episodes although planned spinoffs are unlikely to happen due to the franchise's high costs. It has been revealed that cancelling would prove even more costly as Amazon would have to pay the Tolkien estate a kill fee of $20 million per season Source: The Ankler | Via Screenrant: bit.ly/3NZJsdC

People are being asked to take part in the testing of Ireland's proposed digital wallet app rte.ie/news/business/…

@breakingnewsie No

Public consultation launched for Ireland’s proposed new digital wallet breakingnews.ie/ireland/public…

@HMcEntee That money looks like it's well spent. Kyiv is in 3rd place in Europe for Bentley sales.

Beginning a two-day visit to Ukraine, joining EU Foreign Ministers in Kyiv to show Ireland’s unwavering support 🇮🇪🇺🇦 Ireland remains committed to supporting Ukraine politically, financially, humanitarian and non-lethal military, and to its path towards EU membership.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is an iconic film series, but it also has many elements that are difficult to watch in modern day. cbr.com/8-reasons-toug…

@Murray_Kinsella @OptaJonny No Menoncello?

Stuart McCloskey, Caelan Doris, and Tadhg Beirne make the @OptaJonny team of the Six Nations, which is based on their Opta Index player scores. Lots of other nice Six Nations data in their championship review piece: theanalyst.com/articles/great…

@TheCriticalDri2 Maybe he was better off

Cavill auditioned over 20 years ago, clearly he was too young and inexperienced to play Bond then. But times change. If Craig had quit after Spectre, which he clearly wanted to do, Cavill would have been the perfect replacement.

@caulmick The same went on in bessborough

A WOMAN who was born in the infamous Tuam Mother and Baby Home claims she was trafficked out of Ireland while she was still a minor at the age of 16. - ✍️Nicola Byrne The Department of Foreign Affairs issued a passport for her to a man who was no relation of hers and who, together with his wife. used the teenager 'as a slave' when she arrived in the United States. #Tuambabies @IrishMailSunday #MotherandBabyHomes

@rtenews Why

A new national digital citizenship programme is being launched for Fifth and Sixth class pupils rte.ie/news/2026/0305…

Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman told his party's conference that the "Green tide is rising again" after the success of the UK Green Party yesterday in the Gorton and Denton by-election jrnl.ie/6970595