Newspaper of the Century | The 2008 Hijinx Awards

Header Graphic
February 17, 2009

Stephen Fry wanted for murder

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Tech & Web

Broadcaster, actor and full time Twitterer Stephen Fry is wanted by the Metropolitan Police this evening after causing the deaths of four people in South London.
Detectives believe that the shock of Fry responding to a Tweet, a short message sent via Twitter, proved too much for the unfortunate user who went by the handle of [...]


December 2, 2008

Gardai inquest evidence dismissed as ‘bollocks’

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Irish News

Evidence given by members of Gardai at the inquiry into the death of Liam Roswell, a 15 year old Thurles youth, has been called into question by medical experts.
The inquest is taking place in a Thurles courtroom and is looking into the circumstances of the young man who died in 2002. Liam Roswell was arrested [...]


September 16, 2008

Louth shopping tragedy claims 3 lives

Fintan Chevalier
Posted by : Fintan Chevalier
Filed under : Irish News

DUNDALK  – In what passers-by described as a ‘violent cataclysm of blood-soaked chaos’, the rush for this week’s special offer at the local Aldi store claimed three lives on Wednesday morning.
A further 12 shoppers were rushed to Drogheda general hospital for treatment and are said to be in a stable condition. The chief consultant stated [...]