Father of Karen Buckley says his daughter was "murdered by a cowardly, vicious criminal"

John Buckley outside court in Glasgow. Image: Juliette Gash

The father of Karen Buckley says he hopes her "truly evil" killer spends the rest of his life in prison.

John Buckley was speaking after 21-year-old Alexander Pacteau was remanded in custody, having pleaded guilty to the Irish nurse's murder.

Glasgow High Court heard that the 24-year-old was killed within minutes of leaving the Sanctuary nightclub on April 12th last.

He will be sentenced on September 8th.

Airbnb hosts could face some serious tax bills

Ireland's Airbnb hosts are going to face retrospective tax bills dating back to at least the middle of 2014 - the company, which has headquarters in Dublin, has already handed users' data over to Revenue.

It has begun emailing users in the Republic of Ireland, warning them that the company has been required to "provide certain information to the Office of the Revenue Commissioners."

It will release details of all rental income earned by Irish hosts gained from sharing rooms in properties both in, and outside of Ireland.

"We can't grieve because we're so worried" Concerns mount for Jason Corbett's children in the US

Image: Facebook/Lenny Corbett

Friends of an Irish man who was killed in the US say they cannot yet grieve for him, because they are worried for his two children.

The body of Jason Corbett was found unresponsive with head injuries following an alleged assault last Sunday morning.

He had been living in the United States for the last four years. He and his children moved over after he met his second wife.

It looks like the Aldo-McGregor fight has a new date set

Conor McGregor may be on the verge of getting the best possible Christmas present, almost two weeks before December 25th.

Reports in America suggest that the UFC Featherweight Title Unification Fight between Jose Aldo and McGregor is to take place on December 13th in the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

How do the Irish rugby team keep themselves entertained in camp?

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With the Irish team in the middle of World Cup preparations in Carton House, you would hope that the team are keeping themselves entertained for a journey that may last until the end of October.

We have all heard stories of teams in all sports struggling to adapt to tournament life, most notably the England footballers during the 2010 World Cup but that does not seem to be an issue for Joe Schmidt's team if Rob Kearney's video is to be believed.