Farmer found guilty after almost 40 dogs chained and neglected on property

A LIMERICK MAN has been fined €1,150 and restricted from keeping dogs for 18 months, after being convicted today of causing unnecessary cruelty to numerous animals. Seamus Looby of Raheen, Garryspillane, Co Limerick, pleaded guilty to charges including causing unnecessary suffering to dogs and having chained, unburied carcasses of two adult dogs and one puppy at his property.

X Factor star Chico has suffered a stroke aged 47

Born Yousseph Slimani, the singer is best known for his single Chico Time.X Factor star Chico Slimani has been rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke. The 47-year-old singer is currently undergoing tests and remains under the supervision of doctors. A representative for the star told The Mirror: "We can confirm that Chico has sadly suffered a stroke.

Rihanna appointed an ambassador of Barbados

Rihanna just keeps adding more work, work, work to her plate. Not only is she a singer, actress and head of the Fenty brand, which includes cosmetics and lingerie, but now the star has been appointed "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary" to her home country of Barbados.

How you interpret this 100-year-old optical illusion could predict how old you are.

How we perceive the world around us may be heavily influenced by age. Researchers suspect faces, in particular, may be subject to subconscious biases, with the brain relying on both neural processes and social factors to recognize others. Using the 1915 optical illusion ‘My Wife and My Mother-In-Law,’ a new study has illustrated how age can dictate what we see in ambiguous figures.

The location of the Victoria’s Secret 2018 show has been revealed.

Victoria’s Secret just posted yesterday on its Instagram account that its 2018 show will take place in New York, the same city which held the first-ever Victoria’s Secret fashion show back in 1995. After a show in Shanghai last year and Paris the year before, the Victoria’s Secret Angels are returning to New York to present the brand’s 2018 collection.

Mum arrested for disciplining her daughter by taking her iPhone away.

Wait, seriously? A mum in the United States was arrested for taking away her daughter's cell phone as a form of discipline. In April, Jodie May confiscated her 15-year-old daughter's iPhone after she got in trouble at school. However, her ex-husband thought he owned the phone so he called the police and claimed that her punishment was actually a crime.

zombie-knife' fight erupts as teenagers slash each other in front of onlookers in shopping centre.

Shocking footage shows warring gang members fighting a horrific knife battle in front of families and young children in a busy shopping centre. They left a trail of blood across the floor of The Mall in Luton following the brazen fight in broad daylight in the middle of the afternoon.

Cuteness overload! Chinese airline launches the 'PANDA route'.

China has taken its love for giant pandas to new heights. An airline company has launched a daily flight inspired by the black-and-white animals, which is considered by the nation to be its national treasure.

12-year-old girl's heartwarming gesture to rescuers after she was mauled .

A 12-year-old girl who was mauled by a shark and remains in a critical condition in the hospital gave a brave gesture as she was loaded into a rescue helicopter. Rescuers have described how the girl, who has been identified as Hannah Papps, smiled and gave a thumbs-up as she was loaded into the helicopter at the Whitsunday Islands at around lunchtime. Rescuers said that Hannah was 'brave' and 'stoic' in the face of horrific injuries.

man dressed like a king and sat on a throne at his funeral.

A dead man was dressed like a king, complete with a crown, and sat on a throne at his wake keeping and the creepy photos are going viral. In the photos shared online, the dead man was dressed in all red and a golden crown was placed on his head. He sat on a gold throne in a red background, surrounded by red roses.