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The Journal
2 days ago
- The Journal
Dublin man (20) had gun hidden under bullet proof vest in taxi, court hears
A 20-YEAR-OLD man was caught in a taxi in Dublin with a loaded handgun after it fell out of his 'body armour' vest on Tuesday night, a court has heard. Craig McKeever of Dromard Road, Drimnagh, Dublin, was charged with an offence under the Firearms Act for unlawful possession of the .22 calibre handgun on 24 June at Turvey Road, Inchicore. He appeared before Judge Susan Fay at Dublin District Court today and was denied bail. In evidence, Garda Niall White said that the accused made no reply to the charge. He objected to bail and alleged that Mr McKeever was caught red-handed. He said the accused and another male got into a taxi, which gardaí approached, noticing a strong smell of cannabis. The court heard that during a search, the accused was found in the back seat wearing a body armour ballistics vest, out of which fell an army green .22 calibre pistol. 'One round of ammunition was discovered loaded in the firearm,' Garda White said. The court heard the gun was seized, along with the single round, a magazine storage holder, the body armour vest and €550 cash allegedly in Mr McKeever's possession. Advertisement The second male fled but was later granted bail, the court heard. Garda White voiced concerns that the seizure of the gun was related to an ongoing feud. The contested bail hearing was told the young man's house was burned down last year, rebuilt and later petrol bombed. He said the Garda ballistics section had also examined the gun. The offence can carry a maximum 14-year sentence. The accused did not address the court or indicate a plea, but the bail hearing was told that the case was likely to be transferred to the Circuit Court, which has greater sentencing powers. His barrister, Kevin McCrave, stressed he had the presumption of innocence and bail, that the weapon has to be tested by experts for the defence, and that his client could spend a year in custody on remand awaiting trial. Case law states that the court could consider bail where it might otherwise not due to lack of a speedy trial, he asserted. Counsel said his client had family in court who could support him, stand bail, and ensure he attended court. He argued that the court had a myriad of conditions it could apply to Mr McKeever, who would obey strict conditions similar to house arrest, which would be like having a Garda searchlight on him. Judge Fay said she considered the submissions but denied bail and remanded Mr McKeever in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on 3 July.
Sunday World
2 days ago
- Sunday World
Man (20) allegedly wore bulletproof vest with loaded gun inside when gardaí stopped him
Craig McKeever (20) is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. Gun seized by gardai in Dublin last night. Photo: An Garda Síochána Facebook A young man was wearing a bullet proof vest with a loaded handgun hidden inside when gardai stopped and searched him on a Dublin street, it is alleged. Craig McKeever (20) was arrested when the gun fell onto the ground in front of gardai, who fear it was related to an ongoing 'violent feud" in the city. He was refused bail when he appeared in Dublin District Court this evening charged over the gun seizure in the south of the city on Wednesday. Mr McKeever, from Dromard Road, Drimnagh is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. Garda Niall White told Judge Susan Fay the accused was detained under the Offences Against the State Act at Kilmainham Garda station before being charged at 5.25pm yesterday. Gun seized by gardai in Dublin last night. Photo: An Garda Síochána Facebook News in 90 Seconds - June 26th He made no reply after caution. Objecting to bail, the garda said he saw the accused and another man getting into the back of a taxi at Turvey Avenue, Inchicore at 8pm on June 24. Gardai approached the cab, got a strong smell of cannabis and searched the two under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Mr McKeever was wearing a ballistic vest and when the gardai opened it, an army green coloured .22 calibre pistol fell from it onto the ground, Gda White said. While the accused was being arrested, the other man fled on foot and attempts to apprehend him were unsuccessful. In a preliminary examination, the pistol was found to be loaded with one round of ammunition. Gardai also seized the ballistic vest and €550 in cash Mr McKeever had on him. The garda said the area where the accused was stopped was a popular location for entering and exiting households and apartments and was also near a park frequented by children. He said the maximum sentence for the charge on conviction was 14 years. Gardai believed the gun seizure was related to an ongoing violent feud in the Dublin 8 area and the accused's family home had been burned out by a petrol bomb. Applying for bail, defence barrister Kevin McCrave said Mr McKeever was prepared to abide by conditions and would be under the garda 'spotlight' and 'effectively under house arrest' if released. He had always lived at his home address and family members including his father were in court to support him. The accused, who was presumed innocent, could be in custody awaiting trial for at least a year if refused bail, Mr McCrave said. The other man had been arrested, charged and bailed, he added. Judge Fay refused bail and remanded Mr McKeever in custody to appear in Cloverhill District Court on July 3, for DPP directions.
CBC
05-05-2025
- General
- CBC
Busy weekend at downtown nest as 4 peregrine falcon chicks hatch
It's falcon season in Hamilton again. On Saturday, four peregrine chicks hatched in a nest on the 18th floor of the downtown Sheraton hotel. McKeever, the mother falcon nesting there since 2022, laid four eggs within about a week in late March. According to Falconwatch, the community group that monitors the nest, says this may be the first time they've recorded a mother's chicks all hatching within the same day. Peregrines have nested at the hotel in Hamilton since at least 1995, and throughout that time, Falconwatch has supervised them using webcams and volunteers who track the birds as they learn to fly, ready to help if a bird is injured or gets stuck somewhere. WATCH | Hamilton peregrine falcons are banded and weighed in 2024: Hamilton peregrine falcons are banded and weighed 12 months ago Duration 1:03 Pat Baker, a senior monitor with Falconwatch — formally the Hamilton Community Peregrine Project — said this year's chicks will be banded later this month. That's a process in which chicks are brought inside and have identifying markers attached to their legs for conservation purposes. Falconwatch has historically worked with the Toronto-based Canadian Peregrine Foundation to do that work. At last year's banding, foundation head Mark Nash said because of monitoring efforts, researchers know urban peregrines are out-producing their rural counterparts. "[Cities] can be and have been a very hospitable place for your peregrines … with a lot of support in-between," he said. Peregrine falcons, the world's fastest animal, were once endangered in Ontario, largely because of the pesticide DDT. The bird of prey is now considered a species of special concern, meaning they could still be at risk but are not endangered. Ontario's recovery strategy for the species includes promoting community monitoring by groups such as Hamilton's or one in Windsor. A Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks page cites a case in which an unnamed partner promoted a volunteer fledge watch and found those who participated "increased survival of young Peregrine Falcons from 47 to 79 per cent in one year." Last year, McKeever and her mate Judson, successfully fledged two sisters: Blakeley, and Stinson. They had a third chick, Westdale, who died from an illness in May before she could fly. Before that, they fledged eight more: Auchmar, Balfour, Dundurn, Wynnstay, Delta, Gibson, Kirkendall and Stipley. Born in Windsor, Ont., on the Ambassador Bridge in 2019, McKeever is named after Kay McKeever of the Owl Foundation. Based in Vineland, Ont., that charitable organization helps owls and other birds of prey who are injured or orphaned. Judson arrived in Hamilton in 2021. He fledged in Buffalo, New York, in 2018, and is the grandson of Madame X and Surge, who nested on the Sheraton for 13 and nine years, respectively.
Vox
10-03-2025
- General
- Vox
Can men get better at dating?
Dating is tough. And for many single straight young men, it can feel downright hopeless. As a man in his mid-30s, I can attest to this. When I was younger, meeting a potential partner felt so accessible. In school, it's easy to meet women your age who have similar interests and hobbies because you're in the same classes and extracurriculars. Then, in my mid-20s, right around the time I was embarking on my new career away from home, dating apps hit the scene, making it easier than ever to swipe, meet people, and go on dates. But in the years since, dating apps have become 'enshittified'. You've got to pay Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge for higher profile visibility, and to see your potential matches. On top of that, we had a global pandemic that allowed folks like me to work remotely but also removed a lot of the daily social interactions that could eventually lead to a relationship. Vox Culture Culture reflects society. Get our best explainers on everything from money to entertainment to what everyone is talking about online. Email (required) Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. So when a 20-something Vox reader and podcast listener told me over the phone that he too was struggling to date, I got to digging to find out why — and what could be done about it. It eventually led me to Charlie McKeever, who calls himself the 'Happy Man Coach.' McKeever works with men one-on-one in Austin, Texas, in addition to organizing retreats and weekly meet-ups, to troubleshoot men's dating and relationship troubles and their broader vulnerability issues. He invited me to one such gathering at a bar called The Water Tank, where I met some of McKeever's clients. I was blown away by how self-aware and enlightened they were. 'You can call me a dating coach, but I would call myself a confidence coach,' McKeever explained. 'That's important for dating, it's important for relationships, and it's important for life. So I help men own themselves, to get to know who they are to reclaim themselves in their life.' The guys in McKeever's group were realistic about how men like themselves can struggle to pursue relationships. Steve, a man who dated aimlessly for years, but recently found a partner, told me about a recent conversation with his friend. 'My friend was talking about, 'I wanna manifest a relationship.' And that basically meant to them, 'I wanna wish for this to happen.' And they thought that that was going to actually work,' said Steve, whose last name is being withheld so he can speak freely about his relationships. 'And I was like, well, that's not gonna work … You have to be like, 'I want this and I am going to take action by doing that.' And go do it. It's like an action-oriented thing.' McKeever shared some of his insights with the host of Vox's Explain It to Me podcast, Jonquilyn Hill. Read an excerpt of their conversation, edited for length and clarity, below. And listen to Explain It to Me on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. If you'd like to submit a question, send an email to askvox@ or call 1-800-618-8545. What kinds of men do you coach? And what are some of the general issues they're having with dating and romantic relationships? In general, men are very feeling. We're also very mission oriented; very singularly focused; and we like to succeed. We don't want to fail. I'm a big fan of Alison Armstrong's research, and in it, she says that a man doesn't want to do something that he doesn't think has a high probability of success. So he's going to only do the things that he thinks are worth it, right? At some point he has to learn that he needs to be himself and be who he enjoys being in his life and then do things from that place, right? Doing it as a happy, whole, contented person. And then he'll see things from a perspective of abundance and not from a place of scarcity and lack, which is where we come from when we think that we need somebody. We need a person's approval. We need their acceptance in order to be okay. And if we can only be okay if [we have it] then we're really in a very precarious place. Loving yourself is all well and good. But what do you say to a man who's doing the work? They love themselves. But they're still looking for 'their person.' That's totally legit. And there would have been a time that I would have eye-rolled at all of this, too. But this work doesn't come down to magic. There's no secret. It's really very logical that when I'm dependent on something outside of me, then I'm going to feel very powerless. I'm going to feel very choiceless. I'm going to feel very victimized by the other person. And that's just not a great place to be. It's not a great place to live. One thing I hear from men quite frequently is the word intimacy. They talk about intimacy. They talk about connection. The thing that we don't know, that we don't realize, is that intimacy is not just sex. At the end of the day, what we really want — and this is the part that [men] are kind of confused about — is that we really want to be seen. We really want to be heard. We really want to be understood. And the interesting thing about intimacy and being seen and being heard, being understood, is that if we're in this place where we're protecting ourselves, where we're trying to get something from somebody, the thing that we think that we don't have, then we actually subvert that connection. If we just blame the external, then what happens is we feel powerless. We feel dependent, we feel choiceless, and we don't recognize how much we're influencing our own situation. How would you advise a young man who is not comfortable with approaching a woman in real life? Maybe because they worry they will come off as creepy or cringe? If we believe that it's not okay to be ourselves, that it's not okay to bother somebody, not okay to approach somebody — that it's cringe, that it's weird, that it's whatever — then we're going to disengage. We're going to disconnect. We're going to avoid. Because if the idea of walking up to somebody and talking to them is painful, then we're going to avoid it. We're not going to want to engage in that.
