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Monday 4 December 2023 Dublin: 3°C

# Gold Coast

This year
2023
Three men jailed for balcony death of Irish teenager in Australia during an armed robbery
The three men fled the scene within minutes and without attempting to help after Cian English fatally fell from the fourth-floor balcony.
Four passengers killed as helicopters collide over Australian beach
The collision happened near the Sea World theme park at Main Beach, a northern beach on the Gold Coast.
All time
Thousands of Australians stung in bluebottle jellyfish invasion
Around 13,000 stings have been recorded in the past week.
Missing Commonwealth Games athletes resurface in Sydney
More than a dozen athletes from four African nations have been missing since the games on the Gold Coast last month.
Irish boxers claim eight medals at Commonwealths with semis and finals to come
Seven Irish fighters will return with at least bronze, while Kristina O’Hara booked her place in the light-flyweight final.
Australian police hunt for 'Irish scammers' suspected of a spate of crimes across the Gold Coast
Queensland Police held a press conference yesterday.
Irishman critical after falling from construction site in Australia
The man was resuscitated by colleagues after falling 20 metres onto concrete.
Australia: Plane makes emergency landing after flock of birds sucked into its engine
Passengers reported seeing sparks coming from one the plane’s engines.
Australian rapper ran into the sea after running up €420 bill at seafood restaurant
Police were towed to the man on the back of jet-skis.
"Everyone was screaming" - Tragedy as four die at theme park in Australia
All of the deceased were adults aged between 32 and their early 40s.
Man dies after 'dangerous drug incident' in Australia
Several other people were hospitalised and two men have been charged.
A mystery drug has hospitalised 16 people in Australia but authorities don't know what it is yet
A man is fighting for his life in intensive care in Queensland after taking the drug.
6-1 down with 30 minutes to play... Australian team wins 8-6
Gold Coast City are the very definition of ‘never give up’.
Pumas still await their first Rugby Championship win as Aussies edge them Down Under
A late rally from the Argentines ensured a nervy finale for the Wallabies.
Third day of search for missing Irish surfer Stuart Butler concludes in Australia
The 19-year-old went missing off on Saturday and has not been found.
Irish surfer goes missing in the waters off Byron Bay in Australia
The man was surfing with two friends who were rescued.
'Blind drunk' tourists fined $1,000 for stealing penguin from theme park
Rhys Owen Jones, 21, and Keri Mules, 20, pleaded guilty to stealing a penguin from an Australian Sea World last month.
Cooney denies Rules series is on the brink of collapse
Australian tour to Ireland in 2013 will go ahead as planned despite talk of an uncertain future, GAA President says.
'Gold coast' the target of new hunt for oil
Exploration company says that up to 870 million barrels of oil could be just 10km off the Dublin coast.