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John Doyle

All things Irish

By Pam Jung Prospector Editor The timing couldn't be better. Our own KVMR Celtic Festival is bringing Irish music to us over the weekend at the fairgrounds. At the same time a DVD is being released by WGBH Boston Video...

COPS IN NUDE TASER SLAY

Police fired a Taser at a naked Brooklyn man armed with only a fluorescent light tube yesterday, sending him falling to his death from a second-floor ledge after he went on a 40-minute rant. Iman Morales' mom begged cops...

Fear and loathing rule the U.S. airwaves

JOHN DOYLE From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Here's an insight into what the good citizens of the USA like for their TV entertainment. This raises the question, "So, bubba, what exactly are you watching on TV?" Criminal...

HEROES SAVE NEIGHBORS FROM FATAL FIRE

Heroic neighbors raced into a burning Brooklyn building last night and saved a mother and son trapped in their apartment. But tragically, the father died trying to escape the choking smoke when he slipped from a fourth-floor...

WIRE 'CUTTER' GETS ZAPPED

He's a shocking one-man crime wave. A 57-year-old man was busted a ninth time yesterday for zapping Con Edison's underground electrical system - and putting Brooklyn at risk of blackouts - by hacksawing copper cables and...

'Unhygienic' SA doctor wins appeal

AN Adelaide doctor struck off for 12 months has won the chance to have his application to be re-registered heard again. Dr Michael Papps was struck off the medical register by the Medical Board of SA for 12 months in 2006 for...

RASSLER A PARTY CLASHER

A 75th-birthday bash for wrestling icon Capt. Lou Albano turned into a real-life "Wrestlemania" event when "The Sandman" allegedly got drunk and went berserk - and "The Zombie" and "Pitbull" struggled to restrain him as a SWAT...

Degrassi star is learning her way around a new zip code

By "home" she means Canada. But, really, what Grimes means is that being famous in Canada is not like being a celebrity down here in La-La Land. Few shows have caused speculation and excited as much press interest as the show...

B.C. Official Releases 'Scathing' Report Criticizing Land Use Decisions

B. C. Auditor General John Doyle released a scathing report this week claiming that officials have done a poor job of involving the public and looking out for their best interests. "In his report, Mr. Doyle reviewed a decision...

Judge's rival for top job

SOUTH Australia's top judge is facing strong competition from a former Whitlam Government adviser for the country's most senior judicial position. Chief Justice John Doyle, 63, has been nominated as a replacement for High Court...