Irish news headlines tonight: Woman posing as escort and robbed man who ‘was expecting something different’; The getaway driver used his mother’s car to help the killers escape

Here are the evening’s main headlines from Independent.ie.

Woman posing as escort and using fake gun to rob man ‘was expecting something quite different’

A woman posing as an escort and armed with a fake semi-automatic revolver stole €300 from a ‘terrified’ man after both make an appointment to have paid sex.

Large €2 billion lawsuit ‘keeps going’ as Dublin lawyers seek to get rid of Russian client

A major lawsuit related to the claims of corporate attack by a tycoon with close links to Vladimir Putin is in a “state of change” after two Irish law firms said they wanted to step back from representing Russian defendants.

Video: Man Threatens With Gun Because of Quinn/McDonagh’s feud in Finglas

Man (35) pleads guilty to manslaughter of Gerry Nolan, who died in Kilkenny motorcade fire 15 years ago

A 35-year-old man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter of another dead man during a fire in his caravan in Kilkenny nearly 16 years ago.

‘I’ve tried everything but she wants to wait until it’s safe’ – Rosanna Davison says her agent is trapped in the besieged city of Kherson

Rosanna Davison has revealed that her agent was too scared to leave Ukraine because the Russian army was attacking the fleeing civilians.

Government sends 5,000 meals and 200 units of armor to Ukraine

That is For the first time in the 21st century Ireland has provided material to another army when it actively engages the enemy in acts of complete hostility.

Video: Ukrainian children are warmly welcomed in an Italian school

Link between cholesterol and heart attack or stroke questioned as new study questions whether cholesterol-lowering drugs really work

The link between so-called “bad cholesterol” and a heart attack or stroke may not be as strong as is currently believed. New research from the Royal College of Surgeons revealed today.