A MAN has pleaded guilty to a string of assaults on teenage girls which occurred near Clapham Common. John Nyhan, of Ingrave Street in Wandsworth, pleaded guilty at Kingston Crown Court this week to three sexual assaults. He had previously pleaded guilty to harassing a 13-year-old girl in Stormont Road on Thursday, January 23. Three girls, two aged 14 and one aged 15, reported … [Read more...] about Man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting teenage girls near Clapham Common
Micheál Carrigy ‘honoured’ to be elected new chair of Fine Gael party
DEPUTY Micheál Carrigy has been elected as the new chairperson of Ireland's Fine Gael parliamentary party. The Longford-Westmeath TD was elected by Fine Gael parliamentary party members at their AGM meeting held last night (February 26) in Dublin's Leinster House. He replaces former chair Alan Farrell, who lost his seat in Ireland's recent general election. Micheál Carrigy, … [Read more...] about Micheál Carrigy ‘honoured’ to be elected new chair of Fine Gael party
Northern Ireland Secretary and Tánaiste hold ‘warm and constructive’ meeting over dinner in Dublin
NORTHERN Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has enjoyed a ‘working dinner’ with Tánaiste Simon Harris in Dublin. The pair shared a meal at Iveagh House last night, which marked their first in-person meeting since the formation of Ireland’s new government. “Our conversation was warm and constructive, in keeping with the reset in relations between Ireland and the UK I launched … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland Secretary and Tánaiste hold ‘warm and constructive’ meeting over dinner in Dublin
Chaos, power, and the Democrats’ dilemma
THOSE who write opinion columns might not belong to a disadvantaged class, but consumers of news should have a degree of sympathy for us as we endeavour to process and analyse the rapid-fire, radical pronouncements and initiatives emerging from Donald Trump’s White House. What’s insightful one minute is invariably soon dated and, in some instances, rendered a nonsense. In mere … [Read more...] about Chaos, power, and the Democrats’ dilemma
‘Deplorable and inexcusabale’: Pair who exploited girls in care system convicted of historic sex offences
TWO men who exploited girls in the care system have been convicted of historic sexual offences against two teenage girls in Birmingham more than 20 years ago. At Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday, Paul Anthony Doyle, 64, was found guilty of one count of living on prostitution and one count of indecent assault. Meanwhile, 77-year-old Anthony Richard Bayliss was found guilty of … [Read more...] about ‘Deplorable and inexcusabale’: Pair who exploited girls in care system convicted of historic sex offences