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ANTI-TERRORISM officers are conducting searches today at addresses in Derry believed to be connected to a series of hoax bomb threats made in April of this year. Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's (PSNI) Terrorism Investigation Unit (TIU) are conducting two planned searches this morning (October 1), in relation to an ongoing investigation into dissident … [Read more...] about Searches in Derry following hoax bomb threats targeting railway stations in England

LOOSE WOMEN presenter Coleen Nolan admits the show has taught her “so much” about herself as the series celebrates 25 years on air. The former singer, who was in band The Nolans with her sisters in the 1980s, has been a panellist on ITV’s all-female daytime television programme for 24 years. She is one of 18 of the show’s panellists who took part in a photoshoot to mark the … [Read more...] about ‘I’ve learnt so much about myself’ says Loose Women’s Coleen Nolan as shows celebrates 25 years

IRISH people in Lebanon have been urged by the government to leave the country immediately “while it is still possible to do so”. Tánaiste Micheál Martin, who is Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence, made the statement ahead of a videoconference meeting of EU Foreign Ministers on the escalating situation in the region. “Our strong advice to Irish citizens in … [Read more...] about Irish citizens urged to leave Lebanon ‘while still possible’

A MAN has thanked two gardaí for saving his life after they rescued him from the sea in Co. Galway. Garda Randal Considine and Garda Shane Riddell have also been awarded Commendations with Distinction following the rescue at Kinvara on Thursday, September 19. The pair freed the man, who had become trapped in rocks, moments before the rising tide engulfed him. The man who was … [Read more...] about ‘I wouldn’t be here’: Man thanks two gardaí who saved him from drowning in sea in Co. Galway

GARDAÍ have appealed for information on the whereabouts of a Co. Laois teenager who has been missing for almost a week. Jack Brennan, 17, is missing from Mountmellick since the afternoon of Monday, September 23. He is described as approximately six feet in height, with a strong build, brown hair and green eyes. It is unknown what he was wearing when he went missing. Anyone with … [Read more...] about Gardaí appeal for information on Co. Laois teenager missing for a week