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Irish Post commentator PETER KELLY attended the history-making Labour Party conference in Liverpool and witnessed a boost in Irish influence on the new Sir Keir Starmer government Feargal Sharkey — one of the attendees at the Irish Society meeting (Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images) IN THE peaks and troughs of political fortunes, Liverpool's Labour Party Conference witnessed … [Read more...] about The Red Flag becomes tinged with green — at the Labour Party conference

A CYCLIST who was involved in a collision in Co. Monaghan has died in hospital. The man, aged in his 30s, was seriously injured in the incident which happened at Gort an Teannal in Knockatallon in the early hours of Saturday, September 21. He was taken to Enniskillen Hospital for treatment, where he died from his injuries on September 24, Gardaí confirmed in a statement made … [Read more...] about Cyclist dies in hospital after serious collision on Irish road

POLICE haven issued a renewed appeal for information on the whereabouts of a man who has been missing for more than five months. Jason Hughes was last seen on Friday, April 26. The 27-year-old, who is deemed a “high-risk missing person”, could be anywhere in Northern Ireland, the PSNI confirmed today, although he has links to the Belfast and Craigavon areas. Jason Hughes was … [Read more...] about Concerns grow for ‘high-risk’ Irish man now missing for five months

POLICE have appealed for information after a driver reversed at speed through a garden wall while children were playing nearby. Following the incident in the Dunmurry area of Belfast city, the driver fled the scene. The power of the collision, which happened at around 5.20pm on September 24, “completely destroyed” the wall, the PSNI has confirmed today. The damaged wall in the … [Read more...] about Hit-and-run driver reversed through garden wall at speed while children played nearby

THREE teenagers have been charged with offences related to the riots which erupted in Belfast over the summer. Violence and disorder exploded on the city’s streets on August 3 in response to the stabbing of three young girls in Southport, England. Further outbreaks continued in the days that followed. Police investigating the disorder have charged three more people to court in … [Read more...] about Three teenagers charged over Belfast riots