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A TEENAGER who died in single-vehicle collision in Co. Derry this week is to be laid to rest on Monday. Noah Karran, 18, passed away following the incident at 9am on Thursday on the Learmount Road in Park, near Claudy. A fundraiser set up to help cover the costs of the funeral has so far raised more than £4,000. 'A wonderful son' Tributes have been paid to the teenager since … [Read more...] about Funeral to be held for teenager who died in Derry collision

LIAM GALLAGHER has backed a call to have Irish rebel band The Wolfe Tones support Oasis at their Dublin shows next year. The band are embarking on a 19-date tour of Britain and Ireland in 2025, having reformed after a 15-year split. The tour includes two shows at Croke Park and second-generation Irishman Liam said he was in favour of having the Dublin band open for Oasis in the … [Read more...] about Graffiti on the Wonderwall? Liam Gallagher backs call for Wolfe Tones to support Oasis in Dublin

A MAN who encouraged others to carry out violent attacks in response to the British Government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has been convicted of terrorism offences. Patrick Ruane, 55, of west London, was found guilty at the Old Bailey on Friday, September 13, of two counts of encouragement of terrorism. Ruane belonged to Telegram groups that believed in a large-scale … [Read more...] about Covid conspiracy theorist who called for violence over pandemic measures found guilty of terrorism offences

A WOMAN who stole more than £200,000 from her own mother to fund her own 'selfish desires' has been jailed for four years. Luana Dougherty, 50, used some of the money to buy two Staffordshire Bull Terrier dogs and to set up a dog breeding business. Dougherty, of Acre Road, Great Sutton, Cheshire, was sentenced at Chester Crown Court on Monday, September 9, having previously … [Read more...] about Woman jailed after stealing more than £200,000 from her own mother to fund ‘selfish desires’

BELFAST based author Michael Magee has won the annual John McGahern Prize for his debut novel Close to Home. The book, which tells the story of two working-class brothers in post-Troubles Northern Ireland, was described as having an “astonishing narrative energy” by the esteemed Irish author Colm Toibin, who selected the 2023 John McGahern Book Prize winner. The prize adds to … [Read more...] about Author Michael Magee wins John McGahern Prize