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A MAN and a woman have been arrested after a man was left seriously injured following an assault in Derry. The incident took place in the Sackville Street area of the city at around 9pm on Friday, September 6, the PSNI confirmed today. "We received a report at around 9pm that a man was found with serious injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment, where he remains in a … [Read more...] about Man and woman arrested after man left seriously injured in Derry attack

MORE than 160 people have contacted the gardaí to report incidents of historic sexual abuse at Ireland’s religious schools. The police force launched an appeal asking anyone who had experienced such crimes to contact them after the Irish government confirmed a commission of investigation would be set up to examine allegations made against institutions across the … [Read more...] about 160 people contact Gardai over historical sexual abuse in Ireland’s religious schools

APPLE has been ordered to pay €13bn in unpaid taxes to Ireland in a ruling by the European Court of Justice made today. In a long-running legal dispute, Ireland had been accused of giving illegal tax benefits to the multinational tech firm by the EU Commission, although the state consistently argued that the tax did not need to be repaid to them. Today, the Court of Justice … [Read more...] about Apple must pay Ireland €13bn in unpaid tax following EU ruling

A PEDESTRIAN who was injured in a collision in Belfast last week has died in hospital. The PSNI have confirmed that 70-year-old Paul Marshall, from Belfast, who was involved in a collision with a van, has since died from his injuries. The incident happened at Millfield junction in the city centre at around 5.40pm on September 2. "We received a report at approximately 5.40pm … [Read more...] about Police name pedestrian who died following collision in Belfast

CLAIRE HANNA is set to become the next leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). The MP for South Belfast and Mid Down was the only candidate to declare for the role following the resignation of party leader Colum Eastwood. A party statement issued on September 6, after the window for nominations to the role closed, confirmed that Ms Hanna had received the … [Read more...] about Claire Hanna set to become next SDLP leader