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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

A YOUNG man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit and run which killed a pedestrian. The man, aged in his late teens, was arrested by Gardaí as part of their investigation into a road traffic collision on the coast road in Baldoyle, Dublin 13 in the early hours of July 17, 2024. A garda forensic tent at the site of aof the collision in Dublin in July Pedestrian … [Read more...] about Teenager arrested over fatal hit and run which killed pedestrian

TAOISEACH Simon Harris has thanked the “amazing” athletes who represented Ireland at the Paris 2024 Paralympics . Team Ireland produced many stunning performances over the course of the competition, which ended with a spectacular closing ceremony held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday, September 8. Ellen Keane and Michael Murphy carried the flag for Team Ireland … [Read more...] about ‘The pride of our nation’: Taoiseach’s praise for Ireland’s Paralympians

A TAXI driver who sexually assaulted a teenage girl in his cab has been sentenced. Paul Bryan, of Newtowncunningham in County Donegal, was sentenced at Derry Crown Court after pleading guilty to sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman. The court heard that the 63-year-old targeted the young woman, who had been separated from her friends on a … [Read more...] about Taxi driver sentenced for sexually assaulting teenager in his cab

THREE young boys have been charged in relation to a fire at a church and church hall in Co. Antrim. The boys, two aged 11 and one aged 10, have been charged with arson in relation to last week's blaze at the Church of the Holy Name in Greenisland. The PSNI has said they are not treating the incident at the Church of Ireland site as a racially-motivated hate crime. Fire crews … [Read more...] about Three young boys charged over fire at church in Co. Antrim