ASYLUM SEEKERS who had set up camp in Dublin city centre have been moved to new accommodation, the government has revealed. Around 200 people were moved today from the encampment in the Mount Street area of the city, close to the International Protection Office (IPO), which processes asylum applications. The asylum seekers have been moved to two sites in Co. Dublin provided by … [Read more...] about Asylum seekers moved to IPAS accommodation as Dublin city centre encampment is dismantled
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Appeal over key witness after Co. Down shooting leaves man in critical condition
POLICE investigating a shooting in Co. Down that left a man in a critical condition are trying to a trace a key witness who may be able to assist their investigation. On Friday, April 12, a man in his 40s was shot in the abdomen by a masked man in a carpark in the Rathfriland Road area of Banbridge. The man remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition, while three men … [Read more...] about Appeal over key witness after Co. Down shooting leaves man in critical condition
Police name teenage girl killed in Co. Tyrone collision
POLICE have named a teenage girl who was killed in a road traffic collision in Co. Tyrone as 17-year-old Kamile Vaicikonyte. The schoolgirl and a 19-year-old male named locally as Jamie Moore died at the scene of the single-vehicle collision in the Doogary Road area of Omagh at around 9.50pm on Tuesday. The collision occurred on a stretch of the A5 a day after Miss … [Read more...] about Police name teenage girl killed in Co. Tyrone collision
Former soldiers will not be prosecuted over deaths of innocent girl and unarmed man during Troubles
TWO soldiers suspected of killing an innocent schoolgirl and an unarmed man in Derry at the height of the Troubles will not face prosecution. Annette McGavigan, 14, was shot dead during rioting in the Bogside area on September 6, 1971. William McGreanery, 41, died in the early hours of September 15 in an incident where a soldier opened fire from an Army lookout at a junctions … [Read more...] about Former soldiers will not be prosecuted over deaths of innocent girl and unarmed man during Troubles
Arrest made after two men attempt series of burglaries in one night
AN arrest has been made after two men made multiple attempts to enter homes and vehicles in one night. PSNI officers were called to reports of attempted burglaries and thefts from vehicles in the Knockmore Road area in Lisburn. The incidents happened in the late hours on April 28 and into the early hours of April 29. “We received multiple reports that two men were trying … [Read more...] about Arrest made after two men attempt series of burglaries in one night