GARDAÍ are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a woman missing from Co. Dublin. Hayley Dietrich, 28, has been missing from her home in Balbriggan since Monday, December 16. She is described as being approximately 5' 3" in height with a slight build, brown hair and green eyes. Ms Dietrich is understood to be travelling in an 06D-registered black … [Read more...] about Gardaí appeal for information on woman missing from Co. Dublin
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Man jailed for assaulting neighbour who refused to do his washing
A MAN has been jailed for assaulting a pensioner who refused to do his washing when he knocked on her door. Michael Leahy was armed with a knife when he knocked at the woman’s home in London Road in Swanley, Kent at around 6pm on February 23, 2024. The 61-year-old, who was drunk and on drugs at the time, demanded the woman wash his tracksuit. She had previously cleaned his … [Read more...] about Man jailed for assaulting neighbour who refused to do his washing
Man sentenced for killing his mother in ‘tragic case of domestic homicide’
A MAN has been sentenced for killing his mother in an ‘irreversible act of violence’. Margaret Una Noone was found dead in her home in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone in June 2022. The 77-year-old’s body was found in her bedroom and her son Barry Noone was arrested at the scene. Noone, of Daleside Road in London, previously pleaded guilty to killing his mother and was convicted of … [Read more...] about Man sentenced for killing his mother in ‘tragic case of domestic homicide’
Judge orders British Government to hold public inquiry into Sean Brown murder
A JUDGE has ordered the British Government to set up a public inquiry into the murder of Sean Brown in Derry more than 25 years ago. The 62-year-old GAA official was murdered by loyalists in 1997. He had been locking the gates of the Bellaghy Wolf Tones GAA club when he was abducted by members of the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF). He was later shot six times near Randalstown, … [Read more...] about Judge orders British Government to hold public inquiry into Sean Brown murder
‘Landmark ruling’: Tribunal finds police broke law by spying on journaliss
PSNI and Metropolitan Police officers broke the law by spying on two Northern Irish journalists a tribunal has found. In a landmark ruling issued today, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) found journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney were unlawfully spied on by the police forces in a bid to uncover their sources. The IPT was examining a complaint by the journalists … [Read more...] about ‘Landmark ruling’: Tribunal finds police broke law by spying on journaliss