A MAN has been arrested following an assault on a train conductor in Co. Antrim that left the victim requiring hospital treatment. The incident occurred at around 9.10am today aboard a train in the Magheramorne area of Larne. Train operator Translink has condemned the assault and offered a reward of up to £1,000 for information. The PSNI revealed it had arrested a 34-year-old … [Read more...] about Man arrested after conductor hospitalised in Co. Antrim train assault
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‘An absolute gentleman’: Tributes paid to father-of-two who died in Co. Antrim collision
TRIBUTES have been paid to a man who died in a single-vehicle collision in Co. Antrim on Tuesday. Connor McNeill, 41, was pronounced dead at the scene following the collision on the Carnlough Road in Broughshane at around 3.30pm yesterday. Two young children, who were passengers in the car, remain in hospital where they are being treated for injuries that are not believed to be … [Read more...] about ‘An absolute gentleman’: Tributes paid to father-of-two who died in Co. Antrim collision
Ten Minutes with artist Gearoid Simms
Gearoid Simms is a Dublin artist, born and brought up in The Liberties. He describes his art as expressive realism. “I use a heavy texture to bring out feeling and as truthfully to the image as possible,” he says. Gearoid is exhibiting at the Trinity Centre in Bristol on May 21 He found time to leave his easel and answer our questions What are you up to? I'm preparing for my … [Read more...] about Ten Minutes with artist Gearoid Simms
Anti-immigration march draws large crowds to the streets of Dublin
AN anti-immigration march which took place in Dublin yesterday afternoon drew a large crowd to the streets of the capital. From 3pm protestors opposing Ireland’s asylum seeker policies walked from the Garden of Remembrance and along O'Connell Street waving placards with a range of messages, that included ‘no passports, no entry’ and ‘we want our children to be safe’. Protesters … [Read more...] about Anti-immigration march draws large crowds to the streets of Dublin
Arrest made after man hospitalised following ‘serious’ attack
POLICE investigating a serious assault which left a man in hospital have made an arrest. The victim, aged in his 30s, is believed to have been “struck with a blunt instrument” in the attack, the PSNI have confirmed. He was assaulted in the Montague Atreeet area of Portadown, Co. Armagh on the evening of May 5 at around 6.20pm. PSNI detectives investigating the incident, which … [Read more...] about Arrest made after man hospitalised following ‘serious’ attack