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IRELAND is seeking to enact legislation allowing asylum seekers who arrive at its borders to be returned to the UK. Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has secured approval from the Cabinet for a law change to resume a previously existing agreement with Britain allowing for the return of migrants who do not meet the criteria for protection in Ireland. That previous reciprocal … [Read more...] about Ireland seeks law change to allow asylum seekers to be sent back to UK

AN MP has claimed the campaign for justice for victims of the Troubles is not over, despite the enactment of new legislation which puts an end to prosecutions from that period. Speaking after the British Government’s Legacy Act came into force, SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood, who is the MP for Foyle, has said that the campaign to provide "truth, justice and accountability” for … [Read more...] about MP claims fight for justice for Troubles victims is ‘far from over’ despite Legacy Act taking effect

THE Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland has issued two witness appeals for separate incidents involving PSNI officers in Co. Armagh. The first involved a young person and a police officer near the junction of the Knock dual carriageway and the Castlereagh Road in Belfast at around 9.30pm on March 24. The incident occurred following a foot pursuit from Prince Regent Road and … [Read more...] about Appeal for witnesses to two incidents involving PSNI officers

A MAN has been arrested following a stabbing incident in Co. Armagh this afternoon. Police responding to reports of a person armed with a knife in Portadown discovered a man with a wound to his shoulder. They subsequently detained a 27-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder. "At 3.25pm, we received a report that a man with a knife had been seen in the Portmore Street … [Read more...] about Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing in Co. Armagh

A FORMER priest from Ireland has been jailed following an investigation into the non-recent sexual abuse of young boys in London in the 1970s and 1980s. In February, 77-year-old James Murphy, of The Alders, Mallow, Co. Cork pleaded guilty to seven offences of indecent assault relating to four victims. At Inner London Crown Court on Monday, he was sentenced to 31 months behind … [Read more...] about Former priest from Ireland jailed for historical abuse of young boys in London