IRELAND’S President Michael D Higgins has criticised a NATO warning that urged Europeans to develop a “wartime mindset” as the Russian-Ukraine conflict continues. Mark Rutte, who is Secretary General at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to “wipe Ukraine off the map” and could come after other parts of Europe … [Read more...] about President Higgins criticises NATO call for Europe to take on ‘wartime mindset’
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Man sentenced for trafficking vulnerable young woman and paying for sexual services
A PENSIONER has been sentenced after being found guilty of trafficking a vulnerable young woman and paying for sexual services. Kenneth David Harvey appeared at Belfast Crown Court yesterday, where he was sentenced for the offences he was convicted of at an earlier court hearing. In November the 74-year-old, Old Road in Lisburn, was found guilty of human trafficking and three … [Read more...] about Man sentenced for trafficking vulnerable young woman and paying for sexual services
Holyhead Port will remain closed until mid-January operator confirms
HOLYHEAD Port will remain closed until January its operators have confirmed this afternoon. The port, which provides the main sea route between North Wales and Dublin, has been closed since earlier this month after Storm Darragh caused extensive damage to critical berthing infrastructure at the site. The Welsh Government had hoped that the site could reopen later this week, … [Read more...] about Holyhead Port will remain closed until mid-January operator confirms
Young girl among those injured following serious three-car collision
A YOUNG girl was among five people injured when the cars they were travelling in were involved in a serious collision in Co. Fermanagh. Three vehicles collided in Derrylin on Sunday afternoon, December 15. The incident happened at around 4.50pm in Belturbet Road. The collision happened in Belturbet Road in Fermanagh “A report was received at approximately 4.50pm of a collision … [Read more...] about Young girl among those injured following serious three-car collision
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’