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NORTHERN Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has urged those still seeking justice for Troubles victims to ‘engage wholeheartedly’ with a new Commission established under the British Government’s controversial Legacy Act. The legislation, which came into effect yesterday (May 1), sees those who co-operate with the newly created Independent Commission for Reconciliation & … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland Secretary urges those seeking justice for Troubles victims to fully engage with new Commission

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

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

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