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
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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
Two men arrested on suspicion of murder following woman’s death in Co. Down
TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in Co. Down. The woman, 40-year-old Karen Cummings, was found unconscious with a serious head injury inside a house in the Laurel Heights area of Banbridge at around 6.30pm on Saturday. Despite emergency services providing medical assistance at the scene, Ms Cummings was pronounced deceased a short … [Read more...] about Two men arrested on suspicion of murder following woman’s death in Co. Down