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AN investigation has been launched after a parade in Co. Derry erupted into violence and disorder yesterday afternoon. The march, organised by the Derry 1916 Commemoration Committee, started in the Central Drive area of Creggan before making its way to the City Cemetery. However, the PSNI claim the organisers did not notify the Parades Commission of this element of their event, … [Read more...] about Investigation after petrol bombs thrown and van torched during Easter Monday parade

TRIBUTES have been paid to an Irish woman who was stabbed while working in a bar in New York. Longford native Sarah McNally was attacked at the Ceili House Bar in Maspath, Queens on Saturday, March 30. The 41-year-old, who hailed from Longford Town, was taken to hospital where she later died from her injuries the New York Police Department (NYPD) have confirmed. It is reported … [Read more...] about ‘We are heartbroken’: Tributes following death of Irish woman attacked in New York bar

SPECIALIST officers are continuing to hunt those responsible for the death of Daniel Burke in Ukraine. The 36-year-old went missing from South Manchester on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. Family members, who had not heard from him, believed he had travelled to Ukraine. The following month a body was found by Ukrainian authorities and DNA tests confirmed it to be Mr Burke. Since … [Read more...] about Officers determined to get justice over ‘tragic’ death of Daniel Burke in Ukraine

DETECTIVES have appealed to the public to come forward with information after a house was set alight in Co. Derry on Easter Sunday. PSNI officers were called to a property which was set on fire in the Laburnam Place area of Coleraine at around 8.30pm on Sunday, March 31. Firefighters from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service were able to extinguish the blaze, which … [Read more...] about Appeal for information after house set alight in Easter Sunday arson attack

A MAN who killed his friend in a violent hammer attack has been handed a life sentence. Gary O'Neill, 32, was arrested after passengers on a bus from Birmingham to Glasgow overheard him talking on a phone about the attack and contacted police. O'Neill was found not guilty of the murder of Kenneth Ford by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court on December 12, 2023. However, during the … [Read more...] about Man jailed for killing ‘best friend’ in violent hammer attack