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A MAN has been charged with murder and attempted murder following an incident in Co. Down. Bobbie McKee, 69, was found dead at a property in Kilkeel on Thursday afternoon while his wife, who is also in her 60s, was found at the scene with head injuries. A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder shortly after the discovery, with police yesterday … [Read more...] about Man charged with murder of Co. Down pensioner and attempted murder of wife

THE DAUGHTER of late singer Sinead O'Connor has honoured her mother with a moving rendition of the star's breakthrough hit, Nothing Compares 2 U. Roisin Waters performed O'Connor's 1990 hit at a special show celebrating her late mother and fellow Irish musician Shane MacGowan. Waters, 28, was among a host of stars at New York's Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, March 20 for a St … [Read more...] about Sinead O’Connor’s daughter performs Nothing Compares 2 U at New York tribute show

FOUR men arrested by gardaí in Dublin following a report of a kidnapping in Belfast have been released without charge. The men were detained after armed garda units intercepted a vehicle on the M50 at Junction 4 in Ballymun shortly before 10pm on Thursday. A fifth man, who had reported missing from Belfast, was found safe and well in the vehicle. Thursday's operation was in … [Read more...] about Four men released without charge after man reported kidnapped in Belfast is found in Dublin

POLICE have described an overnight collision in Co. Armagh in which four people died as 'an unspeakable tragedy'. The single-vehicle collision involving a grey Volkswagen Golf occurred on the Ballynahonemore Road at around 2.10am on Sunday. The driver and three passengers, who as yet have not been formally identified, were declared deceased at the scene. In a separate incident, … [Read more...] about ‘Unspeakable tragedy’ as four die in collision in Co. Armagh and pedestrian dies in Newry collision

THE PSNI's International Policing Unit (IPU) have extradited a woman from Northern Ireland to France, where she is wanted to serve a sentence for human trafficking offences. The 40-year-old Nigerian woman was extradited on Friday following collaboration between the IPU and the French authorities. The woman is wanted to serve a nine-year sentence in France for human trafficking … [Read more...] about Woman extradited to France to serve sentence for human trafficking offences