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AN INVESTIGATION has been launched by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) after a video appeared to show a PSNI officer kicking a teenager in the head during an arrest. It follows an incident outside a nightclub in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone in the early hours of Sunday, December 8. A solicitor acting on behalf of the teenager has called for the officer involved to be … [Read more...] about Ombudsman launches investigation after video appears to show PSNI officer kicking teenager in the head

A MAN has been charged after three police officers were assaulted in Belfast. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday morning in the Dublin Road area of the city. Meanwhile, Superintendent Rosie Thompson has condemned attacks on officers after 20 more were injured between Friday night and Saturday morning. "We will investigate these shameful and unacceptable attacks … [Read more...] about Man charged with assaulting three police officers in Belfast

A MAN arrested on suspicion of murder by gardaí investigating the disappearance of eight-year-old Kyran Durnin has been released. Meanwhile, searches of two properties in Co. Louth have been completed. Investigators have previously claimed there is no evidence that Kyran — who was reported missing in August — is still alive and believe he has been missing for two years. Gardaí … [Read more...] about Man arrested on suspicion of murder as part of Kyran Durnin investigation is released

IS THERE a more treasured Irish songwriter than Christy Moore? That’s a rhetorical question, of course, because in the past 50 years to so, between the jigs of Planxty, the reels of the Bothy Band, the numerous solo albums and countless gigs, Moore has carved out a place for him and his songs that is forever golden. His new album, A Terrible Beauty, continues mining the seam … [Read more...] about ON THE RECORD: New Irish music releases you need to hear

ONE of the peculiarities of the Irish electoral system is that you can see exactly how many people in your area fully align with your politics. In the proportional representation system we use, each constituency returns a number of TDs and they are elected both by those who have given them their first preference and those who have given them their second, third, fourth and on … [Read more...] about The value of voting in an era of apathy