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A MAN convicted of a string of charges, including grooming and raping a teenage girl, has been jailed. Jake O'Neil was convicted at Chester Crown Court in January on eight charges, including rape, attempted rape, child abduction, grooming and four counts of penetration. The 33-year-old, from Dairybrook Grove, Wilmslow, Cheshire, appeared at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday, March … [Read more...] about Man jailed for grooming and raping teenager

A MAN who took part in singing an offensive song about Michaela McAreavey has been told he must carry out 240 hours of community service. Cian Jones, 23, of Maghera, pleaded guilty in January to a charge of intending to stir up hatred. BBC News reports that Jones was handed the maximum community service order possible, with the judge saying the offence was 'aggravated by … [Read more...] about Community service for man who sang offensive Michael McAreavey song

TRIBUTES have been paid to a man who died following a two-vehicle in Co. Tyrone. Caolan Devlin, 30, was driving a BMW when it was involved in a collision with a Scania lorry on the Curr Road between Omagh and Ballygawley at around 7.25pm on Tuesday. He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. 'Much-loved young man' First Minister Michelle O'Neill led the tributes to Mr Devlin, … [Read more...] about Tributes paid after ‘much-loved young man’ dies in two-vehicle collision in Co. Tyrone

AUTHOR Lesley Pearse has cultivated a successful career over many years. The writer, who was born in Kent during the Second World War, has completed 31 novels to date which have sold more than 10 million copies. With one of her books sold every four minutes in the UK, by now she is one of the nation’s best-loved fiction writers. But her latest book has sent Pearse down an … [Read more...] about ‘My Irish family was the missing part of my life’ says author Lesley Pearse as she releases new book

SURVIVORS of Ireland’s brutal mother and baby homes who are now living in Britain have been urged to take advice as a long-awaited compensation scheme is set to open. The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme will be open for applications on March 20, it was announced last week. Ireland’s Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman … [Read more...] about UK-based survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes urged to seek advice as compensation scheme set to open