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EIGHT police officers are attacked in Northern Ireland every day, new figures reveal. The shocking statistics have been branded ‘unacceptable’ by Justice Minister Naomi Long. “Attacks on police officers, indeed attacks on any public servant are totally unacceptable,” she said, in response to the new PSNI figures. “Everyone deserves to be able to carry out their duties without … [Read more...] about Eight police officers attacked every day ‘worrying’ new figures reveal

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

PRESENTER Dermot O’Leary fronts a new show which commemorates the 200-year anniversary of the founding of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The second-generation Irishman, who was born in Colchester, Essex to parents who hail from Wexford, is an ambassador for the RNLI, having grown up on the east coast of England and spending time in Ireland. The This Morning … [Read more...] about Dermot O’Leary admits Irish roots inspired love of history as new documentary explores RNLI at war

POLICE are investigating an attack overnght which saw two petrol bombs thrown through a living room window in Co. Antrim. The incident happened at a house in the Queen Street area of Ballymena at around 10.15pm last night (March 4). “Shortly before 10.15pm on Monday, March 4, it was reported that two petrol bombs were thrown through the living room window of a house in the … [Read more...] about Two petrol bombs thrown through living room window in late night attack