TWO Taylor Swift fans were swindled out of £1k after being sold fake concert tickets by scammers. The victims are among 299 reports of ticket scamming incidents reported in Northern Ireland over the past 12 months which amount to an eye-watering £300,000. This week the PSNI has released the figures, that are found within data from Action Fraud, which shows £6.7m was lost to … [Read more...] about Unsuspecting Taylor Swift fans swindled out of £1k for fake concert tickets
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Funeral details confirmed for ‘dearly loved’ couple killed in house fire
AN elderly couple who died when a fire took hold at their home in Co. Cork will be laid to rest tomorrow. John and Gabrielle O’Donnell were killed in the blaze which happened at around 11.15pm on April 4. Gardai and local firefighters were called to the fire at their home in Lower Glanmire Road, Mayfield. The pair, who were popular members of their local community, were … [Read more...] about Funeral details confirmed for ‘dearly loved’ couple killed in house fire
‘Predatory’ police officer who had sex with vulnerable woman dismissed
A POLICE officer was dismissed from the PSNI after using his position of authority to have sex with a vulnerable woman while on duty. The findings of a Police Ombudsman investigation have been released, which found the officer had sex with the woman at an industrial estate in Antrim while on duty in 2016. The incident only came to light in 2019 when the woman called 999 to … [Read more...] about ‘Predatory’ police officer who had sex with vulnerable woman dismissed
Victim named after body found in house in Kildare
GARDAÍ are investigating after a body was found at a house in Co. Kildare. Officers were called to the property in Eustace Demesne in Naas at around 1.30pm on April 14. Gardai at the scene where the bnody was fopund in Naas, Kildare They discovered the body of a man in the property, who has since been identified locally as 36-year-old Shane Knott. Gardaí have confirmed that … [Read more...] about Victim named after body found in house in Kildare
British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly adopt resolution calling for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza
THE British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly (BIPA) has unanimously adopted a resolution calling for an ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in the Gaza conflict. Parliamentarians from Britain and Ireland are in Wicklow this week for the 66th BIPA meeting which began yesterday afternoon (April 15). The event, which concludes today, features British BIPA Co-Chair, Dame Karen Bradley … [Read more...] about British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly adopt resolution calling for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza