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FRIENDS and family have paid tribute this weekend following the death on an Irish man in Bali. Val Brooks died while on holiday on the Indonesian island. He had moved to Australia last month. The 25-year-old, a carpenter who hailed from Kiltealy in Co. Wexford, has been described as “a beautiful young man with an infectious smile” by friends as tributes have flooded in since … [Read more...] about ‘A beautiful young man’: Tributes following death of Irish man in Bali

A MAN wanted in connection with a murder in Spain has been arrested in Northern Ireland. The 22-year-old was tracked down in Craigavon in Co. Armagh by PSNI officers on February 23. He was arrested “on an extradition warrant issued by Spanish authorities for murder” the PSNI confirmed. Sergeant Davey, from the PSNI’s International Policing Unit, explained: “Officers from Lurgan … [Read more...] about Man wanted for murder in Spain arrested in Northern Ireland

A MAN who poured fuel through the letterbox of a house while people were sleeping inside has been jailed. Kevin Hughes, of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, was armed with a jerry can filled with fuel when he approached the property in Garratt Avenue, Mansfield at 4am on July 6, 2023. The arsonist poured the accelerant through the house’s letterbox and onto the doormat, before … [Read more...] about Man who poured fuel through letterbox in early-morning arson attack jailed

A WOMAN who was found with bullets, balaclavas and instructions on how to build a bomb has been sentenced for terrorism offences in Co. Antrim. Jennifer Lennox was found with 118 bullets, 54 balaclavas and a bomb-making guide when PSNI officers raided a premises in Ballymoney in November 2021. PSNI Detective Inspector Lavery explained: “Following a search of a residential … [Read more...] about Woman found with bullets and balaclavas sentenced for terrorism offences

TRIBUTES have been paid to a teenager who died when the car he was driving veered off a road in Co. Sligo. Rickie Devine Jr was pronounced dead at the scene of the single vehicle collision on the N17 at Ballinacarrow shortly after 8.15pm on February 22. "A young adult male, aged in his late teens, sustained serious injuries when the SUV he was driving veered off the road," … [Read more...] about Tributes to tragic teen killed in collision on Irish road