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THE last portrait painted by Francis Bacon of his lover George Dyer will go under the hammer next month. Painted in 1970, Study of George Dwyer was completed a year before Dyer’s death. With an estimated price tag of £5-7million, it will go up for sale for the first time in more than 50 years next month. The piece will be on offer at Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary Evening … [Read more...] about Francis Bacon’s final portrait of lover George Dyer expected to fetch £7m at auction

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