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A MAN has been arrested in the wake of an alleged incident on an Armagh GAA trip to America. The Orchard County marked their first All-Ireland success in 22 years with a trip to Miami in November, with the travelling party believed to have numbered around 100 people. The PSNI said today they had arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of sexual assault and causing a person to … [Read more...] about Man arrested in wake of alleged incident on Armagh GAA trip

A WOMAN who was arrested yesterday on suspicion of the murder of Kyran Durnin has been released without charge. Gardaí revealed on Tuesday that they had made their first arrest as part of the investigation into the missing eight-year-old. The woman was detained at a garda station in the east of the country under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act (1984). However, gardaí … [Read more...] about Woman arrested as part of Kyran Durnin murder investigation is released

GARDAÍ are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a woman who is missing from Co. Cork. Margaret O'Leary, 51, was reported missing from her home in Upper Fair Hill, Gurranabraher on Saturday afternoon, December 7. She was last seen when she left her home at 2pm that day. Ms O'Leary is described as being approximately 5' 7" in height, of slim build, with … [Read more...] about Gardaí concerned for wellbeing of woman missing from Co. Cork

A MAN has been arrested after a woman was left in a critical condition following an assault in Co. Galway. The incident occurred at around 7pm on Monday at a residence in Ballinasloe. Gardaí said the woman, aged in her 50s, sustained serious injuries in the assault. "The injured woman was taken to Portiuncula University Hospital where she remains in a critical condition," read … [Read more...] about Man arrested after woman left in critical condition following Co. Galway assault

A MAN who is serving an indeterminate custodial sentence for the manslaughter of a police woman has been sentenced for being unlawfully at large. Shane Frane, 37, was jailed in 2013 after the stolen car he was driving in Derry crashed into a police vehicle in which Constable Philippa Reynolds was a passenger, killing her instantly. On January 17 this year, police received a … [Read more...] about Man who killed police woman is sentenced for being unlawfully at large