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AN OMAGH man who hacked the social media accounts of women located across the UK to access sexual photos has been jailed. Ryan Eastwood, of Coolnagard View in Omagh, was sentenced at Dungannon Crown Court yesterday for offences including harassment, sexual offences and computer misuse which took place between October 2019 and June 2022. The 30-year-old had previously pleaded … [Read more...] about Man jailed for hacking multiple women’s social media accounts to get sexual photos

A SINN FÉIN motion to recall the Northern Ireland Assembly this week has been successful. The party’s vice president Michelle O’Neill submitted the petition on January 12 to recall Stormont ahead of mass strike action which is due to take place in Northern Ireland on Thursday, January 18. Titled Public Sector Pay Settlements, the motion demands that public sector workers … [Read more...] about Sinn Féin petition recalling Northern Ireland Assembly is successful

PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins has unveiled a plaque honouring the link between the iconic Irish author James Joyce and a graveyard in Co. Galway. The tribute was officially revealed in Rahoon Cemetery to mark the connection of the grave of Michael ‘Sonny’ Bodkin with Joyce, his wife Nora Barnacle and his short story The Dead. Published in 1914 the tale was released within Joyce’s … [Read more...] about Plaque unveiled honouring connection between James Joyce’s The Dead and a Galway graveyard

A FORMER police officer who strangled his ex-girlfriend and left her unconscious in a hotel room has been jailed for attempted murder. James Riley, of Preston, Lancashire was sentenced to 16 years at Manchester Crown Court after pleading guilty to the offence. The court heard that the 28-year-old, who was an off-duty officer with Lancashire Police, had brutally attacked his … [Read more...] about Former police officer who strangled ex-girlfriend jailed for attempted murder

Detectives investigating the 'barbaric murder' of a man in West Belfast have announced a reward of £20,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible. Kevin Conway, 26, was shot to death in his home in the Greenan area on Tuesday evening. Detectives hope the reward offered by Crimestoppers, which allows people to provide information anonymously, … [Read more...] about £20,000 reward offered for information on ‘barbaric murder’ in West Belfast