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TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar begins a three-day trip to the Western Balkans today, which will include a visit to Irish soldiers in Kosovo. The Irish leader is undertaking his first overseas trip of 2024, which will see him meet the Presidents and Prime Ministers of Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia, to discuss their applications for EU membership. Arriving in Kosovo today, he … [Read more...] about Taoiseach will personally ‘thank’ Irish soldiers in Kosovo during three-day tour of Western Balkans

A FUNDING pot of €7.7million has been announced to support people in Ireland who have been the victims of crime. The cash injection will be spread between 70 organisations who currently offer support services to people across the country, with the individual allocations ranging from €3,000 to over €1million. For 2024 this will cover national and larger organisations such as the … [Read more...] about Funding of €7.7million announced to support victims of crime in Ireland

A HUMAN trafficking investigation has been launched after 14 people were found in a shipping container which arrived at an Irish port this week. Nine men, three women and two girls were found hidden in a refrigerated trailer aboard a ferry which arrived at Rosslare Europort in Wexford at 3am on January 8. The group, which consisted of 10 Kurdish nationals, three Vietnamese and … [Read more...] about Human trafficking investigation launched after 14 people found in shipping container at Irish port

A 64-YEAR-OLD man has been fined £50,000 for damaging historic monuments located in Co. Antrim which date back to the 1800s. Henry James Price, of Glenavy Road in Lisburn, recently pleaded guilty to destroying a set of 19th century lime kilns which were located on land he owned in Moneybroom. He was sentenced at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court yesterday (January 10) for damaging … [Read more...] about Man fined £50k for destroying historic lime kilns dating back to 1800s

A MAN from Co. Down has been jailed in England for intimidating a witness involved in a court case where a paedophile was convicted for child sex offences. Conrad Simmons, 61, of Commons Road, Downpatrick, pleaded guilty at Liverpool Crown Court last month to two counts of witness intimidation. Simmons had phoned the family of the victim and also turned up at their home in … [Read more...] about Co. Down man jailed for intimidating witness in child sex offences court case