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Neo-Nazi podcasters who urged listeners to commit violent acts jailed for terrorism offences

January 9, 2024 by

TWO men who used a podcast series to encourage listeners to commit violent acts against ethnic minorities have been jailed for a combined total of 15 years. Tyrone Patten-Walsh, 36, and Christoper Gibbons, 40, came under investigation by the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command for using a podcast to air their homophobic, racist, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic and … [Read more...] about Neo-Nazi podcasters who urged listeners to commit violent acts jailed for terrorism offences

Gardaí appeal to local hunters after man shot in arm during soccer match

January 9, 2024 by

AN investigation has been launched after a man was shot in the arm while playing a soccer match in Co. Tipperary. The incident happened at around 9pm on January 6, in Rearcross, during the second half of a match between Ballymackey Football Club and Rearcross Football Club. The 32-year-old was treated at the scene before being brought by ambulance to University Hospital … [Read more...] about Gardaí appeal to local hunters after man shot in arm during soccer match

Staff left shaken after masked men rob shop at knifepoint

January 9, 2024 by

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward after two men robbed a shop in Belfast at knifepoint. The men targeted the shop in the Ardoyne Road area of north Belfast last night (January 8) at around 7.25pm. One man stood at the entrance of the store while the other threatened staff with a kitchen knife, the PSNI confirmed this morning. "We received a report that two men, … [Read more...] about Staff left shaken after masked men rob shop at knifepoint

Public helps police locate suspected cannabis factory at house in Armagh

January 9, 2024 by

LOCAL community members have helped police in Northern Ireland locate a suspected cannabis factory at a property in Armagh. Officers from the Slieve Gullion Neighbourhood Policing Team conducted a search under warrant at a house on Concession Road, in the Culloville area of Crossmaglen, South Armagh yesterday. There they found 120 cannabis plants in various states of growth and … [Read more...] about Public helps police locate suspected cannabis factory at house in Armagh

‘Utterly appalling attack’: Man, 61, jailed for eight years over unprovoked pub stabbing

January 8, 2024 by

A MAN who stabbed a fellow pub-goer in the neck in an unprovoked attack has been jailed for eight years. Ian Magee, 61, used a pocketknife to inflict a 'potentially fatal stab wound' on his victim at the Standing Order pub in Derby in April last year. He pleaded not guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm but was found guilty by a jury in October last year … [Read more...] about ‘Utterly appalling attack’: Man, 61, jailed for eight years over unprovoked pub stabbing

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November 3, 1932

Albert Reynolds, Taoiseach from 1992 to 1994, was born on this day in Co. Roscommon in 1932. Reynolds became wealthy during the 1960s after opening up a series of dance halls and developing a series of business contacts. He became interested in politics in the 1970s during the Irish Arms Crisis. He was elected to the Dail Eireann under the Fianna Fail party in 1977. He acted as Minister for Post and Telegraphs, Minister for Transport, Minister for Industry and Energy, Minister for Industry and Commerce and Minister for Finance. Reynolds was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, however his short time as Taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fail was criticized.

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