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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

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

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

IRISH teenager Muireann Bradley has seen her debut album climb into the British Album Download Chart Top-10 following her stunning TV appearance on Jools Holland. The 17-year-old from Ballybofey wowed viewers with her rendition of ragtime classic Candy Man on the presenter's Annual Hootenanny show on BBC Two on New Year's Eve. Following the performance, the fingerpicking … [Read more...] about Irish teen enters British Album Downloads Chart Top-10 after Jools Holland appearance

POLICE have named a couple who were found dead at a property in Greenock, Scotland as Neil and Alison McLaughlin. Police Scotland said officers attended an address on Banff Road in the town at around 5.05pm on Friday, January 5, following a report of concern for the people within. The bodies of Mr McLaughlin, 57, and 53-year-old Ms McLaughlin were discovered at the … [Read more...] about Police name couple found dead at property in Greenock