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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 singer Imelda May has paid an emotional tribute to her father after he passed away in hospital. The singer's dad, Tony Clabby, was admitted to hospital late last year, with May previously revealing how he had been in good spirits following his admission. However, in a social media post in the early hours of Sunday, she wrote that he had told her he would soon be reunited … [Read more...] about ‘He was pure love’: Imelda May pays emotional tribute after her father passes away

POLICE have seized around £250,000 in cash and suspected cocaine valued at more than £100,000 during a vehicle stop in Co. Down. The discovery was made after detectives from the PSNI's Organised Crime Branch stopped and searched the car on the A1 on Saturday morning. A man and woman arrested at the scene remain in custody. "Shortly after 8.35am, officers stopped and searched a … [Read more...] about £250,000 in cash and suspected cocaine seized during vehicle stop in Co. Down