A FARMER in Co. Down has been jailed after being caught growing a “substantial” amound of cannabis. Poultry farmer Clive Weir, of New Road, near Hillsborough, was handed a three-year sentence at Craigavon Crown Court yesterday and was ordered to spend 18 months in prison and 18 months on licence. During an earlier court appearance, Weir pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis, … [Read more...] about Poultry farmer jailed for cultivating ‘sophisticated cannabis farm’
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Man killed in horror collision between car and lorry on Irish road
A MAN has died after the car he was driving collided with a lorry in Co. Mayo. The collision happened at around 5.20pm yesterday afternoon on the N17 at Corbally. Gardaí have confirmed that the man driving the car, who was aged in his 30s, was fatally injured. Noone else was injured in the incident. The road was closed overnight and a technical examination by Garda Forensic … [Read more...] about Man killed in horror collision between car and lorry on Irish road
Murder investigation launched after man dies following attack in Dublin
GARDAÍ have launched a murder investigation after a man died following an attack in Dublin. The man, aged in his 60s, was found seriously injured at a property in Finglas in the early hours of this morning. The area in Finglas has been cordoned off while a murder investigation gets underway Shorlty before 12.30am officers were called to reports of an assault taing place outside … [Read more...] about Murder investigation launched after man dies following attack in Dublin
Appeal for information over missing schoolboys last seen 50 years ago
POLICE have made a public appeal for information on the whereabouts of two schoolboys who went missing 50 years ago. Thomas Spence, 11, and thirteen-year-old John Rodgers were last seen on the morning of November 26, 1974 when they were on their way to school in Belfast. Thomas, who lived in Rockdale Street, and John, who lived in Rodney Drive, left their homes that morning to … [Read more...] about Appeal for information over missing schoolboys last seen 50 years ago
Police hunt arsonist who set fire to property through letterbox
POLICE are investigating an arson attack on a property in Derry. An arsonist poured an accelerant through the letterbox of the house in the Clon Dara area of the city. The incident happened at around 8.20pm on Saturday, November 23. “Police received a report that a short time earlier an accelerant had been poured on the front door and through the letterbox of a house in the … [Read more...] about Police hunt arsonist who set fire to property through letterbox