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A MAN has been charged in connection with a hit and run incident in Co. Kildare in which a teenager died. Kedagh Moore died after being struck by a vehicle on the R403 in Blackwood, near Robertstown, at around 12.30am on Sunday morning, November 10. The vehicle failed to stop at the scene. The funeral for the 16-year-old, who was from Graigues in Robertstown, Co. Kildare, is … [Read more...] about Man charged over hit and run in Kildare in which teenager died

A MAN has been arrested in connection with the disappearance and murder of Josephine ‘Jo Jo’ Dullard. The 21-year-old went missing after hitch-hiking home to Co. Kilkenny from Dublin on the night of November 9, 1995. The case has since been classified a murder investigation. Jo Jo Dullard disappeared on November 9, 1995 As the 29th anniversary of her disappearance fell over the … [Read more...] about Man arrested in connection with murder of Jo Jo Dullard as police search open ground site

THE PSNI have apologised to the family of murdered showjumper Katie Simpson for ‘failing’ them in their investigation into her death. A report by the Police Ombudsman has found the initial police investigation was ‘flawed’ and ‘failed the Simpson family’. Ms Simpson died on August 10, 2020, six days after being assaulted at her home near Derry. She had been driven part-way to … [Read more...] about PSNI apologises as Ombudsman finds family of murdered Katie Simpson were ‘failed’ by ‘flawed’ investigation

THREE children were injured when two cars collided in Co. Derry. Police were called to the incident in Magherafelt at around 9pm on November 10. Two cars collided at the junction of the Oaklea Road in Ballyronan. The driver of one vehicle, a woman in her 30s, was seriously injured and remains in a critical condition in hospital. The collision happened in Oaklea Road, … [Read more...] about Three children injured in collision in Derry

TAOISEACH Simon Harris has congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his “comprehensive victory” in their first call since the US election. America went to the polls on Tuesday, November 5, with Republican Mr Trump up against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris for the leadership position. As the results rolled in over the following 24 hours, it became clear that Mr Trump … [Read more...] about Taoiseach congratulates Donald Trump in first call since ‘comprehensive victory’