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A MAN has been found guilty of the 'utterly abhorrent' murder of a man in his 60s. Michael Joyce, 33, denied murdering 61-year-old Michael White by repeatedly striking him and inflicting blunt force trauma injuries to his head and body on April 22 or 23, 2023. However, he was today convicted by a jury at the High Court in Edinburgh. Mr Joyce's partner, 28-year-old Antonia Gunn, … [Read more...] about Man faces life sentence after being found guilty of ‘utterly abhorrent’ murder

TAOISEACH Simon Harris has congratulated Donald Trump following his success in the US election. Mr Trump secured a return to the White House four years after the end of his first term having convincingly powered past the 270 electoral votes needed to win. With less than two dozen of the 538 votes still outstanding, Mr Trump has so far claimed 294, with Kamala Harris securing … [Read more...] about Taoiseach Simon Harris congratulates Donald trump on US Presidential Election victory

A MOTHER and her young child have been injured following an attack on a home in south Belfast, which police are treating as a racially-motivated hate crime. The incident occurred in the Roden Street area at around 7.40pm on Monday evening. Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey branded the attack 'appalling and disgusting' and called for a meeting with police to discuss such … [Read more...] about Mother and young child injured in racially-motivated hate crime in Belfast

GARDAÍ are appealing to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a 13-year-old boy who is missing from Co. Westmeath. Fergus Harty is reported missing from his home in Ballymore since Sunday, November 3. He was last seen in Athlone town centre on Sunday afternoon. Fergus is described as being approximately 5' 5" in height, of slim build, with brown hair and brown … [Read more...] about Gardaí appeal for information on teen missing from Co. Westmeath

SINGER, songwriter, musician and composer Phil Coulter embarks on an Irish tour this week. He plays The Alley Theatre, Strabane this Saturday, 9th November and  An Grianan, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal on  Wednesday, 13th November. He appears at the National Concert Hall in Dublin on November 27th Full tour dates here PHIL Coulter’s composing and song-writing spans several genres. … [Read more...] about Phil Coulter on music, Derry, Donegal – and life