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POLICE have appealed for information on the whereabouts of a young man who is believed to have gone missing following a trip to the Giant's Causeway. Police believe that 20-year-old Lester McLennan travelled by bus from Belfast to the Giant's Causeway area on the northern coast of Co. Antrim at around 9.30am on Friday. Officers are also keen to speak to a member of the public … [Read more...] about Concern grows for man believed to have gone missing after Giant’s Causeway trip

AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a man died in a road traffic collision in Co. Armagh. The incident occurred on the Cullaville Road in Crossmaglen on Friday evening. Police have now appealed for any witnesses to the incident to contact them. "Police can confirm that a male pedestrian has died following a road traffic collision in Crossmaglen on Friday, November 1," read a … [Read more...] about Investigation underway after man dies in Co. Armagh collision

GARDAÍ are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a man missing from Co. Wexford. Daniel Pender, 44, is reported missing from his home in Wexford town since Thursday, October 31. Mr Pender is described as being approximately 5' 10" tall with a large build. He is bald with a dark brown beard and green eyes. When last seen, Mr Pender was wearing a black … [Read more...] about Gardaí appeal for information on man missing from Co. Wexford

PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins has granted posthumous presidential pardons to two men wrongly convicted of murder in 1882. Yesterday, President Higgins signed pardons for Sylvester Poff and James Barrett, who were executed in Tralee Gaol in January 1883 following wrongful convictions for the murder of Thomas Browne. The signing ceremony took place at Áras an Uachtaráin in the … [Read more...] about President Higgins signs pardons for two men wrongly convicted of murder in 1882

GARDAÍ are appealing for witnesses after a man was killed when the car he was driving was involved in a collision in Co. Donegal. The incident happened at Kerrykeel, Co.Donegal on Tuesday, October 29. “The single vehicle collision, involving a car, occurred at approximately 3.30pm on the Shore Road at Kerrykeel,”  gardaí confirmed in a statement. "The driver of the car, a man … [Read more...] about Appeal for witnesses after man killed in Donegal crash