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A MAN who fled to Northern Ireland following a fatal shooting in County Durham in England has been found guilty of murder. Sean Reay as well as fellow defendants Kelvin Lawson and Thomas Sterling all denied murder but a jury at Teesside Crown Court this week unanimously found them guilty. The victim, 60-year-old Barry Dawson, was killed when he was shot through the window of a … [Read more...] about Man who fled to Northern Ireland after fatal shooting is found guilty of murder

A MAN has died following a collision involving a bus and a pedestrian on a motorway in Co. Kildare. The incident happened between junction 8 and junction 7 eastbound on the N7 motorway at Kill at around 3.30pm on Saturday. The pedestrian, a man in his 30s, was seriously injured and taken to Tallaght University Hospital, however, he passed away last night. "The male driver (aged … [Read more...] about Pedestrian dies after bus collision on motorway in Co. Kildare

POLICE in Belfast have said they are treating a burglary in the city as a racially-motivated hate incident. The burglary occurred at a property in the Glen Road area in the west of the city at around 8.30pm on Thursday. Sinn Féin councillor Ronan McLaughlin, a life-long Glen Road resident, branded the incident 'disgraceful'. In a statement, police said it was reported that … [Read more...] about Police treat Belfast burglary as racially-motivated hate incident

TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has described an arson attack at an International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centre in Co. Louth as 'deeply disturbing'. Five people, including a baby, had to be rescued from the top floor of the building in Drogheda following the fire on Friday night, while other residents were evacuated. Gardaí have said that following initial reports … [Read more...] about Taoiseach condemns ‘deeply disturbing’ arson attack at IPAS centre in Co. Louth

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was seriously injured during an incident in Co. Tyrone. The man, aged in his 40s, remains in custody while the woman, also in her 40s, was taken to hospital for treatment. It follows an incident at a property in Dungannon on Saturday morning. "At approximately 11.30am, it was reported that a woman had … [Read more...] about Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after woman left seriously injured in Co. Tyrone