A CO. ANTRIM man was stabbed multiple times with a pair of scissors after opening his door to burglars. The man, who is aged in his 40s, was attacked by two men who knocked on the door of his flat in the Andena Grange area of Ballymena on the evening of April 10. The incident happened in the Andena Grange area of Ballymena He managed to fend them off, but during the struggle … [Read more...] about Man stabbed with scissors while attacked on doorstep of his home
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Man charged with murder of Finbar Sullivan in Primrose Hill
A MAN has been charged with murdering Finbar Sullivan in North London earlier this month. The 21-year-old, who was a student at the London Film Academy, died on April 7 after being fatally stabbed in Primrose Hill. Metropolitan Police Detectives have now charged Oliuwadamilola Ogunyankinnu with murder. The 27-year-old, of Southbury Road in Enfield, was arrested on Friday, April … [Read more...] about Man charged with murder of Finbar Sullivan in Primrose Hill
Police name motorcyclist who died in Co. Antrim collision
A MOTORCYCLIST has died after being involved in a two-vehicle collision in Ballymena, Co. Antrim. The PSNI have confirmed that 60-year-old Jim Wylie, who hailed from Ballymena, died in the collision which happened yesterday morning (April 13). “At approximately 10.25am, police received a report of a collision involving a car and a motorcycle in the Crankill Road area at the … [Read more...] about Police name motorcyclist who died in Co. Antrim collision
Tributes paid following death of ‘iconic’ Clannad singer Moya Brennan
IRISH folk singer and musician Moya Brennan has died at the age of 73. The star, who was the lead singer of the group Clannad, was surrounded by her family as she passed away peacefully in Co. Donegal yesterday (April 13) they confirmed in a statement. Born in Dublin but raised in the Gaoth Dobhair Gaeltacht in north-west Donegal, Brennan was the eldest of nine siblings. An … [Read more...] about Tributes paid following death of ‘iconic’ Clannad singer Moya Brennan
Why the release of the 1926 census is so exciting for Ireland and its diaspora
THE RELEASE of Ireland’s 1926 census is set to offer amazing insight into a country emerging from one of the most turbulent periods in its history and allow millions of people from across the world the chance to trace back their Irish roots. Exactly a century after the census was compiled, and covering almost three million people, it will be made publicly available online by … [Read more...] about Why the release of the 1926 census is so exciting for Ireland and its diaspora