STAFF at a petrol station in south Belfast have been left “badly shaken” after it was robbed this morning. PSNI officers were called to the premises in the Tate’s Avenue area after three men threatened staff and robbed the store. “At approximately 6.20am, it was reported that three males, one armed with a screwdriver, entered a petrol station in the Tate’s Avenue area and … [Read more...] about Staff left ‘badly shaken’ after three men rob petrol station
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Witness appeal after boy was pushed into bin and placed on train tracks
GARDAÍ have appealed for witnesses to come forward after a boy was pushed into a bin that was placed on train tracks in Dublin over the weekend. Officers were called to the incident at the Harmonstown Dart Station at around 8pm on Sunday, October 4. “During the incident, a male youth was pushed into a bin and onto the train tracks,” the police force confirmed. “He received … [Read more...] about Witness appeal after boy was pushed into bin and placed on train tracks
Remains of 10 more infants found during excavation at former mother and baby home site
REMAINS of 10 more infants have been discovered during the ongoing excavation of the site of a former mother and baby home in Tuam. The location in Co. Galway was operated as a home by the Catholic order, the Bon Secours Sisters, from 1925 until 1961. The upper surface of the subterranean chamber being excavated in Tuam (Pic: ODAIT) Research published in 2014, which was led by … [Read more...] about Remains of 10 more infants found during excavation at former mother and baby home site
‘We knew there was an urgency’: The Irish stories saved before it was too late
AN ORAL history film has preserved the memories of 17 Irish people who left Ireland for Derby in the 1950s and 1960s. Their stories were captured in Our Story: A History of the Irish in Derby, an oral history short film project created by University of Derby Associate Professor of Media and Culture Daithí McMahon in collaboration with the Derby Irish Association. The film … [Read more...] about ‘We knew there was an urgency’: The Irish stories saved before it was too late
Man jailed after cannabis and £250k in cash found in home
A MAN has been jailed after officers recovered cannabis and over £250k in cash from his home. Joseph Kearney appeared before Belfast Crown Court yesterday, in connection with drug offences linked to EncroChat - an encrypted phone network used by criminals. The 44-year-old, from Dunmurry in Co. Antrim, was sentenced to four years and six months, half of which is to be served in … [Read more...] about Man jailed after cannabis and £250k in cash found in home