Police treat Co. Antrim arson attack as racially-motivated hate crime

POLICE are treating an arson attack in Co. Antrim as a racially-motivated hate crime. Two cars were set on fire, while a nearby property was attacked and daubed with graffiti. Police said that two adults and three young children, who were in the house at the time, were left shaken by the ordeal. The incident unfolded after emergency services responded to reports of two cars on … [Read more...] about Police treat Co. Antrim arson attack as racially-motivated hate crime

A PRIEST has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after being assaulted in a church in Co. Down this morning. The incident occurred at around 10.10am inside St Patrick's Church in Downpatrick. The priest, believed to be Downpatrick Parish Priest Father John Murray, was struck over the head with a bottle in the attack, which police described as 'shocking and brutal'. A … [Read more...] about ‘Shocking and brutal attack’: Priest in serious condition in hospital after assault in Co. Down church

AN MLA has condemned the arrest of a woman in Belfast, who was detained after wearing a T-shirt in support of Palestine Action. Sinn Féin's Pat Sheehan described the arrest as 'disgraceful', whle Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland Director of Amnesty International UK, branded the PSNI's actions 'outrageous'. The arrest, in the Linenhall Street area of the city centre on … [Read more...] about MLA condemns ‘disgraceful’ arrest of woman in Belfast after wearing Palestine Action t-shirt

THREE people have appeared in court after more than €1.2m in cash was seized in Dublin as part of an operation targeting an organised crime group. A man in his 50s was arrested after gardaí stopped and searched a car in Donnybrook on Thursday and found €197,760 cash. In a follow-up operation in Dublin 2 later that day, a man in his 30s and another in his 40s were … [Read more...] about Three in court after more than €1.2m in cash seized in Dublin

GARDAÍ investigating a fire at a Dublin pub owned by Conor McGregor have arrested a man in connection with the incident. Emergency services were called to the blaze at the Black Forge in Drimnagh in the early hours of Friday, July 25. No injuries were reported, however, garda said at the time they were treating the incident as criminal damage. On Saturday, they revealed they … [Read more...] about Arrest made over fire at Dublin pub owned by Conor McGregor