Witness appeal after house set alight in arson attack

POLICE have issued a witness appeal after a home was set alight in broad daylight in Lisburn. PSNI officers were called to a property in the Huguenot Drive area in the afternoon on March 11. “Police received a report at approximately 2.50pm, on Tuesday 11th March, that the rear wall of a house in the Huguenot Drive area had been set alight,” the PSNI’s Detective Inspector Bell … [Read more...] about Witness appeal after house set alight in arson attack

A MAN has been jailed for subjecting his partner to an ‘horrific ordeal’. Wojciech Lubinski was sentenced at Antrim Crown Court yesterday (March 12). The 39-year-old was sentenced to five-and-a-half years – three-and-a-half years to be served behind bars and two years on licence. The offences, which took place in Ballymena in Co. Antrim in 2023, were grievous bodily harm … [Read more...] about Domestic abuser sentenced for subjecting partner to ‘horrific ordeal’

IRISH passport holders are being asked to share what the identity document means to them. A public call out has been issued to find stories to help highlight the history of the passport whch celebrates its 100-year anniversary this year. EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is curating a new exhibition, titled Celebrating 100 Years of the Irish Passport, which will open next … [Read more...] about Irish passport holders asked to share emigration stories

A TRADITION which is more than 70 years old continued this week as Taoiseach Micheál Martin presented US President Donald Trump with a bowl of live shamrock to mark St Partick’s Day. Mr Martin presented the shamrock in an Irish-made crystal bowl to the President yesterday following a bilateral meeting at the White House. During the ceremony he highlighted the importance of the … [Read more...] about Tradition continues as Taoiseach presents President Trump with bowl of shamrock

FUNERAL details have been confirmed for a woman who was found dead in Derry. PSNI detectives are investigating the sudden death of the woman, who was in the Kilrea area on March 9, who has since been named as mother-of-one Jolene McDaid. In a statement, Ms McDaid’s family said she will be “lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her entire family circle”. They added that Ms … [Read more...] about Funeral confirmed for woman found dead in Derry