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Two men from Ireland among five charged following suspected hare coursing in Norfolk

Two men from Ireland among five charged following suspected hare coursing in Norfolk

February 9, 2025 by

TWO men from Ireland are among five charged with offences related to hare coursing. Eric Ward, 37, of Country Meadows, Tuam, Co. Galway and Martin Ward, 32, of Kilcruttin, Co. Offaly have been charged with hunting a wild mammal with a dog. The three others charged are Martin Ward, 29, Eoin Ward, 36, and John Pio Ward, 40, all of Wilks Farm Drive, Norwich. John Pio Ward was also … [Read more...] about Two men from Ireland among five charged following suspected hare coursing in Norfolk

Co. Armagh man convicted following attempt to smuggle two adults and eight children into Britain

February 9, 2025 by

A MAN from Co. Armagh was who part of a plot to smuggle 10 migrants — including eight children — into Britain in the back of a lorry has been convicted following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. Daniel Loughran, 36, worked with 53-year-old Eoin Nolan to organise the movement of the Vietnamese nationals from Belgium on March 5, 2020. The incident occurred less than … [Read more...] about Co. Armagh man convicted following attempt to smuggle two adults and eight children into Britain

Three injured during aggravated burglary in Co. Fermanagh

February 9, 2025 by

THREE people have been injured following an aggravated burglary in Co. Fermanagh on Saturday night. It was reported shortly before 9pm that a man armed with a hammer or iron bar called to the front door of a house in the Cavandale area of Enniskillen. When the door was opened, the man struck the male occupant to his head. The man then entered the property and assaulted two … [Read more...] about Three injured during aggravated burglary in Co. Fermanagh

Fine Gael senator resigns after revealing arrest for being in ‘an intoxicated state’

February 9, 2025 by

FINE GAEL senator Martin Conway has resigned from the party after revealing he was arrested last month for being in 'an intoxicated state'. Mr Conway, who was first elected to the Seanad in 2011 and served on the Administrative Panel, said in a statement that he had not initially revealed his arrest to the party. Fine Gael said it has accepted Mr Conway's resignation and that … [Read more...] about Fine Gael senator resigns after revealing arrest for being in ‘an intoxicated state’

Third man charged with attempted murder following Lisburn assault

February 9, 2025 by

A THIRD man has been charged with attempted murder following an assault in Lisburn. Police received a report at around 1.40am on Friday that three men had been assaulted in the Mountview Drive area of the city. The assault was carried out by a number of men armed with what is believed to have been metal bars, hammers and knives. Two of the victims were taken to hospital for … [Read more...] about Third man charged with attempted murder following Lisburn assault

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May 26, 1366

The statutes of Kilkenny passed. The Statutes of Kilkenny were a series of thirty-five acts passed at Kilkenny in 1366. The laws were ordained to put a stop to the Anglo-Normans becoming more Irish than the Irish themselves. Under the statutes, marriage between the Anglo-Normans (English) and the Irish was banned. No English man could sell an Irishman a horse or arms even in peacetime. There was even a ban on Irish games. . . “do not, henceforth, use the plays which men call horlings, with great sticks and a ball upon the ground, from which great evils and maims have arisen….”

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