POLICE are hunting a man who sexually assaulted a woman in what has been described as a 'terrifying ordeal' in Derry. The woman, aged in her 50s, was dragged into an alleyway and attacked in the early hours of Sunday, October 27. “This assault occurred at approximately 1.15am in the Lecky Road area of the city,” the PSNI’s Detective Chief Inspector Crothers said. “The woman, … [Read more...] about Investigation launched after woman sexually assaulted in ‘terrifying ordeal’
Investigation launched after woman sexually assaulted in ‘terrifying ordeal’
NI Justice minister calls for ‘catfish’ victims to come forward following conviction of prolific offender
NAOMI LONG, the Justice Minister for Northern Ireland, has called for victims of a prolific online abuser who caused the death of a 12-year-old girl to come forward. Alexander McCartney was sentenced to life imprisonment on October 25 for child sexual offences, blackmail and manslaughter. The 26-year-old groomed and sexually abused thousands of young girls from Northern … [Read more...] about NI Justice minister calls for ‘catfish’ victims to come forward following conviction of prolific offender
Police appeal for information over man missing for nearly a week
POLICE have issued an appeal to find a man who has been missing for nearly a week. Joseph Riley was last seen on Renshaw Street in Liverpool City Centre on Thursday, October 24. The 54-year-old, who is from Toxteth, is a regular at one of the city’s popular Irish bars, McHales Irish American in Lime Street. Joseph Riley has been missing since October 24 He is also known to … [Read more...] about Police appeal for information over man missing for nearly a week
Percy French remembered in Formby this weekend
William Percy French was born in Cloonyquin House between Tulsk towards Elphin in Co. Roscommon on May 1, 1854. The extraordinary songwriter, painter, poet, raconteur loved the land of Ireland, the people of Ireland. His songs have become, in many ways, snapshots of Old Ireland. He wrote of the loves, the laments, the tribulations of the ordinary people of the country. He is … [Read more...] about Percy French remembered in Formby this weekend
A Daughter’s Journey to the Land of Her Father
It had been 20 years since my first and only visit to Ireland -- a month-long stay on my grandparents' farm in County Mayo with my mother, father, six siblings, two cousins, and a lot of cows. I was only six at the time, and in my mind Ireland remained a place where I could of play among haystacks twice my size, choose a pretty calf to be my own, buy Cadbury chocolate bars in … [Read more...] about A Daughter’s Journey to the Land of Her Father

