Politicians condemn violent disturbances in Belfast as police treat criminal damage as hate crimes

POLITICIANS have condemned violent disturbances in Belfast on Saturday, during which several businesses were damaged, with two being set on fire. Trouble flared following an anti-immigration protest at Belfast City Hall, where an anti-racism demonstration was also being held. Similar anti-immigration protests have taken place across England this week following the killing of … [Read more...] about Politicians condemn violent disturbances in Belfast as police treat criminal damage as hate crimes

POLICE have launched an investigation after a man sustained 'significant injuries' in a shooting in Co. Down. The incident occurred in the Bangor area in the early hours of Saturday, shortly after midnight. Police were alerted after the man attended hospital for treatment. "We believe the man had been walking in the Ganaway Walk area a short time earlier when he was attacked," … [Read more...] about Investigation launched after man injured in Co. Down shooting

GARDAÍ are questioning a man following the death of a woman in Co. Cork. Emergency services were called to a domestic residence in Midleton at around 4.15pm on Friday. A woman was found at the scene with serious injuries and received emergency medical treatment but was pronounced deceased a short time later. She has since been named locally as 27-year-old mother-of-two, Daena … [Read more...] about Man arrested as gardaí investigate death of woman in Co. Cork

A MAN has been charged after a van was rammed into the gates of several State buildings in Dublin earlier this week. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday morning, during which entrances to buildings including Áras an Uachtaráin and the Houses of the Oireachtas were damaged. RTÉ News reports that David O'Callaghan, from Woodbrook Glen, Bray, Co. Wicklow appeared in … [Read more...] about Man charged after van rams gates of State buildings in Dublin

TWO passengers on a ferry in Co. Down were robbed at knifepoint after accepting a lift from two people they had meet on board. The Strangford Lough ferry foot passengers, a man and woman aged in their 20s, boarded the vessel at Portaferry bound for Strangford at around 8.45pm on Friday, August 2. While onboard, they were approached by a woman aged in her 30s, who offered them a … [Read more...] about Co. Down ferry passengers robbed at knifepoint after accepting life from strangers