West Belfast security alert ends after suspicious object declared a hoax

A SUSPICIOUS object that sparked a security alert in West Belfast this morning has been declared a hoax by police. A section of the lower Springfield Road was cordoned off and a number of residents were evacuated during the incident. A controlled explosion was carried out at the scene and the object has since been removed for examination. Police have now appealed for … [Read more...] about West Belfast security alert ends after suspicious object declared a hoax

POLICE have appealed for information following a report of a hijacking in West Belfast. The incident occurred just before 8pm on Saturday in the Ross Road area of the city. A van driver was reportedly threatened by a man with a knife, who subsequently took the vehicle. "We received a report shortly before 8pm that the driver of a Renault Traffic Van had been approached by a man … [Read more...] about Appeal after man threatened at knifepoint during Belfast hijacking

A NUMBER of roads have been cordoned off in West Belfast following a security alert on Sunday morning. Police have asked people to avoid the area after the discovery of what it described as a suspicious object on the Springfield Road. Images shared on social media appeared to show an object bound with black tape sitting in a doorway in the area before a bomb disposal robot was … [Read more...] about Suspicious object sparks security alert in West Belfast

A MAN has been treated in hospital for serious injuries following a petrol bomb attack on a home in Dublin. The incident occurred during the early hours of Saturday, July 13 at a house in Drimnagh, Dublin 12. Gardaí have described the injured man's condition as stable following what local councillor Daithí Doolan said was the latest in a number of recent violent incidents in … [Read more...] about Man hospitalised after petrol bomb attack on Dublin home

POLICE have appealed for information after a man sustained head injuries in a brawl in Belfast city centre. The man, aged in his 30s, was treated in hospital for his injuries and subsequently arrested. The incident unfolded on the Bedford Street area of the city on Friday afternoon, July 12. "Shortly before 3.45pm we received a report that a man had been assaulted during a … [Read more...] about Man sustains head injuries in Belfast city centre brawl