A NEW kitchen and café which is under construction at a Northern Irish prison is expected to bring employment opportunities for inmates once they are released. The project at Magilligan Prison, a medium security site located near Limavady in Co. Derry, will see a permanent kitchen and café space erected to replace an existing portacabin structure which has housed the prison’s … [Read more...] about Minister claims new kitchen and café for inmates is ‘essential investment for prison community’
Minister claims new kitchen and café for inmates is ‘essential investment for prison community’
Asking prices for homes in Ireland up by 3.7%
A HOUSE PRICE report from Daft.ie has revealed that asking prices for houses and flats across Ireland has risen on average by 3.7% during the first quarter of 2025. Figures propose that a typical listing taken within the first three months of the year amounted to €346,048, 11.6% higher than the same period last year and 35% higher than pre-pandemic levels in 2020. The rate of … [Read more...] about Asking prices for homes in Ireland up by 3.7%
Three men who shot former cage fighter in his home convicted of conspiracy to murder
THREE men have been convicted of conspiracy to murder after shooting a rival as he stood in his kitchen at home. Brothers Stewart and Louis Ahearne, of no fixed address, and accomplice Daniel Kelly, who is also of no fixed address, were all found guilty as their trial came to a close at the Old Bailey in London yesterday (March 24). The jury heard that the three man had shot … [Read more...] about Three men who shot former cage fighter in his home convicted of conspiracy to murder
Speaking rights row reignites in the Dáil
THE row over speaking rights in the Dáil continues as opposition parties declared their intention to resist Government proposals to apportion regional independent TDs and its own backbenchers with speaking times. This issue reared its head at the beginning of the 34th Dáil and has proved a thorn in the side for the government ever since. A vote is scheduled for this afternoon … [Read more...] about Speaking rights row reignites in the Dáil
Thug jailed for attacking man with claw hammer in ‘ongoing feud’
A THUG who violently attacked a unsuspecting man outside a social club has been jailed for assault. CCTV footage showed Lewis McMahon targeting his victim as he attempted to enter the club at around 10pm on November 29, 2024. The footage showed the 30-year-old waiting in the doorway before striking the man, who is aged in his 40s, multiple times with a claw hammer as he … [Read more...] about Thug jailed for attacking man with claw hammer in ‘ongoing feud’