A SECURITY alert in Belfast has ended, the police have confirmed. The PSNI received reports that a suspected viable device has been found in the Divis Road areas of west Belfast at 10am yesterday morning (January 14). The discovery prompted a security alert which was in place in the area until last night. “We received a report at around 10.20 am on Wednesday, that a suspected … [Read more...] about Security alert ends in Belfast after controlled explosion carried out on ‘viable device’
Security alert ends in Belfast after controlled explosion carried out on ‘viable device’
How Phlox Books found a new generation and a new home
Though Aimée Madill now runs Phlox Books in East London, her story begins in Northern Ireland. “I’m born and bred in Belfast,” she says, and all her family still live there. Madill left Northern Ireland to study English at Trinity College Dublin before moving to London for a master’s at UCL. What followed was a period of restless learning. Paris, New York, and eventually a … [Read more...] about How Phlox Books found a new generation and a new home
PSNI recruitment campaign hopes to attract student officers ‘from all backgrounds’
THE Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has launched a recruitment campaign to attract new officers to the force. The drive to employ new student officers and custody detention officers is open to “people from all backgrounds and communities” the police force stated, urging potential candidate to “step forward and help build a safer, more connected Northern Ireland”. PSNI … [Read more...] about PSNI recruitment campaign hopes to attract student officers ‘from all backgrounds’
Husband of pregnant woman who died in Co. Antrim collision passes away
THE HUSBAND of a pregnant woman who died in a collision in Co. Antrim on Sunday has himself passed away in hospital. Cathrene Kith Quiñones Singco and her unborn baby, Kate, died following the two-car collision near Nutts Corner in Crumlin on Sunday afternoon. Ms Quiñones Singco, who was aged in her 30s and seven months pregnant, was a backseat passenger in one of the … [Read more...] about Husband of pregnant woman who died in Co. Antrim collision passes away
Renewed appeal for information on man who went missing from Co. Limerick a year ago
GARDAÍ have issued an appeal for information on a man who went missing from Co. Limerick a year ago. Luke Price was 27 years old when he was reported missing on this day last year. Gardaí are now hoping that a renewed appeal on the anniversary of Mr Price's disappearance will lead to new information about the case. Mr Price was reported missing from his home in Mountkennet, … [Read more...] about Renewed appeal for information on man who went missing from Co. Limerick a year ago