Tributes paid after former Alliance Party leader Sean Neeson passes away

TRIBUTES have been paid to Sean Neeson, the former leader of the Alliance Party, who has passed away at the age of 79. Mr Neeson, a former school teacher, joined the party in 1977 and that same year was elected to Carrickfergus Borough Council, later serving as mayor between 1993 and 1994. In 1998, he was elected as MLA for East Antrim and also as Alliance Party leader, … [Read more...] about Tributes paid after former Alliance Party leader Sean Neeson passes away

A MAN was threatened with a handgun before being struck with the weapon during a hijacking in Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim. Police are appealing for information on the incident, which occurred on the O'Neill Road on Saturday evening. "Shortly after 10pm, it was reported that two men exited commercial premises on the O'Neill Road and saw two males looking inside the van they had … [Read more...] about Man threatened with handgun during Co. Antrim hijacking

THE MAIN entrance road to Cork Airport has been renamed in honour of rock legend Rory Gallagher, who passed away 30 years ago this weekend. The sign for Rory Gallagher Avenue was unveiled on Saturday, with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in attendance alongside members of the Gallagher family and civic leaders. The unveiling took place on the same day as the launch of Cork Rocks for … [Read more...] about Entrance to Cork Airport renamed in honour of rock legend Rory Gallagher

PAUL MURPHY, the People Before Profit TD, is among a number of Irish people that have been released following their detention in Egypt. Murphy was part of the Global March to Gaza attempting to march from Egypt to Gaza to demand aid be provided in the region amid Israel's ongoing blockade. On Friday, he said his bus had been stopped and passengers' passports were taken by … [Read more...] about TD Paul Murphy among Irish people released after being detained in Egypt

THE WIDOW of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane has welcomed the appointment of a former Court of Appeals judge to chair an inquiry into her husband’s death. Mr Finucane was shot dead by loyalist paramilitary group the UDA in front of his wife and three children at his Belfast home in February 1989. Despite evidence of state collusion in Mr Finucane's murder, the British … [Read more...] about Pat Finucane’s widow welcomes appointment of former Court of Appeals judge to chair inquiry into husband’s murder