Investigation launched after masked men fire gunshots through door of Belfast flat

AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a group of masked men fired gunshots through the door of a home in Belfast. The PSNI received reports that shots had been fired at the front door of a flat within a multi-occupancy apartment building in Summerhill Drive in Dunmurry last night (January 3). The incident happened at a property in Summerhill Drive The incident happened just before … [Read more...] about Investigation launched after masked men fire gunshots through door of Belfast flat

THREE people died in collisions on Irish roads over the St Brigid’s bank holiday weekend An Garda Síochána conducted an extensive roads policing operation throughout the period, which began at 7am on January 30 and finished at 7am today. From January 30 until February 3 three people died in separate collisions, the police force confirmed in a statement. A further death was … [Read more...] about Three deaths on Irish roads over St Brigid’s bank holiday weekend

A TEENAGER has been sentenced after fleeing the scene of a collision which seriously injured a four-year-old boy. James Doherty, 18, lost control of his BMW at about 1.50pm on November 17, 2024, in the Long Cross area of Lawrence Weston in Bristol. The car collided with a bus stop where a woman and her four-year-old stepson were waiting. The boy sustained critical injuries in … [Read more...] about ‘Cowardly’ teen sentenced after fleeing collision which seriously injured four-year-old boy

A MAN has been charged in connection with an assault outside a pub which has left the victim in a critical condition in hospital. Gardaí were called to the incident which took place at the entrance to the car park of the Clonsilla Inn on the Clonsilla Road in Dublin at around 11pm on Sunday, February 2. A man aged in his 40s sustained serious injuries in the assault and was … [Read more...] about Man charged over assault outside pub that left victim in critical condition in hospital

FOOTBALLER Séamus Coleman and fashion designer Orla Kiely were among a select group invited to Áras an Uachtaráin by President Michael D Higgins. They were within a group of 10 people who received Presidential Distinguished Service Awards for the Irish Abroad at a ceremony held at the President’s Dublin residence. President Higgins, wife Sabina, Taoiseach Micheál Martin and … [Read more...] about Séamus Coleman and Orla Kiely receive presidential awards in Áras an Uachtaráin ceremony