Search for missing woman stood down after body found

GARDAÍ have stood down their search for a woman who was reported missing from her home in Kilkenny last week. Officers issued a public appeal for help to trace Fiona Booth on February 8. Fiona Booth was last seen on Tuesday (Image: via An Garda Síochána) The 50-year-old was reported missing from her home in Gowran on February 7, having last been seen on February 4. Gardaí … [Read more...] about Search for missing woman stood down after body found

A MAN has been arrested after three people were injured in what gardaí described as a 'serious incident' in Dublin this afternoon. An Garda Síochána said three males were assaulted during the incident at around 3pm in the Stoneybatter area of Dublin 7, two of whom sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries. The third male was also treated in hospital for less serious … [Read more...] about Arrest after three people injured in ‘serious incident’ in Dublin

POLICE investigating a report of a recent serious assault in Co. Derry that left a man in a critical condition have made an arrest. The incident occurred at around 3am on Saturday, February 1 in the Irish Green Street area of Limavady. The man also had his house keys and phone taken during the incident. "He is in a critical but stable condition in hospital," said Detective … [Read more...] about Arrest after Co. Derry assault leaves man in critical condition

A MAN from Co. Armagh was who part of a plot to smuggle 10 migrants — including eight children — into Britain in the back of a lorry has been convicted following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. Daniel Loughran, 36, worked with 53-year-old Eoin Nolan to organise the movement of the Vietnamese nationals from Belgium on March 5, 2020. The incident occurred less than … [Read more...] about Co. Armagh man convicted following attempt to smuggle two adults and eight children into Britain

TWO men from Ireland are among five charged with offences related to hare coursing. Eric Ward, 37, of Country Meadows, Tuam, Co. Galway and Martin Ward, 32, of Kilcruttin, Co. Offaly have been charged with hunting a wild mammal with a dog. The three others charged are Martin Ward, 29, Eoin Ward, 36, and John Pio Ward, 40, all of Wilks Farm Drive, Norwich. John Pio Ward was also … [Read more...] about Two men from Ireland among five charged following suspected hare coursing in Norfolk