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Drugs, cash and illegal fireworks seized at house in Derry

Drugs, cash and illegal fireworks seized at house in Derry

October 31, 2024 by

DRUGS, cash and illegal fireworks have been seized following a search on a property in Co. Derry. PSNI officers searched the house in Ballygroll Road yesterday (October 30). They found suspected class A,B and C drugs worth £34k as well as a large sum of cash and a stash of illegal fireworks. A 31-year-old man was arrested at the scene. “A search was conducted by members of the … [Read more...] about Drugs, cash and illegal fireworks seized at house in Derry

Countdown to the White House

October 30, 2024 by

With less than a week to go before polling day, an extraordinary US Presidential election is screeching to a close. I use the word ‘screeching’ advisedly because the rhetorical exchanges between the two camps have grown into verbal fusillades. The Harris campaign has turned up the volume of its attacks on what it sees as Trump’s unfitness to serve in the White House again, … [Read more...] about Countdown to the White House

NI Justice minister calls for ‘catfish’ victims to come forward following conviction of prolific offender

October 29, 2024 by

NAOMI LONG, the Justice Minister for Northern Ireland, has called for victims of a prolific online abuser who caused the death of a 12-year-old girl to come forward. Alexander McCartney was sentenced to life imprisonment on October 25 for child sexual offences, blackmail and manslaughter. The 26-year-old groomed and sexually abused thousands of young girls from Northern … [Read more...] about NI Justice minister calls for ‘catfish’ victims to come forward following conviction of prolific offender

Police appeal for information over man missing for nearly a week

October 29, 2024 by

POLICE have issued an appeal to find a man who has been missing for nearly a week. Joseph Riley was last seen on Renshaw Street in Liverpool City Centre on Thursday, October 24. The 54-year-old, who is from Toxteth, is a regular at one of the city’s popular Irish bars, McHales Irish American in Lime Street. Joseph Riley has been missing since October 24 He is also known to … [Read more...] about Police appeal for information over man missing for nearly a week

Arrest made after man found dead at house in Dublin

October 29, 2024 by

GARDAÍ have made an arrest after a man was found dead at a house in west Dublin. Officers were called to a property at Old Bridge Park in Lucan yesterday morning (October 28). A man in his late 40s was found inside the property and was pronounced dead at the scene. Gardai forensic teams pictured at the scene in Lucan, Dublin Another man, aged in his 20s, has since been arrested … [Read more...] about Arrest made after man found dead at house in Dublin

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April 30, 1971

On this day in 1971, popular Irish novelist John Boyne was born in Dublin. Boyne is best known for his 2006 release The Boy in Striped Pyjamas, which is narrated by a 6-year-old German boy whose father is a Nazi Commandant at Auschwitz during WWII. The book held the number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list, has sold more than 5 million copies around the world, and was made into a major motion picture. Boyne attended Trinity College, Dublin and studied creative writing in the University of East Anglia’s highly regarded program. When he was just starting out as a writer, he worked at Waterstones Books in Dublin and wrote at night. He is the author of 9 novels – most recently a work titled The Absolutist.

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