Woman from Northern Ireland among 11 people charged over attempting to smuggle cannabis through London airports

A WOMAN from Northern Ireland is one of 11 people charged with attempting to smuggle cannabis through two London airports at the weekend. Siobhan McTavey, 24, was detained after arriving into London on Sunday on a flight from Bangkok via Doha when Border Force officers found 45kg of the drug in baggage. "The gangs behind the trafficking of cannabis into the UK do not care that … [Read more...] about Woman from Northern Ireland among 11 people charged over attempting to smuggle cannabis through London airports

TAOISEACH Simon Harris will make a special trip to the US next month to meet with President Joe Biden. Taoiseach Simon Harris will meet with President Biden in Washington next month Mr Harris has accepted an invite to the White House to meet with the outgoing President in October, his office has confirmed. “Taoiseach Simon Harris has accepted an invitation to meet US President … [Read more...] about Taoiseach to make special trip to US to meet President Biden at White House

A MAN who fatally stabbed his ex-partner has been jailed for her murder. William Brady, 57, attacked 50-year-old Pauline Sweeney at her address in Long Close Avenue in Coventry, West Midlands in March of this year. At Warwick Crown Court on Tuesday, Brady was handed a life sentence, with a minimum of 19 years to be served before he is eligible for parole. In a statement … [Read more...] about Life sentence for man who stabbed ex-partner to death

A CONVICTED sex offender who raped a 21-year-old man and sexually assaulted a 15-year-old boy in 2006 has been jailed for 12 years. Barrie O'Keefe, 48, of no fixed abode, was sentenced today at Carlisle Crown Court for one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault against a child. The offences, which were committed in Carlisle, Cumbria in 2006, were reported to police in … [Read more...] about ‘A dangerous man’: Convicted sex offender jailed for raping man and sexually assaulting boy

A MAN has been jailed after a fatal one-punch attack in a Co. Antrim pub last year. Police said Malachy Crawford struck 58-year-old Paul Francis O'Boyle twice following a disagreement in a Rasharkin pub, with the initial punch proving to be the fatal blow. Mr O'Boyle passed away a week later as a result of head injuries sustained when he fell to the ground after the first … [Read more...] about Man jailed for manslaughter after fatal one-punch assault in Co. Antrim