Boy sustains serious eye injury after being struck with firework in Belfast

A YOUNG boy has sustained a serious eye injury after being struck in the face with a firework thrown by a group of youths. The incident occurred at around 8.30pm yesterday in the Stewartstown Road area of Dunmurry in west Belfast. Police are now appealing for information to identify those responsible and have warned parents and guardians about the consequences for their … [Read more...] about Boy sustains serious eye injury after being struck with firework in Belfast

A FORMER police officer from Northern Ireland has been jailed for 11 years after trying to kill his ex-partner and her mother in Jedburgh, Scotland. William McBurnie, 57, drove his vehicle through the window of a funeral directors where his ex-partner worked. The woman and her mother had to jump out of the way to avoid being hit by the car, which was driven at speed towards the … [Read more...] about Former police officer from Northern Ireland jailed after trying to kill ex-partner and her mother

INTERPOL, the international policing organisation, has helped arrest an alleged high-ranking member of the Kinahan organised crime gang. Sean McGovern, 38, was taken into custody in Dubai on Thursday following the publication of an Interpol Red Notice in collaboration with Irish and UAE authorities. While Irish authorities have not named McGovern themselves, Garda Commissioner … [Read more...] about ‘One of Ireland’s most wanted’: Interpol helps arrest alleged high-ranking Kinahan gang member

BRIAN STANLEY, TD for laois-Offaly, has resigned from Sinn Féin, saying he no longer has confidence in the party. Mr Stanley, who is Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, announced his resignation on Saturday, claiming he was aggrieved at how the party dealt with a complaint against him. Sinn Féin has yet to comment on the matter, which comes just days after Kildare South TD … [Read more...] about Laois-Offaly TD Brian Stanley hits out at Sinn Féin as he resigns from party

TAOISEACH Simon Harris has demanded Israel stops firing at UN peacekeepers in Lebanon amid its ongoing conflict with Hezbollah. The Taoiseach was speaking after two incidents in as many days resulted in injuries to four peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at its headquarters in Naqoura. Ireland contributes 370 troops to the peacekeeping … [Read more...] about Taoiseach demands Israel stops firing on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon