Five arrests after gardaí assaulted in public order incident

FIVE men have been arrested following a disturbance in Co. Donegal which saw gardaí assaulted. Officers were called to a disturbance in Quay Street at around 2am Sunday morning, October 6. When they arrived and attempted to deal with the incident they were assaulted, the force confirmed in a statement. “A number of additional Garda units arrived to the scene to provide … [Read more...] about Five arrests after gardaí assaulted in public order incident

FOUR pupils were in need of hospital treatment after the school bus they were travelling in overturned in Co. Down. The incident, which happened at around 3.50pm yesterday afternoon (October 7), saw an Ulsterbus containing 44 people overturn on the Ballyblack Road East Newtownards. The bus was carrying students from Strangford College. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service … [Read more...] about Pupils treated in hospital after school bus overturns in Northern Ireland

THOSE killed in the Creeslough tragedy in Donegal were remembered this week as the two-year anniversary of the incident fell. The explosion at the Applegreen station on October 7, 2022, killed 10 people – aged between five and 59 years old. They were Robert Garwe and his five-year-old daughter Shauna Flanagan-Garwe; Catherine O’Donnell and her 13-year-old son James Monaghan; … [Read more...] about Creeslough victims remembered on two-year anniversary of tragedy

LEEDS Irish Health & Homes (LIHH) is holding a fundraising céilí at Leeds Irish Centre on Friday October 18 to support its lifeline services, and guests are guaranteed a fantastic evening of culture, community and craic. The céilí is a new initiative for LIHH, which held two fundraising dinner dances before COVID-19 struck. It’s hoped that the céilí format will be inclusive … [Read more...] about Culture, community and craic at Leeds Irish Health & Homes céilí fundraiser

A MAN who sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl and forced her to send him indecent photographs of herself has been sentenced to 18 years in jail. Alan Cunningham, 63, from Wigan, was already serving a three-year term for other child sex offences when he was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday. "This was a concerning case for the victim's family, but I hope today's … [Read more...] about Man sentenced to 18 years for child sex offences