Wife of Conservative councillor to appear at Crown Court charged with stirring up racial hatred

THE WIFE of a Conservative councillor is due to appear at the Crown Court charged with publishing written material to stir up racial hatred. Lucy Connolly, 41, of Northampton, was arrested on Tuesday, August 8, following reports of a hate crime regarding a post published on Twitter/X on July 29. The post appeared in the wake of the killing of three young girls at a dance class … [Read more...] about Wife of Conservative councillor to appear at Crown Court charged with stirring up racial hatred

A MAN is to be extradited from Dublin to Northern Ireland in relation to a murder case. The 60-year-old man was unlawfully at large from prison in the North over a murder conviction from 1990. He was arrested by gardaí in the Dublin area on Saturday, August 10, on foot of an extradition warrant sought by the PSNI. The man appeared before the Extradition Court in Dublin this … [Read more...] about Man to be extradited from Dublin in relation to murder case

A NEW documentary that tells the story of the laying of the first transatlantic communications cable 165 years ago is set to hit screens this week. The Cable that Changed the World charts the eight-year task to achieve what many thought impossible — creating a near-instant communications link between Europe and North America. Narrated by actress Jessie Buckley, the documentary … [Read more...] about Cable that changed the world: Documentary tells story of first transatlantic cable between Ireland and North America

POLICE are appealing for information after shots were fired at a property in Co. Down. At around 12.45am on Saturday, it was reported that a number of shots had been fired at a ground floor flat in the Shackleton Walk area of Newtownards. Damage was caused to the living room window of the property, which was unoccupied at the time of the incident. A male dressed in black … [Read more...] about Investigation after shots fired at flat in Co. Down

TWO men have been arrested following the seizure of cocaine worth around €7.2m at Rosslare Europort. The drugs, weighing approximately 104kg, were discovered on Thursday as part of a joint operation between Revenue officers and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB). The men, aged in their 40s and 50s, were arrested on Friday and are being detained at … [Read more...] about Two men detained after more than €7m of cocaine seized at Rosslare