Former Warrenpoint school caretaker jailed for abuse of girl
Northern Ireland news
A FORMER school caretaker who tricked a young child into performing a sex act on the pretence of a game has been jailed for two years. Sentencing 60-year-old Mark Gerard Cole, Judge Kevin Finnegan said he hoped the end of the case "will give some measure of closure" to his victim, who is now in her 20s.
Lorry driver accused over cannabis ‘thought it was cigarettes'
Northern Ireland news
A LORRY driver accused of bringing a £1m of herbal cannabis into Northern Ireland claims he thought it was contraband cigarettes.
Eoin McNicholl leaves Derry panel as Ryan Bell and Benny Heron set for United States
GAA Football
DERRY are in the hunt for a second goalkeeper after Eoin McNicholl decided to opt off the panel.
Priest dances his way through Newry for charity GAA event
Northern Ireland news
FR Colum Murphy has been spotted dancing his way through the streets in bright pink bow-tie, braces and bowler hat.
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Final preparations under way in Derry for Walled City Tattoo 2016
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Not everything bad is a police matter...13 March – caller states he had terrible toothache, wanted police to come and pull his tooth out
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Pink Floyd and Radiohead members among musicians opposed to Brexit
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Baby giraffe at Belfast Zoo
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Cold at weekend❄️ Some chilly nights this weekend with widespread
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Mice with squeak impediment help scientists study stammering
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Mother not allowed to name her twins Cyanide and Preacher by court order
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School evacuated after suspicious object found in BallymenaPolice at scene of security alert at Cambridge Ave Ballymena following discovery of suspicious object. Nearby school evacuated & road closed
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Final preparations under way in Derry for Walled City Tattoo 2016
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13 March – caller states he had terrible toothache, wanted police to come and pull his tooth out
#notpolicing not#KeepingPeopleSafe -
Pink Floyd and Radiohead members among musicians opposed to Brexit
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Baby giraffe at Belfast Zoo
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❄️ Some chilly nights this weekend with widespread
#frost, especially in the north ❄️ -
Mice with squeak impediment help scientists study stammering
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Mother not allowed to name her twins Cyanide and Preacher by court order
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Police at scene of security alert at Cambridge Ave Ballymena following discovery of suspicious object. Nearby school evacuated & road closed
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Blake's 7 actor Gareth Thomas dies of heart failure aged 71
UK News
WELSH actor Gareth Thomas, best known as the star of cult BBC sci-fi show Blake's 7, has died at the age of 71 from heart failure.
Third attempt to elect new taoiseach fails in Republic
News
THE Republic remains without a new government seven weeks on from a general election after a third attempt to elect a premier failed.
Independents hold the sway of power as Dail meets to nominate taoiseach
Micheál Martin still dismissing Enda Kenny coalition offer as talks continue
Talks to form minority government in the Republic get underway
Belfast ‘Ask an Architect’ event to raise funds for cancer research
Northern Ireland news
ARCHITECTS will be opening their Belfast office to the public in an effort to raise funds for cancer research.
Teenage girls quizzed over abduction of toddler in Newcastle Upon Tyne
UK News
TWO teenage girls have been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a three-year-old girl in Newcastle.
Assembly Election 2016: Registering, Voting and ID FAQs
Northern Ireland news
FREQUENTLY asked questions concerning registering to vote, voting and appropriate ID for the 2016 Assembly Election.
Man shot by killer on a bike as children prepared to leave nearby creche
Republic of Ireland news
CHILDREN were preparing to go home from a creche minutes before a man was shot outside by a killer on a bike, it has been claimed.
Criminal feud escalates after killing of Eddie Hutch
Man in serious condition after Dublin shooting
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