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Armagh Community Constituency Crime Government Newry Newry and Armagh South Armagh Stormont

McNulty Condemns Pipe Bomb Attack

SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has condemned a pipe bomb attack on the home of a young family in the area. It happened in Mullaghbawn in the early hours of Friday morning. Nobody was injured in the incident. Newry & Armagh MLA Mr McNulty said: “Mullaghbawn is an idyllic rural village situated in […]

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Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

Newry: Man Dies In Hospital Following Suspicious Circumstances at Fisher Park

Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Serious Crime Branch have launched an investigation following the suspicious death of a man in Newry today, Saturday 28th June. Commenting, Detective Chief Inspector Tom Phillips said: “At around 12.45pm, police received a report that a man, aged in his 40s, had sustained a serious injury in […]

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Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

Meigh: Woman Dies In House Fire

Police can confirm that a woman aged in her 50s has died following a fire at a house in the Bearna Park area of Meigh in Newry, Saturday 21st June. Police received a report of the fire at approximately 8.40am, and attended alongside colleagues from other emergency services. Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service extinguished […]

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Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

Newry: Man Arrested and Cash Seized In NCA Money Laundering Operation

A man has been arrested in Newry following a National Crime Agency investigation into the suspected laundering of criminal cash. NCA officers arrested a 26-year-old man, of Newry, this morning in an operation supported by officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Two business premises in the […]

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Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

Newry: Suspicious Device Discovered In Killeen

Detectives in Newry are renewing their appeal for information after a reported fire in the Killeen School Road area of Newry during the early hours of this morning, Monday, 16th June, led to the discovery of a suspicious device. Detective Sergeant Lewis said: “At approximately 3:15am, we received a report of a fire at business […]

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Community Crime Inside the Courtroom NI

High Risk Sex Offender Jailed Again After More Sickening Child Abuse Images Uncovered

By Paul Higgins A high risk sex offender, recently jailed for having thousands of indecent images of children, has been handed an extra prison sentence for further, similar offences.  Two weeks ago Gary Steven Smith was handed a two year sentence, to be served equally between jail and supervised licence conditions, after the 38-year-old deviant […]

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Community Crime Government Politics Stormont

SDLP Opposition to Demand Action and Accountability After Race Riots

The SDLP Opposition will this week demand a clear, coordinated response from the Executive on the appalling riots of the past week, including greater resources for the PSNI, enhanced hate crime legislation and timelines for publication of refugee integration and racial equality strategies – as well as asking the police and monitoring bodies to confirm […]

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Community Constituency Council Crime Government Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council Politics

Newry: Police Investigate Serious “Whistleblower” Allegations In Council

By Donal McMahon The PSNI has been alerted after a whistle-blower raised ‘concerns’ over an issue at a Northern Ireland council. Police have confirmed that they are ‘aware’ of the issue at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) which the local authority says it is taking ‘seriously’. The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) understands […]

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Community Constituency Crime International Newry Newry and Armagh

Scarva: Four Arrested and Three Cautioned Following Protests Against Pro-Gaza March

Superintendent Norman Haslett, who was responsible for the policing operation said: “Police officers were in attendance at an event which commenced in Lurgan and continued into Newry on Saturday 7th June. “We were also present at a number of protests that were held in connection with this event. Three males were cautioned in relation to […]

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Community Constituency Crime Downpatrick Inside the Courtroom NI South Down

Man Caught By Three Undercover Decoys Thought He Was Talking to Fellow Paedophile Who Had Access to Two Grandchildren

By Paul Higgins A Co. Down creep who was caught engaging in online sexualised messaging with not one but THREE undercover decoys, wept in court as he was handed an Enhanced Combination Order.  Downpatrick Crown Court heard that while Trevor Bailie thought he was talking to two little boys and a “fellow paedophile who had […]

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Community Crime

Catholic Priest Remanded as Court Hears No Address for Bail After Sting Op

By Paul Higgins Lawyers for a Catholic priest accused of trying to communicate sexually with a child after he was ensnared by a paedophile hunter group, are struggling to find him a bail address, a court heard today (thurs). Edward Gallagher was due to mount a bail application at Londonderry Magistrates Court but defence counsel […]

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Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh South Armagh

Jonesborough: Man Dies Following Serious Head Injuries

Detectives investigating an incident in the vicinity of Edenappa Road, Jonesborough, in the early hours of Saturday 31st May, can confirm that the man, aged in his 40’s, who sustained serious head injuries as a result of the incident, has sadly died in hospital. A post mortem examination will be carried out in due course […]