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Police have extradited a 69-year-old man today, Friday 15th November, from Spain to Northern Ireland. He was wanted to stand trial in Northern Ireland for child-related sexual offences that occurred in the mid-1980s and early 1990s. The man, originally from the Newry area, was initially arrested in Spain on 3rd May 2024 and today […]
The Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Edwin Poots MLA, has hosted a joint ceremony at Parliament Buildings during which Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University conferred honorary doctorates on Joseph Kennedy III, President Biden’s Special Envoy for Economic Affairs. The Speaker spoke during the ceremony held in the Great Hall on Wednesday. He said: […]
Economy Minister Conor Murphy arrived in Singapore to lead an all-island trade mission to the world’s largest fintech trade event, Singapore Fintech Festival. The four-day trade mission, which is supported by Invest Northern Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, will promote the island of Ireland as a hub for innovation in regtech, fintech, and […]
Misogynistic abuse against women online will only rise as a result of the radicalisation of young men, spearheaded by figures such as Elon Musk and reflected in the election of Donald Trump as US President, Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood has said. The Lagan Valley MP was speaking after Prime Minister’s Questions (6 November), where she […]
By Kevin McAteer Friday 25th October, at Belfast Crown Court, 26 year old Alexander McCartney from Newry, a man Detectives describe as a ‘disgusting child predator’ has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of 20 years for 185 charges of child sexual abuse crimes and blackmail, along with one manslaughter charge with all […]
Speaking during an Urgent Question to the UK Foreign Minister on the situation in Gaza and Lebanon, SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP condemned Israel’s repeated and blatant disregard for the rule of law and the international community, including the targeting of Irish UN peacekeepers. South Belfast and Mid Down MP Ms Hanna said: “People have […]
SDLP Newry councillor Killian Feehan has secured cross-party support for an emergency council motion calling on the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) to sell Israeli government bonds. The SDLP recently learned that NILGOSC had purchased the bonds using pension contributions from public sector workers in the North. The motion was heard at […]
Several hundred people attending a vigil to mark 12 months of the ongoing conflict in Gaza in Newry City heard Newry and Armagh MP Dáire Hughes say that inaction was not an option- the world can no longer turn a blind eye to this searing barbarity. The Sinn Féin told the gathering, “Israel has murdered […]
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP has welcomed confirmation from Foreign Secretary David Lammy that the UK Government will suspend 30 arms export licenses to Israel following the receipt of legal advice that there is a clear risk that exports will be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law. Mr Eastwood has been urging […]
By Kevin McAteer UK government has taken the decision that the UK will suspend arms export licences to Israel for use in military operations in Gaza, following a review of Israel’s compliance with international humanitarian law. The government has taken the decision that the UK will suspend arms export licences to Israel for use in […]
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons is set to cheer on our athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic games in Paris. The Minister will be attending athletics, boxing and golf this week, with further events planned later in the month to mark the record-breaking performance at the Games. Speaking ahead of his visit, the Minister said: “As Sports Minister […]
Those present at a poignant and emotional event in Camlough village to mark 300 Days of the current savage destruction of Gaza and the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, were told that despite the carnage there has to remain hope. The commemoration organised by the local ‘Gaels Against Genocide’ Group involved the planting of a […]
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