A NORTH Belfast father has spoken of his disgust after he and his 10 month old son were injured during an attack at a Belfast ‘fun fair’. The man (24), who sustained a dislocated shoulder, broken ribs and was examined for concussion and a possible broken jaw, had taken his seven-year-old daughter and 10-month old […]
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Father and child hurt in fun fair attack
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‘There was no help for my brother’
A North Belfast woman has criticised the PSNI and the NHS following the publication of a report into her brother’s suicide. Julie Magee has said the police handling of her brother’s case was unacceptable and that the NHS failed to provide him with the help he needed. Jonathan Magee, who had a history of mental […]
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Mum and baby in firing line in gun attack
A LONE gunman opened fire on a mother and her baby during a terrifying attack on a house in Ardoyne last night (Wednesday). The woman, believed to be in her thirties, opened the door carrying her baby after an attack on the household’s car, thought to have been carried out in a bid to lure […]
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Road closures hurting local business
BUSINESSES on the New Lodge road are being left high and dry due to a severe drop in footfall caused by ongoing road works, shop owners have claimed. Michael O’Kane of O’Kane’s butchers and Barry Saunders of Saunder’s Vivo said that their businesses have been brought to their knees since work by Northern Ireland Water […]
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Mum says shooting related to previous night’s incident
The mother of the 24-year-old shot twice in front of hundreds of people on Sunday night says she is angry that the ‘bully boys’ responsible didn’t give him any warning before attacking him. Emmet Doherty, 24, was shot twice in the leg on Flax Street within metres of the Ardoyne Fleadh stage where thousands of […]
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Mother of five beaten unconscious in brutal burglary
A New Lodge mother of five who was knocked unconscious after disturbing burglars in her home has branded the culprits “scum” after learning that they continued to beat her after striking the initial blow. Gina Kelly, 37, who suffers from serious health problems and is awaiting a liver transplant, was hospitalised for two days to […]
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