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McKee killers linked to another murder

THE PSNI investigation into the murder of father-of-two Conor McKee is focusing on a crime gang linked to at least one other killing. The gang, who are known to be heavily involved in the heroin trade and have been linked to a string of violent attacks, are the focus of the inquiry and the North […]

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Guards at the RVH say lives will be lost if security isn’t tightened

A GUARD at the Royal Victoria Hospital has painted a grim picture of the deteriorating state of security at the site and says he and his colleagues are working in fear for their lives. The man contacted us after security staff were again in the firing line last weekend, with two guards assaulted by a […]

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GAA chiefs block vote on exclusion of British army team from London Championship

GAA bosses have intervened in the row over an attempt to exclude a British army team from a football competition in England. GAA Director General Páraic Duffy has written to the London GAA board asking them to hold off on a vote on a proposal by the Granuaile club from Harrow to exclude the Irish […]

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Passenger in stolen car waded through river to evade capture, court hears

A teenager in a stolen that collided with two police vehicles, injuring four officers, escaped by wading through a river and hiding on the roof of a bus depot, Belfast Magistrates Court heard yesterday. An investigating detective gave evidence that a silver Seat Alhambra was stolen from a house in Bladon Drive off the Malone […]

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Four police officers injured and carjacking victim left badly shaken after weekend of car crime in West Belfast

FOUR police officers were injured and a woman targeted by hijackers was left badly shaken after a weekend of car crime in West Belfast. The officers were in two police vehicles rammed by a silver Seat Alhambra in the Whiterock area in the early hours of Saturday morning. Earlier, police spotted the vehicle after it […]

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Family heartbroken after young mother’s death

The family of the Ardoyne woman who took her own life just 24 hours after attending the funeral of her friend Colleen Lagan – who died under similar circumstances on Christmas Day – say they have been left heartbroken. Mother of one Fionnuala Kane, 24, passed away the day after she attended the Requiem Mass […]

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