Northern Ambulance Shortage ‘Has Not Impacted Critical Call-Outs’
August 12, 2019 No Responses

Northern Ambulance Shortage ‘Has Not Impacted Critical Call-Outs’

An ambulance shortage in Northern Ireland that has required crews from across the border to plug service gaps has not impacted critical call-outs, a medical chief has insisted. Two ambulances from Ireland’s National Ambulance Service worked in Northern Ireland over...
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Police and Protestant Order Members Targeted in Derry Petrol Bomb Attacks
August 11, 2019 No Responses

Police and Protestant Order Members Targeted in Derry Petrol Bomb Attacks

Police and members of a Protestant loyal order came under attack by petrol bombers in a night of unrest in Derry. Two petrol bombs were thrown at the Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall in the city center from the direction of...
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Search Continues for Nóra Quoirin Missing in Malaysia
August 11, 2019 No Responses

Search Continues for Nóra Quoirin Missing in Malaysia

The search for Nóra Quoirin, 15, is continuing, one week after she disappeared from a Malaysian jungle resort. Hundreds of people are involved in looking for the teenager, who was born with the brain defect holoprosencephaly and has special needs....
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Gerry Adams: ‘Police Should Have Acted Earlier on Belfast Bonfire’
August 10, 2019 No Responses

Gerry Adams: ‘Police Should Have Acted Earlier on Belfast Bonfire’

Police should have intervened earlier in a bonfire dispute that ended in violent clashes in a republican neighborhood in Belfast, Gerry Adams has said. The former Sinn Féin president attended a family fun day in the New Lodge on Saturday,...
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Parents of Nóra Quoirin Thank Malaysian Search Teams
August 10, 2019 No Responses

Parents of Nóra Quoirin Thank Malaysian Search Teams

The parents of an Irish teenager missing for almost a week in Malaysia have thanked teams taking part in a widespread search operation. Meabh and Sebastian Quoirin, whose 15-year-old daughter Nóra has been missing since last Sunday, said “terima kasih&#...
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Teen in Critical Condition After Stabbing at Belfast Bonfire
August 9, 2019 No Responses

Teen in Critical Condition After Stabbing at Belfast Bonfire

An 18-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after being stabbed at the site of a controversial bonfire in Belfast. The victim was one of two men stabbed in the New Lodge area, where the disputed fire was...
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60-Year-Old Man Charged With 1994 Murder of Postal Worker in Newry
August 9, 2019 No Responses

60-Year-Old Man Charged With 1994 Murder of Postal Worker in Newry

A 60-year-old man has been charged with the 1994 murder of Francis Damien Kerr in Newry and membership of a proscribed organisation, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has said. Mr Kerr was shot when three armed, masked raiders posing...
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PSNI Withdraw From Belfast Bonfire Site Amid Public Safety Fears
August 8, 2019 No Responses

PSNI Withdraw From Belfast Bonfire Site Amid Public Safety Fears

Police in Belfast have retreated from a confrontation at a bonfire site over concerns innocent bystanders could be hurt, a senior commander has said. PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd regretted the failure of an operation involving more than 150...
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Farmers To Continue Beef Protests After Rejecting Government’s Offer of Talks
August 8, 2019 No Responses

Farmers To Continue Beef Protests After Rejecting Government’s Offer of Talks

The ongoing disagreement over beef pricing shows no sign of resolution as farmers reject the Government’s offer of talks. The Department of Agriculture claims it reached out to members of the Beef Plan Movement, who have been holding protests outside...
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Taoiseach Calls for Britain to Drop ‘Red Lines’ in Brexit Negotiations
August 7, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Calls for Britain to Drop ‘Red Lines’ in Brexit Negotiations

The Taoiseach has said the UK Government should drop its Brexit “red lines” if it wants to reopen the Withdrawal Agreement. Leo Varadkar said the current deal, negotiated by Theresa May’s Government, was arrived at because of the British negotiating...
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