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# northern-ireland - Thursday 23 May, 2013
Man arrested for double murder of couple burned to death in Armagh
The 33-year-old suspect arrested in the Essex yesterday will appear before Armagh Magistrates Court tomorrow morning.
Groups awarded €1.5 million for “tireless” cross-border peace work
The Tánaiste said that Northern Ireland “is still a very divided society” but that the Good Friday Agreement “has opened up new possibilities”.
# northern-ireland - Wednesday 22 May, 2013
Donegal man charged with 1982 Hyde Park attack
John Downey, 61, is charged in relation to the murders of four men.
# northern-ireland - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
Four men sent to prison for blackmailing couple in NI
A senior PSNI officer said blackmail can be a “difficult crime to combat”.
# northern-ireland - Saturday 18 May, 2013
Girl (14) punched, kicked and robbed by three male teens in Belfast
Whilst she was being assaulted another of the teens stole her mobile and money.
# northern-ireland - Friday 17 May, 2013
Lorry driver jailed for driving cannabis truck from Greece ‘destined for NI’
The 38-year-old lorry driver from Tyrone was sentenced to 14 years in jail today after being caught with a large amount of cannabis in his truck.
Grenade filled with nails would have caused ‘serious injury or death’
The PSNI said the grenades had been intended to attack police.
Shots fired at police officers were ‘random and indiscriminate’
PSNI said it was only “good luck” that no children in the surrounding area were hurt or injured.
Column: Three things modern politicians should learn from the Lemass era
Séan Lemass is one of the few Irish leaders whose popularity transcends political parties – but his path wasn’t always an easy one. Modern politicians could learn a lot from his approach to politics, writes David McCann.
Wreath-laying ceremony on 39th anniversary of Dublin-Monaghan bombings
Families will today remember the victims of the 1974 bombings, which marked the greatest loss of life in a single day during the Troubles.
Northern Ireland has a choice about ‘what type of summer’ it wants
The Parades Commission there is still time to ensure a peaceful summer.
# northern-ireland - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
Two journalists receive death threats from paramilitaries
There has been condemnation of the threats against the two unidentified journalists who are based in Northern Ireland.
# northern-ireland - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Oireachtas agenda: Coillte sale, taxi laws and 15 years of Good Friday
A Sinn Féin motion debated tonight will call for the ‘re-energisation’ of the Northern Ireland peace process.
# northern-ireland - Monday 13 May, 2013
Missing Belfast man located ‘safe and well’
Sam Wilson was last seen in the New Lodge/Duncairn Gardens area of North Belfast yesterday morning.
Woman taken to hospital after attempt to save puppy from burning van
The three-month-old dog dies as a result of the fire and police are appealing for information.
# northern-ireland - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Viable device discovered in Belfast neighbourhood
Two suspicious objects were discovered in the area, one of which was confirmed to be a viable pipe bomb.
# northern-ireland - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Adams to meet family of prison officer shot dead in Dublin
Brian Stack, who was the chief prison officer in Portlaoise prison, died of his injuries eighteen months after being shot as he left a boxing match.
Missing sex offender back in custody after handing himself in
Joseph McCabe had been missing since early April after he breached the conditions that had been attached to his release on licence.
Processes to handle Northern Ireland legacy issues not ‘adequate’
A UN committee against torture will hear of a need to address human rights abuses of the past, linked to violence during The Troubles.
# northern-ireland - Monday 6 May, 2013
Column: It’s challenging to get Irish people to go and see Irish movies
Director Kieron J Walsh says it can be difficult to get Irish people to watch Irish movies, but this is changing. Here, he discusses shining a light on suicide, how Northern Ireland is not all about the the Troubles, and why Irish cinema is on the up.
Antrim homes evacuated after viable explosive devices left on windowsill
Two suspicious devices were seen on the windowsill of the home in Ballymoney at 4:50am this morning.
# northern-ireland - Sunday 5 May, 2013
Woman arrested after man seriously injured by petrol bomb
The lit petrol bomb was thrown through the window of a house in Derry, seriously injuring the 45-year-old man inside.
Man (56) killed in a collision between van and truck in Antrim
The crash, between a white Peugeot van and a yellow Mercedes tow truck, happened at around 5.20pm yesterday evening.
# northern-ireland - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Man (20s) killed in three car crash on the Belfast Road
The incident happened just before midnight last night.
# northern-ireland - Friday 3 May, 2013
Brian Shivers found not guilty of Massereene barracks murders
Brian Shivers was originally convicted of the murder of the two British soldiers but the judgement was quashed earlier this year.
Michelle Obama and daughters set to visit Ireland
The American first lady and children could accompany Barack Obama, who is scheduled to attend the G8 summit in Fermanagh this June.
# northern-ireland - Wednesday 1 May, 2013
Lithuanian man wanted for murder in his native country arrested in Armagh
The man is wanted on a European Arrest Warrant in relation to a murder in 2005
PSNI reopen murder case of man beaten to death 15 years ago
Charlie Strain died from a brutal beating to the head and body on 1 June 1998 in Antrim.
# northern-ireland - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Video: Martin McGuinness mixes up his IFA and his IRA
He meant to refer to the Irish Football Association….
Northern Ireland Assembly votes against calls for same-sex marriage
MLAs voted 53 to 42 against a motion which called on the Northern executive to allow civil marriage for same-sex couples.
# northern-ireland - Monday 29 April, 2013
The 9 at 9: Monday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Monday morning.
Gilmore to visit Northern Ireland to mark 15 years of ‘Good Friday’
The Tánaiste will meet Britain’s Northern Secretary and the First and Deputy First Ministers to discuss continued peace.
# northern-ireland - Saturday 27 April, 2013
Column: Why are people disengaging with politics in Northern Ireland?
Following the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, more than 70 per cent of people turned out to elect the first assembly. Fast forward 15 years and the people seem disenchanted, but why, asks David McCann.
Witnessing the Troubles: the human face of 1980s Northern Ireland
Artist Seán Hillen began taking photographs of the conflict in Northern Ireland when he was just a teenager – see this powerful archive.
# northern-ireland - Friday 26 April, 2013
Victims of human trafficking gang rescued from Belfast brothels
Two suspects were arrested as part of the European operation.
Primary school evacuated in east Belfast after security alert
The PSNI has closed off part of Belvoir Drive in the east of the city this morning.
# northern-ireland - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Armagh man arrested over dissident republican activity
The 50-year-old was arrested in connection with dissident republican terrorist activity in Lancashire this morning.
# northern-ireland - Monday 22 April, 2013
Detention extended in ongoing murder investigation in Co Antrim
25-year-old Kevin O’Neill was stabbed in a house in Stroanshesk Park in Ballycastle, Co Antrim, yesterday.
# northern-ireland - Sunday 21 April, 2013
Martin says government is ‘obsessed with public relations over substance’
Speaking at his party’s 1916 commemoration, the Fianna Fáil leader said that the failure of the Croke Park Agreement was a “crisis of the government’s own making”.
Man charged with attempted murder after 17-year-old stabbed in Co Derry
The 17-year-old male was stabbed in the Rainey Street area of Magherafelt in Co Derry in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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