Chris Page
Ireland Correspondent at BBC
BBC News Ireland Correspondent. TV, radio and digital. DMs open for story tips - or email [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Chris Page
Two jailed over one of Europe's largest illegal dumpsChris PageBBC Ireland correspondentMartin McKeownGerard Farmer (left) and Paul Doherty appearing in court in AprilTwo men have been jailed for what a judge described as "environmental crime on an industrial scale" for their roles in one of Europe's largest illegal dumps, in Northern Ireland.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Chris Page
Excavation at former mother-and-baby institution to begin this yearChris PageBBC News Ireland correspondentGetty ImagesThe site of a former home in Tuam was excavated because hundreds of child burial records were missingIn 2016, investigators found what they described as "significant quantities of human remain" in underground chambers. Tests confirmed the bodies were those of babies and children up to three years in age.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Chris Page
Chris PageBBC News Ireland correspondentAn Irish army chaplain has offered forgiveness to a 17-year-old boy who stabbed him at a barracks. At a court hearing, Father Paul Murphy also hugged the teenager who pleaded guilty to attempting to murder him. The priest was stabbed multiple times at Renmore Barracks in Galway in August 2024. The Central Criminal Court in Dublin heard that the boy, who was 16 at the time, supported the so-called Islamic State (IS) group and had been radicalised online.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Chris Page
'Disappointing' compensation for mother-and-baby home survivorsChris PageBBC News Ireland correspondentPA MediaMarianvale in Newry was one of the mother-and-baby homes in Northern IrelandThe Irish government has said that five out of eight religious organisations have not offered any contribution to a compensation scheme to survivors of institutions for unmarried mothers, following a negotiation process. A report on the negotiation, which lasted for 20 months, has been published.
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Mar 13, 2025 |
bbc.com | Chris Page
Ex-RUC officer to be prosecuted for 1970s Troubles murderChris PageBBC News Ireland correspondentBBCThe case was brought as a result of an investigation by the Police OmbudsmanA former police officer is to be prosecuted for murder following an investigation into killings in Northern Ireland in the 1970s.
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