Cormac Campbell

Northern Ireland

Reporter at BBC News NI

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'Catfish' offender Max Hollingsbee sentenced for offences against girls

5 days ago | bbc.com | Cormac Campbell

Five-year sentence for man who 'catfished' girls onlineCormac CampbellBBC News NI south-east reporterPSNIMax Hollingsbee was sentenced on Friday. A 21-year-old County Armagh man has been sentenced to five years and two months for a litany of online sexual offences against teenage girls. On Friday, Max Hollingsbee, of Orient Circle in Lurgan, was sentenced for his crimes against 14 girls and young women.
Armagh GAA player in court over sexual assault

1 week ago | bbc.com | Cormac Campbell

Armagh All-Ireland winning GAA player in court over sexual assaultCormac CampbellBBC NI south-east reporterPacemaker PressAidan Nugent faces four charges - two of sexual assault and two of causing a person to engage in a sexual actA member of Armagh's All-Ireland winning Gaelic football team has appeared in court charged with sexual assault.
Erenagh Monastery site believed to be found after dig

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Cormac Campbell

Archaeologists 'confident' destroyed monastery site foundCormac CampbellBBC News NI south east reporterBBCA coin, believed to be from the 1200s, found at the suspected monastery site in County DownArchaeologists believe they have found the site of a 12th Century monastery near Downpatrick, County Down, that was destroyed in 1177 by the Anglo-Norman knight John de Courcy. The Cistercian monastery, known as Erenagh, had been built 50 years prior to de Courcy's invasion of Ulster.
National Trust pauses engagement with local council

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Cormac Campbell

Cormac CampbellBBC News NI south east reporterNewry Mourne and Down CouncilPlans for a 1km (0.6mile) long cable car ascending Slieve Donard have taken a major blow after the National Trust - one of the landowners on the mountain - said it would be pausing engagement with the local council behind the project. This, the Trust said, is until it receives robust and comprehensive environmental assessments on the proposals.
Less than half of business support money spent

1 month ago | bbc.com | Cormac Campbell

'Unbelievable' that only half of flood support money paid outCormac CampbellSouth east reporter, BBC News NIPacemakerMany businesses in Newry were faced with significant repair billsBusiness owners affected by flooding in 2023 have expressed their disappointment after less than half the money allocated to a support scheme was paid out. A multi-million pounds support scheme was set up to help affected businesses. Applications closed on 31 March.
Parking, pay and an identity crisis

1 month ago | bbc.com | Niall McCracken |Cormac Campbell

'More to be done after 10 years of super councils'Niall McCracken & Cormac CampbellPA MediaThere have been bin strikes in a number of council areas, with the biggest being in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon in 2022We are 10 years on from the biggest change in local democracy in Northern Ireland. When the super-councils were formed in 2015, they promised more efficiency and better delivery of services.
Ballymoney couple sentenced for child cruelty

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Cormac Campbell

The pair are from Rockfield Gardens in Mosside near Ballymoney, County Antrim. The court heard that in November 2019, Christopher Fulton contacted his GP surgery to say the baby - known as P - had a raw throat and was not drinking his bottle. An appointment was set up later that day. On examination, the doctor found P to be unresponsive to physical stimulus. He was transferred to the Causeway Hospital . A paramedic said "he was pale like a dead body".
Ballymoney couple sentenced for child cruelty

1 month ago | bbc.com | Cormac Campbell

Ballymoney couple sentenced for child crueltyCormac CampbellBBC News NI south east reporterSocial MediaAmanda and Christopher Fulton were found guilty of their crimes in October last yearA husband and wife from County Antrim convicted of serious crimes against a four week old baby boy have been sentenced to 22 years and four years. The little boy sustained severe injuries in an assault that left him blind and brain damaged.
Man charged with 1970s murder of UDR soldier Joseph James Porter

1 month ago | bbc.com | Cormac Campbell

Man in court charged with 1970s murder of part-time UDR soldierCormac CampbellBBC News NI south east reporterBBCJames Donegan appeared at Newry Magistrate's Court on WednesdayA 67-year-old man originally from County Armagh has been refused bail after being extradited from the Republic of Ireland and charged with a Troubles-era murder carried out more than 45 years ago.
Work to begin on long-awaited bypass

2 months ago | bbc.com | Cormac Campbell

Cormac CampbellBBC News NI south-east reporterBuilding work on the Ballynahinch bypass should begin in three years time, according to Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins. The project had previously been put on pause in 2023 but will now move forward to business case and procurement. The 1.9-mile (3.1km) single-lane road would skirt the eastern side of the County Down town and aims to relieve chronic congestion, improve safety and benefit the nearby tourist town of Newcastle.