Cormac Campbell

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Eimear Flanagan |Cormac Campbell

Image caption, Sources said the preferred terminus could be in the vicinity of a landmark called Cloughmore (the Big Stone)BBC News Northern IrelandA new location for a proposed cable car route in County Down is being considered after a plan to build it on Northern Ireland's highest mountain was blocked. On Wednesday, the council confirmed it was now "exploring" the possibility of moving it to Kilbroney Forest Park in Rostrevor instead.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Cormac Campbell

RNLI marks 200 years of volunteer heroes in NewcastleCormac CampbellBBC News NI South East ReporterBBCNewcastle RNLI'S Mersey Class vessel, the Leonard Kent, will be replaced at the end of 2025 The recent tragedies in Buncrana and Sligo where three boys lost their lives, serves as a brutal reminder of the dangers of open water.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Cormac Campbell

New November date set for Donaldson trialCormac CampbellPA MediaSir Jeffrey Donaldson leaving Newry Crown Court in February 2025A new November date for the trial of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife Lady Eleanor Donaldson on historical sexual offences has been set by a court in Newry. The trial had originally been scheduled to begin in March but that was delayed due to Lady Donaldson's ill health. Sir Jeffrey, 62, is accused of 18 offences, including one count of rape.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Cormac Campbell

Image source, Saintfield Community AssociationImage caption, The sails of the windmill were ripped off in 1839 and never replacedWork has begun on a new £1m heritage park in Saintfield at the site of an old windmill which was damaged in a storm nearly 200 years ago. The project is being led by the village's Community Association with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The team behind the project hope it will be open to the public by the end of 2025.

4 weeks 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.