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  • 1 week ago | independent.ie | Emma Ryan |Adrian Rutherford

    It comes after videos circulated online of a man in clerical garb being challenged by self-styled "paedophile hunters”. The PSNI say a 58-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Derry on suspicion of alleged attempted sexual communication with a child. A spokesperson for the PSNI said, “A 58-year-old man was arrested on Thursday, April 17, on suspicion of alleged attempted sexual communication with a child. "He remains in police custody at his time.

  • 1 week ago | independent.ie | Emma Ryan |Eoghan Moloney

    Dessie O’Kelly, died when the tractor he was a passenger in was involved in a collision at Aghavilla, Carrigallen, on Tuesday afternoon at around 3pm. Mr O’Kelly was pronounced deceased at the scene. His remains will repose at his home on Good Friday, April 18, from 4pm to 8pm and on Easter Saturday, April 19, from 5pm to 8pm. Funeral mass will take place in St Mary's Church, Drumeela on Easter Sunday at 2pm, with burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.

  • 1 week ago | independent.ie | Emma Ryan |Eoghan Moloney

    Dessie O’Kelly, died when the tractor he was a passenger in was involved in a collision at Aghavilla, Carrigallen, on Tuesday afternoon at around 3pm. Mr O’Kelly was pronounced deceased at the scene. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the fatal single-vehicle crash on R204 at Aghavilla, Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim, which occurred at approximately 3.10pm. "A male passenger of the tractor, aged in his late teens, was later pronounced deceased at the scene.

  • 1 week ago | independent.ie | Emma Ryan |Eoghan Moloney

    Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the fatal single-vehicle crash on R204 at Aghavilla, Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim, which occurred at approximately 3.10pm. "A male passenger of the tractor, aged in his late teens, was later pronounced deceased at the scene. "The male driver of the tractor, aged in his late teens, was conveyed to Cavan General Hospital for treatment of injuries believed to be non-life-threatening at this time,” a garda spokesperson said.

  • 1 week ago | sundayworld.com | Emma Ryan

    Brendan Casey (46) of Beal na Mara, The Mall, Ballyshannon appeared at Donegal Circuit Court before Judge John Aylmer. Casey was sentenced on charges relating to the possession of counterfeit cigarettes, tobacco and clothing. Garda Sergeant Oliver Devaney outlined the details of the offence. On May 8, 2020, Gardaí assisted by the armed support unit arrived at a property at Erne Dale Heights in Ballyshannon.

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