Niall McCracken

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Man found guilty of Damien Heagney's murderNiall McCrackenBBC News NI Mid-Ulster reporterFamily handoutMr Heagney was last seen in Dromore on New Year's Eve in 2021A man has been found guilty of murdering Damien Heagney, as well as dismembering and disposing of his body. Cookstown man Damien Heagney, 47, was last seen alive at the end of December 2021.

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'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.

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Men in court over murder of pensioner Adam KrzanNiall McCrackenBBC News NI Mid Ulster reporterFamily HandoutAdam Krzan was found with three stab wounds to his chest and two to his neckA 33-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a pensioner in County Tyrone in February this year. A second 34-year-old man also appeared charged with a number of offences connected to the case including assisting an offender, withholding information and perverting the course of justice.

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How a garage gym became a boxing club uniting diverse communitiesNiall McCrackenBBC News NI Mid Ulster ReporterBBCDungannon Boxing Club was formed in 1987"A few years ago I was going through a really rough period in my life, then I joined the boxing club, and honestly it gave me a reason to live."Eoin Mellon from County Tyrone only started boxing in his late teens, but said it has had a profound impact on his life.

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Calls for new bus safety laws after schoolgirl's deathNiall McCrackenBBC News NI Mid Ulster reporterBBCCaitlin-Rose McMullan died after being hit by a car There have been fresh calls for new laws to improve school bus safety in Northern Ireland. Caitlin-Rose McMullan was a pupil at St Pius X College in Magherafelt who was described in a statement by the school as being "a very popular pupil who was always smiling".