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# northern-ireland - Monday 22 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Northern Ireland

Detention extended in ongoing murder investigation in Co Antrim

25-year-old Kevin O’Neill was stabbed in a house in Stroanshesk Park in Ballycastle, Co Antrim, yesterday.

# northern-ireland - Sunday 21 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Fianna Fáil

Martin says government is ‘obsessed with public relations over substance’

Speaking at his party’s 1916 commemoration, the Fianna Fáil leader said that the failure of the Croke Park Agreement was a “crisis of the government’s own making”.

From TheJournal.ie Co Derry

Man charged with attempted murder after 17-year-old stabbed in Co Derry

The 17-year-old male was stabbed in the Rainey Street area of Magherafelt in Co Derry in the early hours of Saturday morning.

# northern-ireland - Saturday 20 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Double-Decker Bus

14 people taken to hospital after wedding bus overturns in Lisburn

The Drennan Road/Ballynahinch Road junction remains closed following the incident.

From TheJournal.ie Fire

Police investigation under way following fatal fire in Co Derry

A man died following the fire at a flat in the Winchester Park area of Co Derry last night.

From TheJournal.ie Northern Ireland

Two men charged in relation to drugs seizure in Co Antrim

The drugs, with with an estimated street value of €47,000, had been seized in the Portrush area of Co Antrim last Thursday.

# northern-ireland - Friday 19 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Drugs

Cannabis plants worth €425,000 seized in Co Antrim

The drugs were found in a residential property in the Forthraven area of Ballyclare in Co Antrim.

# northern-ireland - Thursday 18 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Shooting

32-year-old injured in shooting incident in Coleraine

The man was hospitalised after being shot in the lower limbs at around 11:15pm last night.

# northern-ireland - Wednesday 17 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie PSNI

Men arrested in Antrim over dissident republican activity

The men, aged 20 and 35, were taken in for questioning this morning.

# northern-ireland - Tuesday 16 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Northern Ireland

Two men arrested in investigation into attempted murder of PSNI officers

The arrests are in relation to an incident on 9 March when an explosive device detonated near police.

# northern-ireland - Sunday 14 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Co Antrim

Man pulled from car by hijackers

The incident occurred in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, yesterday. Meanwhile, PSNI members were attacked by youths throwing stones and petrol bombs in Derry.

# northern-ireland - Saturday 13 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Missing Person

PSNI appeal for missing girl (17) from Portadown, Co Armagh

17-year-old Chantelle Lewis, from the Portadown area in Co Armagh, was last seen at approximately 6.30pm on the evening of Wednesday 10 April in the Lurgan area.

From TheJournal.ie Northern Ireland

PSNI urge parents to control children after petrol bombs thrown

Up to 40 youths were involved in the disturbances in Derry last night, during which 25 petrol bombs were thrown.

From TheJournal.ie The Troubles

‘Desperate’ Ireland wanted Britain to send NATO troops to Northern Ireland

A Wikileaks cable reveals that Garret FitzGerald asked the United States not to oppose any British reassignment of troops.

# northern-ireland - Friday 12 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Suspicious

Police warn public after attempted snatching in Down

An eight-year-old girl escaped after a suspicious approach this morning.

# northern-ireland - Thursday 11 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Margaret Thatcher

Gerry Adams criticises parties celebrating Thatcher’s death

In an interview with a Fermanagh newspaper, Adams also said he forgave the former British Prime Minister.

# northern-ireland - Wednesday 10 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie In Pictures

15 years ago today: the Good Friday Agreement was signed

After almost two years of talks – and 17 hours past the deadline – the historic document was signed by Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair.

From TheJournal.ie Northern Ireland

Guns and ammunition found near Armagh school

The discovery was made by police investigating dissident terrorist activity.

From TheJournal.ie Cold Case

65-year-old arrested over attempted 1977 murder of prison officer

The suspect was arrested by PSNI officers in Belfast this morning.

From TheJournal.ie Security Alert

Ballymena suspicious object an ‘elaborate hoax’

The PSNI said that a number of controlled explosions were carried out by an army bomb squad.

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Though the Good Friday Agreement brought peace, we should never forget the past

On this date 15 years ago, the Good Friday Agreement was signed. While we have come along way, we shouldn’t take the peace we have for granted, writes Ben English.

# northern-ireland - Tuesday 9 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Drugs

£100,000 worth of cannabis plants seized in Belfast

Police have urged the public and landlords in particular to be vigilant and have issued guidelines on spotting cannabis factories.

# northern-ireland - Monday 8 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Iron Lady This post contains videos

VIDEOS: 10 pivotal moments from Margaret Thatcher’s time in power

Miners’ strikes, IRA bombings, the Falklands invasion and the threat of Brussels…

From TheJournal.ie Iron Lady

Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher dies at 87

The former Conservative leader and three-time prime minister suffered a stroke and died peacefully, a spokesman says.

# northern-ireland - Saturday 6 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Northern Ireland

PSNI officer injured after Belfast hijack

The male officer was injured when the driver of a suspected stolen car tried to evade police.

From TheJournal.ie Wait Times

Patients waiting up to 70 weeks for orthopaedic surgeries in Derry hospital

Officials have blamed the delay on a fire at Altnagelvin Hospital in November 2012.

# northern-ireland - Friday 5 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Drugs

27-year-old man arrested after drug seizure in Newry

In a planned search of a house today a quantity of drugs with an estimated street value of £10,000.

From TheJournal.ie Attack

Woman ‘hit on head with glass bottle’ on bus travelling from Louth to Down

One 23-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the incident but has been released on bail.

# northern-ireland - Thursday 4 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Missing

Police in Co Down issue appeal over missing man Maurice Rubens

Rubens, who is from the Donaghcloney area of county Down was last seen at 6pm on Sunday 31 March in a takeaway restaurant.

# northern-ireland - Wednesday 3 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Missing

Update: Missing woman Diane Blaney located ‘safe and well’

Diane Blaney was last seen by relatives when she left home this morning to walk her two dogs.

From TheJournal.ie Report

PSNI investigate report of suspicious object near school

The report said that the object was located in the vicinity of a primary school in Donagh village, Lisnaskea.

From TheJournal.ie Northern Ireland

Police appeal for witnesses following fatal crash in Derry

The 31-year-old man was driving a white Volvo lorry when the single vehicle accident occurred.

# northern-ireland - Monday 1 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie PSNI

Men with hammer and crowbar rob house – and take samurai sword

The incident took place in the Ardoyne area of North Belfast last night.

1972, the year ‘The Troubles’ wrecked Ireland’s Grand Slam hopes

Ireland and Lions flanker Fergus Slattery reflects on politics and sports mixing to ill-effect.

# northern-ireland - Sunday 31 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Northern Ireland

Victim of pizza delivery shooting named as 26-year-old Kieran McManus

The father-of-one was shot dead in west Belfast last night.

From TheJournal.ie Northern Ireland

Murder investigation launched after Belfast shooting

The crime is not thought to have been sectarian related.

From TheJournal.ie Explosion

Man arrested over Lurgan bomb

A man has been arrested by detectives from the serious crime branch following an explosion in Lurgan yesterday afternoon.

From TheJournal.ie Hoax

Belfast security alert declared an ‘elaborate hoax’

Police in Belfast have declared a security alert at Shore Road in Newtownabbey a hoax.

Stan The Man This post contains videos

It’s exactly 20 years since Stan’s corner-kick goal against Northern Ireland

Three goals in the opening 28 minutes had Lansdowne Road roaring.

# northern-ireland - Saturday 30 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Northern Ireland

Explosion reported in Lurgan, county Armagh

PSNI said officers were in the area at the time because of an unnotified parade.