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# northern-ireland - Monday 22 April, 2013
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
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”.
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
14 people taken to hospital after wedding bus overturns in Lisburn
The Drennan Road/Ballynahinch Road junction remains closed following the incident.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
‘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
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
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
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.
Guns and ammunition found near Armagh school
The discovery was made by police investigating dissident terrorist activity.
65-year-old arrested over attempted 1977 murder of prison officer
The suspect was arrested by PSNI officers in Belfast this morning.
Ballymena suspicious object an ‘elaborate hoax’
The PSNI said that a number of controlled explosions were carried out by an army bomb squad.
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
£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
VIDEOS: 10 pivotal moments from Margaret Thatcher’s time in power
Miners’ strikes, IRA bombings, the Falklands invasion and the threat of Brussels…
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
PSNI officer injured after Belfast hijack
The male officer was injured when the driver of a suspected stolen car tried to evade police.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
Victim of pizza delivery shooting named as 26-year-old Kieran McManus
The father-of-one was shot dead in west Belfast last night.
Murder investigation launched after Belfast shooting
The crime is not thought to have been sectarian related.
Man arrested over Lurgan bomb
A man has been arrested by detectives from the serious crime branch following an explosion in Lurgan yesterday afternoon.
Belfast security alert declared an ‘elaborate hoax’
Police in Belfast have declared a security alert at Shore Road in Newtownabbey a hoax.
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
Explosion reported in Lurgan, county Armagh
PSNI said officers were in the area at the time because of an unnotified parade.




























































