Woman arrested after fake goods seized
Police recovered a number of suspected counterfeit boots and clothing following a planned search of premises in Irvinestown on Wednesday.A 30-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the find....
View ArticlePolitical leaders’ statement on flag dispute
NORTHERN Ireland’s political leaders have issued a joint statement over the ongoing flags dispute.After the meeting at Stormont on Thursday, the leaders said they “deplored violence, attacks on the...
View ArticleSean Quinn granted Christmas release from jail
Bankrupt former tycoon Sean Quinn, who was jailed for contempt in an asset stripping plot, has been granted temporary release for Christmas.The one-time billionaire will be freed from the training unit...
View ArticleLack of consumer confidence
Consumer confidence slumped in the run-up to Christmas as households held out little hope that the economic situation would pick up anytime soon, a forecaster revealed today.GfK’s Consumer Confidence...
View ArticleDiscovering the roots of peace and goodwill
THIS is the last Roamer page till next Friday, when another Christmas will have passed and gone. I hope many happy memories will linger on, into and beyond the New Year. Thank you everyone who sent me...
View ArticleTrees can talk at Christmas
THERE was a Christmas tree in an alcove in a darkened room in December 1956. It was a real freshly-cut tree, wafting the room with the distinctive perfume of pine, and marking its territory with a...
View ArticleDemand for Bombardier’s new jet
Bombardier Aerospace has received a massive boost with the announcement of 22 firm orders from two airlines for its new CSeries commmercial jet, parts of which are made in Belfast.An airline, based in...
View ArticleThousands hit by power cuts
Gale-force winds have caused overnight power cuts across Northern Ireland leaving thousands of homes without electricity.Over 100 homes lost power overnight due to strong winds which brought down...
View ArticleLATEST: Man released in connection with Shankill stabbing
A 29-year-old man who had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing on Boundary Way in north Belfast - was later released unconditionally.A 27-year-old man was injured in the...
View ArticlePedestrian critical after being hit by car
A 26-year-old man is in a critical condition in intensive care in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast after being hit by a car on the Victoria Road in Londonderry.The man was hit by the vehicle at...
View ArticleRenewed appeal over missing man
POLICE in North Belfast and the family of missing 78-year-old Harry Warwick, are continuing to appeal for any information on his whereabouts.Harry was last seen at his nursing home residence in the...
View ArticleTwo charged after Londonderry assault
TWO men have been charged after a man was assaulted in Londonderry with hammers and bats.A PSNI spokesman said the assault in the Ebrington Street area of the city happened around 2.10am on December...
View ArticleLATEST: Man who dies in house fire named
The man who died in a house fire in Co Tyrone on Saturday has been named as 59-year-old David Major.Police and fire crews attended the scene shortly before 2pm in Cooke Crescent in Cookstown.He died in...
View ArticleWomen targetted in carjackings
Two women have been targeted in two separate carjacking attempts in Belfast.On Saturday evening, two men approached a car in Royal Avenue area in the city centre and ordered a female driver out of the...
View ArticleFood firm bites into £1m export contract
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has announced a £1 million export contract for Warrenpoint-based Deli Lites Ireland. The contract with Applegreen, a leading supplier of convenience foods to forecourt...
View ArticleWidow condemns theft of husband’s memorial
THE widow of a man taken out of his digger and shot by the IRA 35 years ago last night said the news that his memorial had been stolen “is just all I need coming up to Christmas”.Betty Clarke, 62,...
View ArticleAppeal over murder bid on off-duty officer
DETECTIVES investigating the attempted murder of an off-duty police officer in Bangor on Wednesday evening are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.The PSNI has released only brief...
View ArticleMass meeting planned for new year on flag issue
A MASS meeting is to be held in the new year to formulate a strategy on the flag protest, according to one of the protest speakers.The news comes as the Belfast Chamber of Commerce warned that a number...
View ArticleBoiler room fire at church ‘suspicious’
A fire which broke out at a church in Whitehead, Co Antrim is being treated as suspicious.It happened at Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Victoria Avenue at around 3.40am yesterday.The blaze was...
View ArticleParents blast plans for heart operations move
PARENTS of children with serious heart conditions have reacted angrily to local health bodies appearing to back the transfer of vital services from Belfast to Great Britain.A public consultation on the...
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