20+ hour, 14+ min ago   (514+ words) Garda whistleblowers are to speak publicly about concerns from inside the force in a major new RTÉ Investigates documentary examining whether promised reforms following decades of policing scandals have delivered meaningful change. The programme, RTÉ Investigates: The Gardaí – Full Disclosure,…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (517+ words) Jailed: Ballymena man Bradley Douglas A Ballymena man identified by police as one of the “main instigators” of rioting in the town last summer has been sentenced to five years, with half of the term to be spent in custody....

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (126+ words) A 41-year-old man is due in court today charged with offences including non-fatal strangulation and domestic abuse following the death of a woman in Newtownabbey. Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team brought the charges following…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (460+ words) Jailed: County Antrim man Curtis Archibald A County Antrim man who groomed a girl and threatened to share images he had forced her to send him has been jailed, as his victim urged others experiencing abuse to come forward. Curtis…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (637+ words) A victim has lost £250,000 after criminals used an apparently AI-generated video featuring a well-known financial personality to promote a fraudulent investment opportunity. Police said the sophisticated fraud began with a relatively small investment but escalated after the victim was contacted…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (587+ words) Inset: Sinn Féin North Antrim MLA Philip McGuigan has warned against attempts to revive contentious parading disputes, invoking the Harryville protests in Ballymena as he said Northern Ireland must not be dragged back towards heightened sectarian tensions. Mr McGuigan was…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (463+ words) Jailed: Samuel McCaughey, 35, from County Armagh A County Armagh man has been jailed after filming police vehicles inside the yard of Lurgan Police Station and distributing the footage through social media. Samuel McCaughey, 35, from Lurgan, was sentenced at Laganside Crown…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (136+ words) A 55-year-old man has been charged with offences including assault on police and criminal damage after officers were called to Ballymena’s Orkney Drive on Monday afternoon. He is expected to appear before Coleraine Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 2 September, charged with…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (358+ words) A 16-year-old male has been charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder and threats to kill following the death of a 61-year-old man at a home in Dungannon. Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (727+ words) Superintendent Peter Stevenson, Mid Ulster District Commander, updating media on the murder and attempted murder investigation. An eight-year-old girl who was severely injured in an incident in which her 61-year-old father was murdered at their Dungannon home is now in…...