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Shot by ex-soldier which killed man during Troubles was accidental, UK court hears

An ex-soldier who shot and killed a man in Northern Ireland during the Troubles insisted in police interviews he accidentally fired, a court was told. David Jonathan Holden, 52, is on trial at Belfast Crown Court accused of the manslaughter of Aidan ...

08 Apr 2022 at 15:48

National News

Judge rules material from Troubles documentaries be handed to PSNI for terror probe

The BBC is to hand over broadcasted and unbroadcasted material from a documentary series about Northern Ireland’s Troubles to the police as part of investigations into terrorist activity, a judge has said. An order was made at Belfast Crown Court ...

07 Apr 2022 at 17:45

National News

Northern Irish stalker jailed for 2 years after sending woman threatening messages

A stalker who left a woman suffering panic attacks and nightmares after sending threatening messages has been jailed for two and a half years. Riagain Grainger, 22, of Rosnareen Road, Trillick, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland, was sentenced at ...

02 Feb 2022 at 18:15

Pictures & Videos

WATCH: Donegal based father who murdered his wife is jailed for a minimum of 20 years

Donegal based father Stephen McKinney has been sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison for the murder of his wife Lu Na McKinney. The 44-year-old Strabane native had been living in Convoy. He was sentenced at Belfast Crown Court on ...

25 Nov 2021 at 16:31

Local News

Donegal man part of organised crime gang sentenced at Derry Crown Court

The leader of an organised crime gang involved in the supply of illegal drugs in the north-west has been jailed for 11 years at Derry Crown Court, with a Donegal member given a two-year suspended sentence. Five other members of the ...

16 Mar 2023 at 20:19

Crime & Court

Donegal man returned for trial on series of charges of ill treatment of patients at a nursing home

A Donegal man has been returned for trial to Derry Crown Court on a series of charges relating to the ill treatment or neglect of patients at a local nursing home. Shaun Lynch (53) of Ballybegleg, Newtowncunningham appeared at a ...

27 Mar 2023 at 09:56

National News

'Brutal and horrific' - Woman who beat friend to death with hammer to serve 16 years

A woman who beat her friend to death with a claw hammer has been told she will spend at least 16 years in prison for the murder. Ludmila Poletelova, 61, was found dead at her home in Lodge Court, Limavady, in April 2021. ...

09 Mar 2023 at 14:33

National News

Widow says her husband was her ‘entire world’ as couple sentenced for his death

The widow of a man killed following a “brutal and savage” attack has said her husband was her “entire world” after a couple were sentenced in relation to his killing. Father-of-four Patrick Ward, who was originally from ...

20 Sept 2023 at 17:40

Lifford/Stranorlar MD

Donegal man jailed for drugs offences at the Crown Court in Derry

Two men, one from Derry and the other from Donegal, who were caught in a pro-active police investigation into the activities of drugs gangs in the North-West have both been jailed at the Crown Court in Derry. Jonathan ...

25 Jan 2024 at 16:23

Crime & Court

Donegal woman appears at Derry Crown Court on a series of fraud charges

A woman has been returned for trial to Derry Crown Court on a series of fraud charges. Wendy MacBean (60) of Railway Park, St Johnston, appeared at a preliminary enquiry at Derry Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. She ...

25 Apr 2024 at 10:50

Crime & Court

Donegal man jailed at Derry Crown Court for raping friend while she slept

A Donegal man has been jailed at Derry Crown Court on a charge of raping a friend who was staying in his house when she was asleep. Stephen McElhinney, 26, of Carrowreagh, Bridgend in County Donegal admitted one ...

03 May 2024 at 15:45

Lifford/Stranorlar MD

Donegal man jailed for 'rough handling' of patients in care home

A senior care assistant at a Derry care home from Donegal has been jailed at Derry Crown Court on a series of patient ill-treatment charges. Shaun Lynch (54) of Ballybegley, Ballybofey, admitted seven charges ...

01 Feb 2024 at 15:42

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