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Loyalist group condemns Co Down attacks as ‘work of competing drug cartels’

The Loyalist Communities Council has blasted a series of attacks on properties in Co Down as the “work of competing drug cartels”. Properties in the Ards and North Down area have been targeted in recent days, including a pipe bomb and several petrol ...

30 Mar 2023 at 13:30

Northern Ireland

Family of man shot dead in Derry secure financial settlement from MoD

The family of a man shot dead by the British Army in 1971 have secured a financial settlement from the Ministry of Defence. Billy McGreanery, 41, was shot at the junction of Eastway, Lonemoor Road and Westland Street in Derry, late in the evening ...

14 Nov 2024 at 11:55

Northern Ireland

Three arrested following wave of attacks linked to UDA feud

Three men have been arrested following a spate of attacks in Co Down which police believe are part of a feud between two UDA drugs gangs. Two men were arrested under the Terrorism Act – a 29-year-old in Newtownards and a 53-year-old in ...

28 Mar 2023 at 09:41

Local News

Some potential witnesses for SAS shooting inquest of County Derry man ‘yet to be identified’

Some former soldiers who may be called to give evidence at the inquest of a man shot by the SAS have yet to be identified, a coroner has been told. Francis Bradley, 20, was killed by soldiers in disputed circumstances near Toomebridge,...

01 Feb 2023 at 18:53

Northern Ireland

Paul Givan ‘ignored advice from official’ by meeting loyalist group

Education Minister Paul Givan went against the advice of a department official when he met a group linked to loyalist paramilitaries, MLAs have heard. He told the Assembly that the meeting with the Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) ...

11 Nov 2024 at 17:51

Northern Ireland

Chinook disaster families ‘disgusted’ after PM rejects inquiry calls

Families of the 1994 Chinook disaster victims have said they will “see the UK Government in court” after the Prime Minister rejected calls for a judge-led inquiry. A total of 25 senior intelligence experts and four special forces ...

08 Aug 2025 at 09:24

Local News

Defend Irish Neutrality Public Meeting to take place in Derry

Sinn Féin has announced that Donegal TD Pearse Doherty is to be a guest speaker at a public meeting being held in Derry later this week to discuss the issue of Irish neutrality. Local Sinn Féin councillor Christopher Jackson ...

07 Jul 2025 at 10:00

Northern Ireland

Former defence secretary expresses ‘very deep concerns’ over Chinook crash

Former defence secretary Sir Liam Fox has said he has “very deep concerns” about the circumstances surrounding the 1994 RAF Chinook helicopter crash and is committed to a full investigation. Twenty-five intelligence experts ...

22 Aug 2025 at 15:26

Northern Ireland

Son of Chinook 1994 helicopter crash victim visits memorial and asks for answers

The son of a victim of the RAF 1994 Chinook helicopter crash is calling on the Prime Minister to intervene and allow a public inquiry after visiting the site of the disaster. RAF Chinook ZD576 was carrying 25 British ...

06 Jul 2025 at 15:24

Local News

Military medics will be deployed to hospitals across the north to support 'fatigued' staff

Sixty armed forces medics are to be deployed in hospitals in Northern Ireland after the Health Minister’s latest request for military assistance was approved. The Ministry of Defence said its personnel will provide ...

31 Jan 2022 at 17:32

Northern Ireland

Minister promises review of decision not to award SAS founder a Victoria Cross

Evidence of whether one of the founding members of the SAS should be awarded a Victoria Cross (VC) posthumously will be reviewed, a defence minister has said. Al Carns said the military service of Lieutenant ...

08 Apr 2025 at 18:58

Northern Ireland

MoD ‘dishonest’ to call 1994 Chinook crash an accident, say families

The families of people killed in the 1994 Chinook helicopter disaster have criticised the Ministry of Defence’s description of the crash as a “tragic accident” as “dishonest, deceitful and disingenuous”. ...

10 Jun 2025 at 20:24

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