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A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after a single-vehicle collision on the Coast Road in Glenarm on Wednesday night. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 9.55pm following reports of the crash in the Glenarm area. Police said the rider, a man, was injured in the collision and was taken to hospital for treatment. His condition has not been disclosed. Appeal for witnesses Officers are now appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision, or who may have c

Barry Cummins and Katja Mia present the new RTÉ podcast series, ‘Unsolved’. (Photo: Marc O'Sullivan) A new RTÉ true crime podcast examining some of Ireland’s most enduring unsolved criminal cases has launched today, aiming to keep long-running investigations in the public eye while giving victims and their families a renewed voice. Unsolved, released every Wednesday, explores unsolved murders and other unresolved crimes from across Ireland, with experienced crime journalist B

Ulster Unionist Party Leader and North Antrim MLA Jon Burrows The sentence imposed on a former dementia care worker convicted of abusing vulnerable patients cannot be referred to the Court of Appeal for review under current Northern Ireland law, the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has confirmed. The update has prompted Ulster Unionist Party Leader and North Antrim MLA Jon Burrows to call for changes to sentencing laws and the powers available to the Director of Public Prosec

A suspected stolen car was brought to a stop by specially trained police officers after a high-speed pursuit along the A1 on Tuesday afternoon, following what officers described as a dangerous attempt to drive the wrong way towards Newry. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the incident began at around 1.49pm, when officers received a report that a grey Volkswagen Passat CC had been stolen in the Tates Avenue area of Belfast. Officers from the PSNI’s Auto Crime

A 55-year-old woman has been charged with allegedly breaching the lifetime anonymity protecting alleged victims in the ongoing court case involving former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson. Detectives from Newry Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested the woman in the Ballynahinch area on Tuesday, 28 July, as part of their investigation into an alleged breach of reporting restrictions linked to the high-profile case. She has been charged with breaching a lifetime ban on r

Inset: Ulster Unionist Party leader Jon Burrows MLA The leader of the Ulster Unionist Party has called for the sentence handed to a former healthcare assistant who secretly filmed and mocked vulnerable dementia patients to be reviewed, arguing it may be unduly lenient. Jon Burrows MLA said he has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions asking that the sentence imposed on Ciara Corvan be considered under Northern Ireland’s Unduly Lenient Sentence Mechanism, which allows

Police officers conducting an enforcement operation as part of “all-out” Day of Action across South Area district in Northern Ireland. Police have launched an intensive road safety crackdown across the PSNI’s South Area today (Tuesday 28 July) after almost half of Northern Ireland’s road deaths this year occurred within the region. A total of 42 people have died on roads across Northern Ireland so far in 2026, with 19 of those fatalities recorded in South Area, prompting offi

A 31-year-old man has been arrested after police seized a large quantity of cash, a small amount of suspected Class B drugs and drug-related paraphernalia during a search of a property in Warrenpoint. The search was carried out by officers in the Mourne Drive area on Monday, 27 July, as part of an investigation into suspected drug-related activity. Cash and suspected drugs seized According to the PSNI, officers from the District Support Team recovered a significant amount of

A former healthcare assistant who secretly photographed and filmed vulnerable dementia patients before sharing the images with degrading commentary on social media has been sentenced in what police have described as the first prosecution of its kind in Northern Ireland. Twenty-eight-year-old Ciara Corvan, from Armagh, appeared before Craigavon Crown Court today, where she was sentenced to a two-year probation order and ordered to complete 100 hours of community service after

Portrush, County Antrim Anyone travelling to or through Portrush on Saturday afternoon is being urged to allow extra time, with police warning of potential traffic congestion as two separate public events and parades take place in the town. Road users can expect short delays between 3.30pm and 6pm, when temporary road closures will be in place to allow the events to pass safely. Two events planned The first event, organised by Causeway Coast & Glens Concerned Parents Group, i

A person in Mid Ulster could face prosecution after a so-called “mystery box” ordered from an overseas online retailer was intercepted by Border Force and found to contain a taser and a number of other weapons. The parcel, which was destined for an address in Mid Ulster, was seized before delivery, prompting officers from the PSNI’s Cookstown Neighbourhood Policing Team to visit the intended recipient. ‘Mystery box’ explanation According to police, the buyer claimed they had

Murdered: 44-year-old Paul Mackin Junior A murder investigation has been launched after a man who was seriously injured in an assault at a house in north Belfast earlier this week died in hospital. Police have confirmed that 44-year-old Paul Mackin Junior, from the north Belfast area, died on the evening of Wednesday, 22 July, two days after officers responded to an assault at a residential property in Duncairn Parade. His death has prompted detectives from the Police Service

The red SEAT vehicle that was brought to a halt on the A26 A driver is due to appear in court after a police pursuit on the A26 near Ballymena ended with a car stranded on four burst tyres and two men attempting to flee across nearby fields. The incident happened on the A26 Lisnevenagh Road when Road Policing Interceptors on a routine patrol spotted a red SEAT. Police said the driver accelerated after noticing the patrol vehicle, prompting officers to signal for the car to st

Ballymena Magistrates’ Court Two men have been charged following an armed fight in a Ballymena housing development that unfolded while children were playing nearby. The charges relate to an incident in the St Patrick’s Place area on Thursday, July 16, when police were called to reports of a fight. Witnesses at the time reported seeing weapons including what appeared to be a knife, a sword and a shovel during the disorder. Two to appear in court A man in his 50s has been charg

Justice Minister Naomi Long with the Annual Report and Threat Assessment for the Organised Crime Task Force 2024/25 Northern Ireland’s organised crime groups were hit by more than £26.5 million worth of drug seizures over the past year, while 651 potential victims of modern slavery and human trafficking were identified, according to the latest annual assessment of serious organised crime. The figures are contained in the Organised Crime Task Force (OCTF) Annual Report for 202

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was seriously assaulted inside a house in north Belfast on Monday evening. Police were called to a residential property in the Duncairn Parade area shortly before 6pm following reports that a man had been assaulted. Three men arrested The three suspects — one aged in his 30s and two aged in their 40s — were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. All three remain in police custody while detectives co

Natasha Gove A woman who died following a single-vehicle collision in the Glenariffe area on Saturday evening has been named as Natasha Gove. Ms Gove, 31, was from the Ballyclare area. She died after the silver Ford Transit Custom van in which she was travelling was involved in a collision on the Glenariffe Road shortly before 9.10pm on Saturday, 18 July. The other occupant of the van, a 41-year-old man, also died at the scene. Investigation continues Officers from the Police

Two people have died following a single-vehicle road traffic collision in the Glenariffe area on Saturday evening. The victims, a 41-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman, were pronounced dead at the scene after the crash involving a silver Ford Transit Custom on the Glenariffe Road. Emergency services attended The Police Service of Northern Ireland said officers were called to the collision shortly before 9.10pm on Saturday, 18 July. Colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambul

The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) is to establish an independent confidential process for anyone with information or concerns relating to Jeffrey Donaldson’s time in the party to come forward, saying its initial internal review was only “a first step, not the end of the matter”. The move follows Donaldson’s conviction on 18 child sex abuse offences, including rape, and represents the party’s most significant organisational response since the verdicts. Independent route outside

North Antrim MLA Jon Burrows, with party colleague, Bannside councillor Jackson Minford during a visit to the scene of a murder-suicide in Ballymena The leader of the Ulster Unionist Party has visited the scene of last week’s family tragedy in Ballymena, where he laid flowers and urged society never to become desensitised to domestic abuse. North Antrim MLA Jon Burrows visited the home on the Old Cullybackey Road on Saturday, where a 39-year-old woman and her eight-year-old d