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'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. Svetlana Svedova, 47, of ...

09 Mar 2023 at 14:33

Northern Ireland

Former Celtic player Paddy McCourt given suspended sentence for sex offence

Former Northern Ireland and Celtic footballer Paddy McCourt has been given a suspended sentence for a sexual assault. The 39-year-old, of Wheatfield Court in Muff, Co Donegal, was found guilty after a trial in May of sexually touching a woman ...

10 Jul 2023 at 12:17

National News

Widow remembers 'very fair-minded' GAA official killed during Troubles as inquest opens

A man killed by loyalists 26 years ago has been described as a “fair-minded person who treated everybody the same”. The widow of Sean Brown, 61, a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) official who was abducted and killed by loyalists in Co ...

30 Mar 2023 at 17:06

National News

'A horrific death' - Derry man jailed for 18 years for setting wife on fire

A man has been sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison for murdering his wife by setting her alight in a car after throwing petrol over her. Thomas Rainey, 61, of Quarry Road in Knockloughrim, Co Derry, had pleaded guilty to the ...

05 Jul 2023 at 15:04

Arts & Entertainment

'We're all still in a group text' - Women who inspired Derry Girls gather at new exhibition

Childhood friends of Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee have spoken of the “mindblowing” success of the show ahead of the opening of a new exhibition. The new Derry Girls immersive exhibition, which opens to the public in the Tower ...

04 Jul 2023 at 14:45

National News

Three arrested in connection with 1975 murder of RUC officer

Three people have been arrested in connection with an investigation into the murder of a policeman and the attempted murder of another in 1975. The trio were detained in relation to the murder of RUC Constable Robert John ...

12 Jun 2024 at 10:51

National News

‘Derry girl’ Taylor Swift invited to visit city after research hints at link

US popstar Taylor Swift has been invited to Londonderry by the city’s mayor after research indicated a family connection. Research suggested this week that the singer, who has dominated the charts with her latest album, ...

20 Jun 2024 at 19:52

Northern Ireland

Family call for fresh inquest into death of a man in a Londonderry hospital

A fresh inquest has been requested into the death of a man in a hospital Londonderry following a road crash. John O’Sullivan, a Customs and Excise Officer from County Donegal, died following the incident in the ...

25 Sept 2024 at 07:35

Northern Ireland

Harris ‘looking forward’ to first official visit to Derry

Simon Harris will meet political, civic society and community leaders in his first visit to Londonderry as Taoiseach on Monday. He will also deliver the John Hume and Thomas P O’Neill Chair in Peace lecture at ...

16 Sept 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

‘Many opportunities’ for cross-border co-operation, says Harris on Derry visit

There are “so many opportunities” for cross-border co-operation in the northwest, Simon Harris has said during his first visit to Londonderry as Taoiseach on Monday. Mr Harris was in the city to meet ...

16 Sept 2024 at 14:10

National News

Irish president leads tributes to trailblazer journalist Nell McCafferty

Ireland’s president has led tributes to renowned author, journalist and feminist activist Nell McCafferty, who has died at the age of 80. The celebrated writer’s family said she died in the early ...

21 Aug 2024 at 14:22

National News

Irish journalist and feminist activist Nell McCafferty dies aged 80

Renowned author, journalist and feminist activist Nell McCafferty has died at the age of 80. Her family said she died in the early hours of Wednesday at a nursing home in Co Donegal. The former ...

21 Aug 2024 at 13:07

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