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County Derry man sentenced to 15-30 years in prison for US crash that left four teens seriously injured

A County Derry man who seriously injured four teenage girls in a drunken head-on crash in the US has been sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison. Shane Brolly, from Dungiven, was heavily intoxicated on March 27, 2021, when he crashed into the vehicle ...

20 May 2022 at 12:33

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Launch of ‘Dundalk Jail during the Civil War’

The launch of a short-film and accompanying booklet on ‘Dundalk Jail during the Civil War’ took place in Louth County Archives Service on 23 March 2022 to commemorate the forthcoming centenary of the ‘Hole in the Wall’ escape that occurred in July ...

24 Mar 2022 at 20:33

Police sergeant jailed for 10 years for raping drunk woman

A police sergeant has been jailed for 10 years for raping a “paralytic” woman who went on to give birth to his child. Ben Lister was found guilty of sexually assaulting and raping the woman while they were staying at the same house after a night ...

04 Mar 2022 at 16:55

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Jail for Derry 'R' driver who killed man while driving at 90mph

Police have welcomed the jail sentence handed down to a Derry man for causing the death by careless driving of a man, aged in his 50's, in 2018. Biain O'Connor (22), from Derry, pleaded guilty in March this year and was sentenced at Derry Crown ...

06 May 2022 at 18:33

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Derry man arrested and fined for stealing car and using victim's bank card

Derry Magistrate's Court heard today how after a car was stolen from a house in the Balmoral Avenue area of Derry a bank card was used on a number of occasions. Ryan Michael Harkin (30) of Glenabbey Close in Derry admitted a series of charges ...

16 Sept 2022 at 18:33

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Derry man jailed for a series of charges including driving charges, drug possession and criminal damage

A man who was driving a vehicle that crashed into another causing it to shunt into another vehicle at first denied being the driver Derry Magistrate's Court heard today. Daniel McClintock (25) of Benvarden Avenue in Derry admitted a series ...

09 Sept 2022 at 16:33

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Man originally from Dublin jailed for shouting racist abuse in Waterloo Place

A man originally from Dublin who shouted racist abuse at two men sitting in Waterloo Place has been jailed at Derry Magistrate's Court. Patrick Corbally (23) of no fixed abode admitted a charge of disorderly behaviour aggravated by ...

09 Sept 2022 at 15:33

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Derry man jailed for assaulting former partner

A man has been jailed at Derry Magistrate's Court today for a series of public order offences and an assault on his former partner where he body slammed her and tried to strangle her. Fergal Collins (42) of Magowan Park in Derry ...

06 Jan 2023 at 14:33

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Men jailed after being convicted of manslaughter of Polish man in County Derry town

Two men have been jailed after being convicted of the manslaughter of a man in Maghera almost five years ago. Piotr Krowka, a native of Poland, was attacked in the south Derry town on the night of Saturday, March 31, 2018. The ...

09 Jan 2023 at 13:33

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Jailed for attack on Derry ambulance crew

A man who 'lunged' at an ambulance crew trying to assist him has been jailed at Derry Magistrate's Court today. Roy Cunningham (27), of no fixed abode, was charged with assaulting an ambulance worker and criminal damage to a ...

17 Jan 2022 at 14:33

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Cleaning firm boss whose “knight in shining armour” was a devil in disguise even agreed to intimate “checks” to prove she had not slept with other men

A cleaning company boss whose “knight in shining armour” was a devil in disguise says his violence and bullying was so extreme that she even agreed to humiliating intimate “checks” to prove she had not slept with other men. ...

22 Feb 2022 at 08:25

‘Showing a porcupine’ and ‘annoying his mother’ among jail files released online

Three men convicted of snatching corpses from a graveyard in the 19th century are among thousands of prisoners whose records can now be viewed online. Other unusual offences including “begging and showing a porcupine” and ...

09 May 2023 at 11:14

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