Antrim County, Northern Ireland News Archives

'We have buried our loved ones but we will not bury the truth' RAYMOND McCORD SNR, whose son was murdered by the notorious Mount Vernon UVF unit led by RUC Special Branch agent Mark Haddock, took his campaign for the truth to Capitol Hill last Thursday when he addressed a US House of Representatives sub-committee. The hearing, 'Concerns Regarding ...

A future Conservative government will refuse to fund costly inquiries into the Northern Ireland Troubles, shadow foreign secretary William Hague said today .

LISBURN City Council breached its own equality scheme when it set up a committee to manage the transition to a new super Council, the Equality Commission has found.

Prominent loyalist Mark Harbinson has been remanded in custody after being charged with the rape of a 13-year-old girl.

A HIGH profile loyalist has been remanded in custody on charges of sexual misconduct with a minor and possession of indecent images.

High profile loyalist Mark Harbinson has been remanded in custody charged with a number of sexual offences involving a young girl.

Maritime Union of New Zealand Maritime workers from around the world have gathered in Wellington this week as the Maritime Union of New Zealand holds its third triennial conference.

SDLP East Derry MLA John Dallat has written to Secretary of State Shaun Woodward asking why loyalist UFF 'trick or treat' killer Torrens Knight is "still at large" following his conviction for a brutal attack on two sisters in Coleraine.

Mark Harbinson to appear in Northern Ireland court today over charges of possessing indecent images of children A leading Ulster loyalist opponent of power sharing and the peace process will appear in a Northern Ireland court later today, charged with grooming a child for sex.

Gun crime has almost doubled in the last decade despite high profile Government campaigns to tackle the problem.

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AS I prepare to welcome Raymond Mc Cord Sr. back to Capitol Hill for the second time this year, I cannot help but have certain reflections.... In May, we brought Raymond to Capitol Hill to help him lobby for a Congressional Hearing into the collusion and cover-up of the murder of his son, Raymond Jr.

One of the Greysteel murderers Torrens Knight was convicted last week of assaulting two women in Coleraine.

A MAN who was killed when his motorbike collided with a caravan in north Antrim was travelling in a convoy of five motorcycles that included police officers, an inquest has heard.

SEATTLE, BOSTON & BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- -- At Plastic Surgery 2009, Axis Three , the leader and pioneer of 3D surgical simulation tools for the cosmetic surgery industry, today introduced its Portrait 3D Face Simulation Module, the Company's latest innovation in its 3D surgical simulation technology.

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Notorious loyalist killer Torrens Knight has been found guilty of assaulting two sisters in a vicious bar room attack in Northern Ireland.

The man convicted of killing Belfast woman Shirley Finlay was accused of a rape just days before her naked body was discovered.

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NEWTOWNABBEY Council spends around A 900,000 every year cleaning up after litter louts, it has been revealed.

A POLISH man has been jailed for life after being convicted of the murder of a Ballymena woman.

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Yesterday it was revealed Chislehurst , Kent , is Britain 's car crime hotspot with almost 4% of motorists falling victim in the last 12 months.

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The New York Stock Exchange has announced a major investment creating 400 jobs in Northern Ireland.

TWO heartbroken nurses have recalled the last time they saw their husbands before they died in an "inexplicable" collision with a bus last year.

A Belfast man jailed for causing death by dangerous driving has lost a legal bid to be freed early.

Authorities in Northern Ireland said Friday they were investigating an explosion in east Belfast that injured one woman.

A man who stabbed his former partner and her husband has been jailed for five years at Belfast Crown Court.

Ferry company Norfolkline is establishing a new European Finance Service Centre in Belfast, creating about 60 jobs, it was announced today.

A A A' The Irish National Liberation Army, an IRA splinter group responsible for some of the most notorious killings of the Northern Ireland conflict, renounced violence Sunday and signaled it could hand over weapons soon to disarmament officials.

A man who taunted the family of a soldier who was shot dead by the Real IRA has been jailed for five months.

BELFAST, Northern Ireland a " Reports of North Korea firing off a new volley of rockets isn't deterring Washington's desire to restart nuclear negotiations.During a stop in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Washington's 'goal remains the same.' The U.S. has been open to the idea of bilateral talks with the ...

American officials say Iran will be at or near the top of Clinton's agenda when she meets Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday.

Norman Tebbit: 'Our contemporary political class has fallen victim to its own flabby thinking' Photo: Getty Images The Grand Hotel, 1984: all too often, terrorists have been rebranded as freedom fighters and patriots Photo: Getty Images October and party conference time brings back each year many memories of good times and ill, but for the past 25 ...

WITH fundraising for the Mayor's Charity, Tiny Life, in full swing, Councillor Allan Ewart, Mayor of Lisburn City, was delighted to join forces with Mr.

The decision today of republican paramilitary group the Irish National Liberation Army to end violence proves the North is leaving the horrors of its past behind, it was claimed.

Hillary Clinton makes her first visit to Dublin today as US Secretary of State. The former First Lady will hold talks with the Taoiseach and the Minister for Foreign Affairs at Farmleigh House in the Phoenix Park.

A future Conservative Party government in the UK that does not deal with the legacy of the North's Troubles risks fresh violence in the region, a leading commentator warned today.

A NEW commander will take charge of British forces in southern Afghanistan this week, after the bloodiest tour since the mission began eight years ago.

The North's political parties are today under growing pressure to agree a deal on transferring policing and justice powers from Westminster to Stormont after a package to fund the move was brokered in late night talks in Downing Street.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarks Friday on a six-day trip to Europe and Russia that comes at a crucial time in the Obama administration's decision-making on a strategy for Afghanistan.

THE importance of early intervention in the fight against cancer is being highlighted by a Carrick campaigner.

Bournemouth is celebrating winning top spot for "staycationers" as the UK's most holiday-friendly town.

A MAN arrested in connection with the murder of a police officer by dissident republicans earlier this year has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.

A MAN accused of the murder of his former partner in Ballymena 14 years ago has been fined A 300 for a drink-driving offence.

EAST Londonderry MLA John Dallat has warned that more people will die if sectarianism is not tackled in Coleraine.

A 22-year-old man arrested in connection with the murder of PSNI Constable Stephen Carroll has been released pending reports to the PPS.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has flown to Northern Ireland as efforts to break the political impasse over policing and justice intensified.

Detectives investigating the murder of a police officer by dissident republicans have arrested a man in Newtownabbey, county Antrim.

A three-storey high warehouse holding thousands of pounds worth of tobacco at Gallaher's cigarette factory in County Antrim has been destroyed in a fire.

LISBURN'S new hotel has officially opened on the Hillsborough Road, creating 50 full and part-time positions.

POLICE have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll.

Northern Ireland police have detained a 22-year-old man suspected in the dissident Irish Republican Army killing of a policeman seven months ago.

The prime minister is to travel to Northern Ireland next week as attempts continue to reach agreement on the devolution of policing and justice.

Detectives investigating the murder of a police officer by dissident republicans have arrested a man in Newtownabbey, County Antrim.