Stories By Paul Higgins
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Craigavon
/ 3 years agoSex offender released from prison on Friday back in court next day for allegedly groping police officer
A convicted pervert who was only released from prison on Friday was back in court on Saturday accused of groping a...
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Lurgan
/ 3 years agoAlleged armed robber broke his ankle trying to escape police in Lurgan, court told
An alleged armed robber should have looked before he leapt as he broke his ankle trying to escape, a court heard...
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South Armagh
/ 3 years agoFarmer fined £25,000 following tragic death of south Armagh man Toirdealbhach Larkin
A Co. Down farmer was fined £25,000 after he admitted failing to ensure the health and safety of an employee who...
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Tandragee
/ 3 years agoTandragee mum facing prison sentence after admitting to having viable blast bomb
A Co. Armagh mum faces the prospect of a jail sentence after she admitted having an improvised but viable blast bomb...
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Lurgan
/ 3 years agoLurgan sex offender spared prison last year is jailed after assaulting probation officer
An online sex offender has has been jailed for three months for assaulting his probation officer. Lurgan-based 59-year-old American software developer...
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Armagh
/ 3 years agoTrainee paramedic who blackmailed four teenage boys to send explicit photos and videos sentenced
A trainee paramedic who blackmailed four teenage boys, including two brothers, to send explicit pictures and videos of themselves has been...
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Bessbrook
/ 3 years agoWoman denies helping alleged killer of Bessbrook father-of-two Brian Phelan
A County Armagh woman today (Tuesday) denied helping an alleged killer commit murder. As well as denying an allegation that she...
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Newry
/ 3 years agoFather-of-three who left victim with multiple facial fractures spared prison
A County Down man who left his victim with multiple facial fractures narrowly escaped going to jail today (Monday) after a...
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Keady
/ 3 years agoFormer Keady teacher to face Crown Court trial over harassment and threats to kill allegations
A Co Armagh maths teacher is to stand trial accused of harassment, intimidation and making threats to kill after he denied...
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Markethill
/ 3 years agoDrink driver who ran over man and left him to die on Markethill road spared prison
A drunk driver who ran over a pedestrian and drove on, leaving him to die on a rural country lane, was...
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Banbridge
/ 3 years agoTraveller with £900k cannabis in van thought he was ‘delivering knock off Canadian Goose jackets’
A Traveller from County Cavan caught smuggling £900,000 of cannabis across the border believed he was actually delivering “knock off” Canadian...
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Tandragee
/ 3 years agoTandragee blast bomb accused admits making it ‘to frighten people who sought to fight him’
A County Down man today (Tuesday) admitted making a blast bomb in Tandragee. While 22-year-old Ross Hardy entered a guilty plea...
