News
- ‘First’ as Catholic and Protestant groups unite in new Irish project for Palestine
Members from across Ireland’s Christian denominations are to unite in a ‘first’ as they launch a project to support churches in the West Bank.
The Palestine-Ireland Ecumenical Twinning Alliance (PIETA) launched on Tuesday to initially support the Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church in Taybeh and Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem.
- Council justified in imposing five-year ban on man accused of inappropriate behaviour towards females at Co Down leisure centre
Council chiefs were justified in imposing a further five-year ban on a man accused of repeated inappropriate behaviour towards females at a Co Down leisure centre, a High Court judge ruled on Tuesday.
Mr Justice McLaughlin rejected claims that the decision to exclude him from all indoor facilities across the Newry, Mourne and Down District area was unlawful and unfair.
- PSNI face fresh calls to carry out equality impact assessment on ‘potentially lethal’ new Taser
The PSNI is facing fresh calls to carry out an Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) on a “potentially lethal” new Taser that can fire ten probes up to 45 metres.
Amnesty International has written to the PSNI requesting an EQIA be carried out on the Taser T10 model.
- Man who ran at police brandishing shard of glass jailed for ‘highly risky, dangerous offending’
A 50-year old man who ran at police officers in a confined space whilst brandishing a shard of glass was jailed on Tuesday for “highly risky, dangerous offending”.
John Blair was handed a 20-month sentence by Judge Philip Gilpin, who divided the term equally between prison and licence.
- Council chief found guilty of offence over FoI email deletion denied a fair trial, lawyers claim
A former chief executive of Mid and East Antrim Council found guilty of deleting an email to prevent freedom of information disclosure is set to claim she was denied a fair trial, the Court of Appeal heard on Tuesday.
Anne Donaghy, 56, has launched a legal bid to overturn her conviction related to correspondence about post-Brexit border checks at Larne Port.
Business
- Maxol earmarks £14m for Belfast and Derry investments over next two years, creating 100 more jobs
Irish-owned forecourt retailer Maxol has earmarked £14 million for further investment in its Northern Ireland operations in 2027/28 which it says has the potential to create 100 jobs.
But it warns that its ambitions are largely dependent on the planning process proceeding without undue delays.
Sports
- Edendork set to travel further to take on Crossmaglen in Ulster Club SFC semi-final
Fatigue was a factor as Edendork rode their luck to win in their fourth match in three weeks, against Antrim champions St Brigid’s in Dungannon on Sunday night.
However, the Tyrone representatives are still prepared to travel a bit further if it might help their journey to a first ever Ulster Club SFC Final.