John Breslin
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Co Armagh lorry driver who killed young mum in crash facing jail over record £10m cocaine haul (opens the original)
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A Co Armagh man whose life âspiralled out of controlâ after he caused the death of a young mother in a crash is facing jail after being caught with a record cocaine haul. Ciaran McBride, 41, of Listrakelt Road, Derrynoose, pleaded guilty in Newry Crown Court on Tuesday to possession with intent to supply cocaine with an estimated street value of approximately £10m. It was discovered in packs of frozen mince in Jonesborough in December, 2023. His defence counsel linked his ultimate involveme
Public Prosecution Service admits errors in prosecution that almost led to major miscarriage of justice (opens the original)
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The Northern Ireland Public Prosecution Service has admitted the initial trial of a mother jailed over the death of her baby âfell below the recognised standards of good practiceâ. The PPS issued a statement last week in which they also said they had âissued new internal guidance to staffâ in the wake of a highly critical Court of Appeal judgement in which Northern Irelandâs most senior judge said the way the case was handled by the prosecution âcould have led to a miscarriage of jus
Gathering to mark 25th anniversary of murder of journalist Martin OâHagan hears fresh calls for release of report on police handling of case (opens the original)
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New Police Ombudsman Jacqui Durkin has promised the publication of a âpublic statementâ on the investigation into the murder of journalist Martin OâHagan is a priority. The ombudsmanâs office was responding to fresh calls for the release of a report on the police handing of the investigation into the murder of Mr OâHagan, who was shot dead by loyalists 25 years ago on Monday. His family want a fuller inquiry amid suspicions state-controlled agents were involved in the murder and then p
Judge to weigh multiple factors as convicted paedophile Jeffrey Donaldson faces many years behind bars (opens the original)
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Convicted paedophile Jeffrey Donaldson is set to attend a pre-sentencing hearing on Friday as part of the process that will lead to a âlengthyâ period behind bars. Mr Justice Paul Ramsey will hear submissions from the defence and prosecution around aggravating and mitigating factors at the hearing in Newry Crown Court. He will then have the difficult job of taking those submissions, the reports and victim impact statements, then applying legislation and precedent to arrive at a sentence to b
Judge to weigh multiple factors as convicted paedophile Jeffrey Donaldson faces many years behind bars (opens the original)
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Convicted paedophile Jeffrey Donaldson is set to attend a pre-sentencing hearing on Friday as part of the process that will lead to a âlengthyâ period behind bars. Mr Justice Paul Ramsey will hear submissions from the defence and prosecution around aggravating and mitigating factors at the hearing in Newry Crown Court. He will then have the difficult job of taking those submissions, the reports and victim impact statements, then applying legislation and precedent to arrive at a sentence to b
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