Stories By Paul Higgins
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Markethill
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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...
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Newry
/ 4 years agoNI Water charged with supplying water ‘unfit for human consumption’
Northern Ireland Water were formally charged today (Monday) with supplying water “unfit for human consumption.” At Newry Magistrates Court NI Water...
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Lurgan
/ 4 years agoLurgan woman who swindled £26,000 from dementia suffering mum jailed
A Co. Armagh woman who swindled just over £26,000 from the bank account of her dementia suffering mum was handed an...
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Portadown
/ 4 years agoMan accused of grabbing teenage girlfriend and threatening to push her off Northway bridge denied bail
A man accused of assaulting his girlfriend grabbed her and threatened to push her off a bridge while she pleaded for...
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Newry
/ 4 years agoTwo men jailed after victim is stabbed, beaten and thrown from second floor balcony in Newry
Two men who admitted their involved in a “vicious” attack in Newry city centre where their victim was stabbed and beaten...
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Camlough
/ 4 years agoJail for man who broke into south Armagh parochial house and stole from priest
A man who broken into a parochial house and stole the priests laptop in a “mean” offence was handed a 16...
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Keady
/ 4 years agoSuspended jail term for Keady man who caused death of pensioner (89) by dangerous driving
A Co Armagh part-time fireman who knocked down and killed an 89-year-old grandmother when he reversed too quickly around a corner...
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Keady
/ 4 years agoKeady man ‘should not rule out going to jail’ for causing death of pensioner by dangerous driving
A Co Armagh fireman who knocked down and killed an 89-year-old grandmother has been warned he “should not rule out the...
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Craigavon
/ 4 years agoDisgraced doctor who spied on women at Craigavon Hospital told tribunal he could work from home when released from prison
A consultant radiologist who worked at Craigavon Area Hospital whose spectacular fall from grace saw him jailed for secretly recording strangers,...
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Portadown
/ 4 years agoTandragee driver (20) who left man in his 60’s with ‘life-changing injuries’ jailed
A man in his 60’s who sustained “life changing injuries” says he has forgiven the driver, a court heard today (Friday)....
