Possible links between Moffitt Murder and weekend attack
It’s being reported that Gardai believe Aidan Moffitt may have been the second victim of a homophobic attacker. There is speculation the incident is linked to another attack in Sligo town over the weekend where a man lost an eye in a violent attack. Mr Moffitt, a…
Fresh appeal for information in relation to the murder of Shaun Duffy
Gardaí in Donegal have issued a fresh appeal for information on the murder of Shaun Duffy who was attacked and fatally wounded in his home at Meenacross, Dungloe, Co. Donegal, in the early hours of Saturday 29th January 2005. Mr Duffy had been socialising in the Strand View Bar…
Belfast murder of gangland boss was planned in Sligo, court told
The High Court has heard that the murder last April of Irish gangland boss Robbie Lawlor in north Belfast was allegedly commissioned at a meeting in Sligo. Prosecutors said the underworld figure moved north of the border because he feared he was going to be attacked. But it was claimed…
Sligo woman who tried to help her brother get away with murder is back in prison
A homeless woman, who tried to help her brother get away with murder, is back in prison after breaching the conditions of her suspended sentence. Janice Brady, with a last address at Maryville Hostel, Finisklin, Sligo, pleaded with the judge to let her serve what’s left of her sentence. Keith…
Mother charged with murder of children remanded to March 4th
A sick note was handed in to court this morning to excuse the attendance of a woman charged with the murder of her three children in Dublin. Deirdre Morley is accused of murdering her 3-year-old daughter Carla and two sons Conor and Darragh at their home at Parson’s Court in…
Man found guilty of Sligo man Matt Kivlehan murder
A 32 year old man has been found guilty of murder after he stabbed a Sligo musician to death more than than four years ago. 32-year-old Keith Brady of Cartron Estate, Sligo had denied murdering Martin ‘Matt’ Kivlehan on August 2 or 3rd, 2015 at Mr Kivlehan’s home at New…
John Downey appears in Northern Ireland court
A 67 year-old man has appeared in court in Northern Ireland, charged in connection with the murder of two UDR soldiers. John Downey from Ards in Creeslough in County Donegal handed himself in to An Garda Síochána in the Republic of Ireland yesterday. The pensioner went to the guards, after…