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A CHILD sex offender has been convicted on 25 counts following a nine-day trial. Nicholas McCabe, of Ipstones, Staffordshire, was found guilty by a jury at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Thursday. The 57-year-old was convicted on eight counts of the rape of a girl under 16, four counts of the rape of a woman and eight counts of the indecent assault of a girl under 16. He was … [Read more...] about Child sex offender who carried out campaign of abuse is convicted on 25 counts following trial

A WOMAN in her 80s has died following a collision in Co. Donegal, the fourth person to lose their life on the county's roads in the space of a week. The latest incident occurred at around 2pm on Friday when a woman was struck by a lorry on Church Street in the village of St Johnston. The woman, who has been named locally as Patricia McBrearty, was pronounced deceased at the … [Read more...] about Woman in her 80s dies in Co. Donegal collision

POLICE have appealed for information following a report of shots being fired at a house in Co. Derry. The incident occurred at around 10.50pm on Friday at a property in the Bleach Green area of Dungiven. Damaged was caused to a door and window of the house, which was unoccupied at the time. "We are appealing to anyone who was in the Bleach Green area at the time of the shooting … [Read more...] about Investigation after shots fired at house in Co. Derry

TICKETMASTER has been accused of acting like touts after tickets for next year's Oasis reunion shows sold out within hours of going on sale on Saturday. The band, which includes second-generation Irish brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, announced this week that they were going back on tour after a 15-year split. Grace Boland, who will represent Fine Gael in Dublin Fingal West in … [Read more...] about Ticketmaster accused of acting like touts as Oasis reunion shows sell out

A MAN has been sentenced to 27 years in jail after being found guilty of attempted murder. Joshua O'Dea, 34, of Moston, Manchester, attacked his victim with a knife in a dispute over money. He was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on Friday, when he was also handed an additional five years on extended license. "This was a terrifying and horrific assault which could have cost … [Read more...] about Man sentenced to 27 years for attempted murder following ‘horrific’ knife attack in dispute over money