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THE PSNI has arrested four people as part of an operation targeting human trafficking. The three men and one woman were detained following searches in Co. Antrim and Co. Tyrone on Tuesday. The operation targeted the activities of an organised crime group suspected of trafficking Romanian women for the purpose of sexual exploitation. "We believe the organised crime group coaxed … [Read more...] about Four people arrested in Northern Ireland during operating targeting human trafficking

THE sister of Arlene Arkinson, murdered 30 years ago, has said she will never give up hope that her body will be found, as a vigil was held in Tyrone to mark the devastatingly sad anniversary. The 15-year-old from Castlederg, County Tyrone, disappeared in August 1994 after a night out in Bundoran, County Donegal. Her remains were never found. Numerous searches, including some … [Read more...] about PSNI appeal for information on 30th anniversary of disappearance of 15-year-old

THE validity of Tommy Robinson’s Irish passport has been called into question. The prominent far-right agitator, real name Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon is believed to qualify for Irish citizenship through his mother, an Irish woman who settled in Luton. But questions have now been raised by Irish parliamentarians over the validity of his passport. Recent investigations … [Read more...] about Questions raised over Tommy Robinson’s Irish passport

AN IRISHMAN has been shot dead after a three-hour stand-off. The man, named by MaltaToday as Edward Johnson, is reported to have been a former soldier. The incident unfolded in the wake of a suspected murder that took place in the early hours of the day in Birkirkara. Johnson was named as the main suspect in the killing of Nicolette Ghirxi, stabbed to death in an apartment in … [Read more...] about Irishman shot dead by police in Malta

AN IRISHMAN has been shot dead after a three-hour stand-off. The man, named by MaltaToday as Edward Johnson, is reported to have been a former soldier. The incident unfolded in the wake of a suspected murder that took place in the early hours of the day in Birkirkara. Johnson was named as the main suspect in the killing of Nicolette Ghirxi, stabbed to death in an apartment in … [Read more...] about Irishman shot dead by police in Malta