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Thousands mark RUC anniversary
2 hours ago

Police officers from around the world have attended a church service in Belfast marking the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC).Most of the 1,100-strong congregation at St Anne's Cathedral was made up of widows, paren
Carroll judge backs sentence review
3 days ago

A Northern Ireland judge has said he would back a review of sentencing guidelines after his decision to jail a policeman's killer for 14 years was criticised by the officer's widow.Kate Carroll hit out at the sentence handed to a member of a dissident re
Police murder pair to be sentenced
6 days ago

Two dissident republicans are to be sentenced for their part in the murder of a policeman in Northern Ireland.Constable Stephen Carroll was shot dead by the Continuity IRA in Craigavon, County Armagh, in March 2009.Earlier this year Brendan McConville, 4
Killers 'robbed widow of soulmate'
6 days ago

Dissident republicans convicted of murdering a policeman in Northern Ireland robbed his widow of her soulmate, a court has heard.Constable Stephen Carroll was shot dead by the Continuity IRA in Craigavon, Co Armagh, in March 2009.Earlier this year Brenda
Ex-police chief Rodgers, 89, dies
6 days ago

Charles Rodgers, a former deputy chief constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, has died. He was 89.Mr Rodgers was a member of the force for 40 years.He joined after his family moved to the northern side of the Irish border from their home near Letter
Dissidents jailed for police murder
6 days ago

Two dissident republicans convicted for their part in the murder of a policeman in Northern Ireland must serve a minimum of 25 and 14 years in jail.Constable Stephen Carroll was shot dead by the Continuity IRA in Craigavon, County Armagh, in March 2009.E
Omagh bomb victim relatives to meet NI Secretary of State Owen Paterson
2 weeks ago

RELATIVES of the Omagh bomb victims will tomorrow hold talks with Northern Ireland Secretary of State Owen Paterson on a new report they commissioned into the atrocity.They believe they have uncovered fresh evidence on the security force response to the
Two men jailed for life for murder of PSNI police man Stephen Carroll
1 month ago

TWO men were found guilty and jailed for life today for the murder of a police officer shot dead by dissident republicans in Northern Ireland.Brendan McConville, 40, and John Paul Wootton, 20, were convicted by Lord Justice Paul Girvan at Belfast Crown C