Neil Rafferty

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‘Animal lover’ who bludgeoned puppy to death sentenced to 15 months

A self-proclaimed animal lover who bludgeoned an 11-week-old puppy to death with a hammer while high on a cocktail of drink and drugs has been jailed (...)

DUP member Jim Wells. Photograph: NI Assembly/PA
Woman jailed for attributing false homophobic remarks to DUP’s Jim Wells

A Dungannon woman who maliciously lied to police attributing homophobic remarks to then health minister Jim Wells in order “to get” him, has been jai(...)

File photo dated January 5th, 1976 of the bullet riddled minibus where 10 Protestant textile workers were shot shot dead in an IRA attack near the Co Armagh village of Kingsmill in 1976. Photograph: PA
Kenny criticised over failure to hand over Kingsmill files

An ongoing failure by An Garda to disclose its files on the killing of 10 workmen in Co Armagh almost forty years ago, despite a pledge from the Taois(...)

Man subjected uncle to ‘savage’ attack after he joined him for drinks

A man subjected his uncle to a “savage” attack as he lay motionless on a restaurant floor, a court heard today. Kyle Lyness knocked victim Marc Vasey (...)

File photo dated January 5th, 1976 of the bullet riddled minibus where 10 Protestant textile workers were shot shot dead in an IRA attack near the Co Armagh village of Kingsmill in 1976. Photograph: PA
Garda accused of ‘ignoring’ requests in Kingsmill inquiry

The Garda has been accused of “effectively ignoring” requests to co-operate with a new inquest into the murders of 10 Protestant workmen gunned down i(...)