“It’s the usual extremists trying to stir up hatred. Most of us just want to move on from all this.”
Remembering the Belturbet bomb
Today, the people of Belturbet gathered at noon at the memorial statue of Geraldine and Paddy in the centre of town.
Dissident IRA warn it will attack border checkpoints
Masked man appeared on Swedish TV and claimed Fermanagh bomb
Border unionists living in fear of bombers’ return
LAST WEEK’S bomb attack in Newtownbutler has left many in the surrounding area worried the ‘bad old days’ could be on their way back. Following the explosion on the main Cavan Road, Chief Constable Simon Byrne said he believed the absence of political leadership and growing social inequality was creating a atmosphere ripe for dissidents. […]
Police escape injury in ‘deliberate’ bomb trap
Police at the scene of an ongoing security operation near Newtownbutler have confirmed that a bomb has exploded. At around 10.35am this morning (Monday), police reported an explosion in the area of the Cavan Road at its junction with the Wattlebridge Road. Police believe that the bomb was a ‘deliberate attempt to lure police and […]
VIDEO: World War II bomb found in Boho!
The device was found in Ross Lough by local man Bernard McHugh.
Man in court over Irvinestown bomb
THE case involving a 32-year-old man charged in connection with a pipe bomb explosion in Irvinestown earlier this year has been adjourned. Sean McVeigh with an address in Glencara Park, Letterkenny County Donegal appeared before Strabane magistrates court on Thursday via video link from Maghaberry prison. McVeigh who has been in custody since April is […]
UDPATE: Security alert in Irvinestown estate ends
A bomb disposal team was called after a reported explosion on Monday evening
Man connected to Kinawley bomb find is denied bail
A MAN who faces charges in connection to the biggest bomb making material found in the North in several years has claimed he was in fear of his life and thought the IRA was coming to “shoot me” as he fled from police in Kinawley, a court has heard.
OTR letters ruined any chance of justice, says Enniskillen bomb survivor
ENNISKILLEN bomb survivor, Stephen Gault, whose father Samuel died beside him in the 1987 Remembrance Day atrocity, has told the Shadow Secretary of State that letters issued to republican on-the-runs have ‘ruined’ the judicial process for victims.