# co antrim

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2022

# co antrim

Man (94) dies following boating incident off Carrickfergus coast

The PSNI are treating the incident as a tragic drowning.

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Aug 28th 2022, 10:53 AM

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# glenavy

12-year-old boy dies in Co Antrim road crash

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has named the boy as Aaron Webb from the Lisburn area.

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Dec 11th 2021, 10:23 AM

# Storm Arwen

Man dies after his car was hit by falling tree in Co Antrim

The Met Office has issued a rare red alert for parts of Scotland and the north of England.

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Nov 26th 2021, 7:59 PM

# co antrim

Former Ireland rugby international David Tweed dies in motorbike crash

Tweed had his convictions for child sex abuse quashed by Belfast’s Court of Appeal in 2016.

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Oct 29th 2021, 1:51 PM

# La Girona

Potential artefacts removed from Spanish Armada and WWI shipwrecks off Co Antrim coast

Reports that artefacts were removed from the wreck of La Girona and HMS Drake are being investigated.

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Aug 2nd 2021, 7:33 PM

# shona gillan

Appeal for help in tracing movements of 18-year-old woman after body found in Co Antrim river

18-year-old Shona Gillan was reported missing yesterday morning.

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Mar 7th 2021, 12:42 PM

# teagan ward

Appeal for information on missing Northern Irish teenager who is believed to be in Co Clare

Teagan Ward was last seen on Friday, 15 January in the Ballymena area of Co Antrim.

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Jan 18th 2021, 6:09 PM

# Newtownabbey

Police in the North are investigating a serious assault in Co Antrim

Reports of a man being stabbed were received by police early this morning.

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Dec 15th 2019, 1:28 PM

# co antrim

33-year-old man arrested as part of Muckamore Abbey Hospital investigation

The investigation is the largest safeguarding investigation the PSNI has ever dealt with.

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Dec 2nd 2019, 10:17 PM

# Muckamore Abbey

Calls for public inquiry into claims of abuse and neglect at mental health facility

Detective Chief Inspector Jill Duffie said that over 1,500 crimes had been identified in one ward over a 6 month period.

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Aug 28th 2019, 4:34 PM

# Larne

Masked gang attack couple with sledgehammer and pick axe handles during Antrim burglary

A young child who was in the house at the time was not injured.

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Apr 24th 2019, 11:03 AM

# Ballymoney

Investigation into 'brutal, paramilitary' shooting of 18-year-old in Co Antrim

The young man was shot once in each arm and leg early this morning.

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Sep 23rd 2018, 9:37 AM

# co antrim

'A brutal and senseless attack': Killers of Chinese restaurant owner Nelson Cheung jailed

The attackers followed the couple the night before on a “dry run”, police said.

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Jun 27th 2017, 3:08 PM

# Ballymoney

Men beaten with sledgehammer and crowbar by masked gang

Two men in their 30s were attacked after four masked men smashed in doors and windows at the house.

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May 8th 2017, 3:33 PM

# co antrim

Family appeal for stolen memory card with the only photos of their stillborn baby

The memory cards also contain the only official photos of a family wedding a fortnight ago.

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Apr 26th 2017, 12:31 PM

# ballymena

'It could have been a very different story': Petrol bomb thrown into Antrim family's home

Three adults and a 12-year-old boy were in the house at the time, but were uninjured.

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Apr 21st 2017, 12:58 PM

# the pitts

Brad Pitt is filming in Ireland and here's the best headline about it

The Lost City of Z is shooting in Co Antrim, and the locals aren’t best pleased.

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Sep 23rd 2015, 10:09 AM

# co antrim

One teenage girl held in custody over death of Chinese restaurant owner

Nelson Cheung was stabbed to death earlier this month.

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Jan 28th 2015, 10:32 PM

# Murder

Man dies, woman injured following midnight assault in Antrim

Police are treating the man’s death as a murder.

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Jan 8th 2015, 7:46 AM

# gold dust woman

Coroner's court 'treasure trove inquest' finds 300-year-old ring to be genuine

It turns out the coroner’s court has duties that extend beyond dealing with corpses.

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Sep 14th 2014, 8:15 AM

# Newtownabbey

Security alert as letter bomb found at postal sorting office

Part of the facility in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim was evacuated as officers responded to the scene.

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Jul 12th 2014, 12:11 PM

# Giro d'Italia

Stunning photos of Giro riders tearing through Northern Ireland

Sure it’s a grand little country.

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May 11th 2014, 3:25 PM

# bogus delivery

PSNI warn of mobile phone delivery scam

The scam involves mobile phones being delivered to an incorrect address by a legitimate company, before a bogus delivery person attempts to collect them.

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May 2nd 2013, 6:03 PM

# Nothern Ireland

Viable device found in Co Antrim housing estate

The device was found in Mallusk Gardens. Residents have now been allowed to return to their homes.

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Apr 24th 2013, 9:35 PM

# Northern Ireland

Detention extended in ongoing murder investigation in Co Antrim

25-year-old Kevin O’Neill was stabbed in a house in Stroanshesk Park in Ballycastle, Co Antrim, yesterday.

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Apr 22nd 2013, 5:44 PM

# Murder Investigation

Man arrested after murder investigation launched in Co Antrim

The arrest follows the death of the man in the Ballycastle area.

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Apr 21st 2013, 5:39 PM

# Double-Decker Bus

14 people taken to hospital after wedding bus overturns in Lisburn

The Drennan Road/Ballynahinch Road junction remains closed following the incident.

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Apr 20th 2013, 7:44 PM

# Northern Ireland

Two men charged in relation to drugs seizure in Co Antrim

The drugs, with with an estimated street value of €47,000, had been seized in the Portrush area of Co Antrim last Thursday.

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Apr 20th 2013, 12:02 PM

# co antrim

Man pulled from car by hijackers

The incident occurred in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, yesterday. Meanwhile, PSNI members were attacked by youths throwing stones and petrol bombs in Derry.

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Apr 14th 2013, 1:46 PM

# co antrim

Police appeal for information after man shot in hand

The injured man was approached by two masked men in Lisburn, Co Antrim last night.

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Apr 3rd 2013, 9:39 AM

# Newtownabbey

Appeal for witnesses as PSNI respond to two security alerts overnight

Both incidents took place in Newtownabbey in Co Antrim. While one was found to be a hoax, the other was a small but viable explosive device.

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Mar 4th 2013, 11:49 AM

# appeal

Witnesses sought after fatal collision in Co Antrim

A man in his 60s died earlier today when his car collided with a wall on the Glenone Road in Ballymena.

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Jan 24th 2013, 7:35 PM

# PSNI Appeal

PSNI appeal over armed robbery in Larne

A man made off with a sum of money after threatening staff at a commercial premises with a knife.

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Dec 24th 2012, 5:37 PM

# Legionella

HSE to investigate services after inaccurate Legionella tests

Healthy Buildings International issued certificates for Legionella testing at a Co Antrim leisure centre that were found to be inaccurate – the HSE has used the company’s services and has launched an investigation.

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Feb 23rd 2012, 6:16 PM