Park Centre robbery: Two men to appear in court in connection with raid
Two Belfast men were remanded in custody on Monday accused of carrying out an £1,100 shopping centre robbery before trying to escape on a stolen motorbike. Ryan McMahon, 20, and Joseph Duffy, 30, have...
View ArticlePark Centre robbery: Two men in court in connection with raid
Two Belfast men were remanded in custody on Monday accused of carrying out an £1,100 shopping centre robbery before trying to escape on a stolen motorbike. Ryan McMahon, 20, and Joseph Duffy, 30, have...
View ArticleServing PSNI officer in court accused of trying to obtain gun, ammunition and...
A serving PSNI officer was remanded in custody accused of trying to acquire a gun, ammunition and silencer. Allen Kennedy is also charged with having quantities of ecstasy and cocaine with intent to...
View ArticlePair in court accused of shopping centre raid
Two Belfast men have been remanded in custody accused of carrying out a £1,100 shopping centre robbery before trying to escape on a stolen motorbike. Ryan McMahon (20) and Joseph Duffy (30) have been...
View ArticleMan accused of attempted bus hijacking is denied bail
An alleged attempted hijacker accused of trying to take three vehicles including a bus has been refused bail over concerns he may re-offend. As he was being led from the dock of Belfast Crown Court...
View ArticleMan (39) charged with directing terrorism refused bail
Alleged dissident republicans were secretly recorded at a Co Louth hotel discussing murder attempts and bombings, a Belfast court has heard. Police revealed details of the covert surveillance operation...
View ArticleMan to stand trial over sex assaults on two women in Belfast 20 years ago
A Belfast man appeared in court today accused of committing a series of sex crimes in the city 20 years ago Gary Thomas Wallace is charged with indecent assaults...
View ArticleMan accused of 'predatory' rape of teen boy in west Belfast park denied bail
A man charged with the "predatory" rape of a teenage boy in west Belfast must remain in custody, a judge has ruled. Gerard Scannell, 39, was refused bail amid claims his own safety could be at risk due...
View ArticleBelfast man Ryan Taylor in court charged with attempting to murder partner's son
A man was remanded in custody today charged with attempting to murder his partner's son by beating him unconscious with a metal bar. Ryan Taylor, 29, is accused of attacking Matthew Larsen at a flat in...
View ArticleKilkenny man accused of bringing cocaine into Belfast on flight
A Co Kilkenny man has been remanded in custody accused of trying to import a £500,000 (€654,874) consignment of cocaine from South America into Northern Ireland. Shane...
View ArticleScottish inmate who fled Dublin hospital faces Belfast court
A prisoner who escaped from custody in the Republic of Ireland is to stand trial for robbery in Belfast, a judge ruled today. Derek Brockwell is accused of carrying out raids armed with a knife before...
View ArticleMan in court over attempted hijacking of woman taxi driver's car
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attempted hijacking of a female taxi driver's car in Londonderry. John Paul Moore, 18, from Carlton Court, Ballymagroarty, is also charged with being...
View ArticleMan in court over alleged rape of Belfast boy in park
A 39-year-old man was remanded into custody after appearing in court on a series of charges linked to the alleged rape of a 16-year old boy in west Belfast last weekend. Gerard...
View ArticleBelfast man Bell accused of bid to murder cousins to stand trial
A man is to stand trial accused of trying to murder two cousins in Belfast, a judge has ordered. James Bell was allegedly involved in stabbings at an...
View ArticleAlleged senior dissident republican paramilitary is refused bail
An alleged senior dissident republican paramilitary accused of trying to kill Police Service of Northern Ireland officers failed today in a new bid to be released from custody. Alex McCrory mounted a...
View ArticlePregnant Slovakian thief who targeted elderly victims in Belfast refused bail
A pregnant Slovakian thief who targeted elderly victims in Belfast must remain in custody, a judge ruled today. Blanca Harvathova was refused bail after she admitted stealing a purse containing £100...
View ArticleFrench man accused of exposing himself in Belfast remanded
A man was remanded in custody today accused of exposing himself and threatening two women with a crutch. Oliver Meriaux, 31, was allegedly on a Belfast street with his boxer shorts round his ankles...
View ArticleAlleged Belfast 'rapist' denied bail amid fears of attack by other prisoners
One of two men charged with raping a profoundly deaf woman in a west Belfast caravan must remain in custody, a judge ruled today. Francis Gavin's lawyer argued that he should be released amid fears of...
View ArticleFace of man accused of raping boy in Belfast park
A man arrested over the rape of a 16-year-old boy in a west Belfast park last weekend appeared in court yesterday. Gerard Scannell (39), from Ballymurphy Road in the city, appeared at Belfast...
View ArticleBurglaries accused remanded in custody
An alleged teenage car thief has been remanded in custody accused of breaking into two houses in west Belfast. The 16-year-old youth, who cannot be identified,...
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