A prison officer who died after he was injured in a bomb attack in Belfast may have had a heart attack, his colleagues said.

A prison officer who died after he was injured in a bomb attack in Belfast may have had a heart attack, his colleagues said.

Up to 20 teenagers were involved in kicking and punching to death a father of one in west Belfast, a senior detective has said.

Stunned neighbours of a man shot dead in the North have spoken of their horror at the killing.

A man in his 40s has been shot dead in Antrim, police said.

JC FLOWERS & Co and three other bidders for Ireland’s EBS Building Society may buy and merge several lenders to create a new competitor to the country’s biggest banks, two people familiar with the situation said.

A Kilbarrack man has been given a suspended five-year sentence by Judge Tony Hunt for his part in an arson attack on lorries which caused almost €100,000 worth of damage.