Over the last few days, images of ’strangely’ shaped Christmas lights began circulating social media sites claiming to be found in Cookstown Co. Tyrone.

In the North, PSNI detectives investigating the murder of Monaghan native Jason McGovern have arrested two men.

A murder inquiry has been launched following the death of a teenager in Co. Tyrone.

Investigations are continuing both north and south of the border into the death of 19-year-old Jason McGovern.

A funeral has been held for the prison officer who was shot dead on a motorway in Co. Armagh last week.

A security alert is ongoing in Co. Tyrone this afternoon.

The Catholic Church is describing as "inconclusive", a meeting last night between parents in the Parish of Pomeroy in Co. Tyrone and representatives of the Archdiocese of Armagh, to discuss an incident involving a local priest last month.

British army bomb experts are making safe a viable pipe bomb in Co. Tyrone.

Three Irish branches of the Priceless shoe store chain are to close before Christmas.

In the North, two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a petrol bomb attack at a house in Omagh in Co. Tyrone overnight.

Four children have been taken into care in the North after their parents went on holiday and left them home alone.

Police investigating the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr in Co. Tyrone three months ago have arrested five men.

A man has died after a car crash in Co. Tyrone.

A man is due to appear in court this morning over a fatal car crash in Co. Tyrone at the weekend.

A memorial service will be held at the hotel in Mauritius where Michaela McAreavey was murdered whose body is on its way back to Ireland today.

WORK on a €72 million 51-megawatt wind farm in Co Tyrone is to commence immediately after Energia raised €65m to finance the project which is part of its all-island renewable energy plans.

A man is due in court in the North today charged in connection with terrorist activity.

It has been reported that the device found in a van in Co. Tyrone last night was viable.

Police in the North are investigating an incident in which a taxi driver was forced at gun-point to bring a bomb to Strabane town in Co. Tyrone.

A female pedestrian has been killed following an accident in Co. Tyrone overnight.

Police in the North are investigating what they have called a punishment-style attack in Co. Tyrone.

Police in the north are investigating what they believe to be a sectarian attack in Co. Tyrone overnight.

A young mother who gave birth to Ireland’s first-ever sextuplets was today promised plenty of support when she eventually returns home to her small rural community.

Police in the North are investigating the cause of a fire at a hotel in Fivemiletown in Co. Tyrone.

A man in his 30s remains in a critical condition in hospital in the north this evening following an incident early this morning in Co. Tyrone.

Police in the North are holding two youths in custody in connection with the murder of a pensioner at his home in Co. Tyrone.

A woman and her child were held hostage by raiders in Co. Tyrone last night while her partner was forced to hand over a number of legally-held firearms to the gang.

A man has been injured in a stabbing incident in Co. Tyrone.

A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident in Co. Cavan.

The family of a 91-year-old woman who was raped in her mobile home have spoken out against the release of the man convicted of the brutal assault.

A loyalist gang has claimed responsibility for the murder of a taxi driver in Co. Tyrone last night but there is some concern over its veracity.