A SEARCH for two fishermen continued yesterday after their trawler sank off the coast of Co Down. Conor Bogue, 26, from Ballynahinch, and Donal Gibson, 23, from Downpatrick, both in their twenties, were not wearing lifejackets when their boat hit rocks at Ardglass harbour on Thursday. Coastguards have said there is little hope of finding the pair alive. Conrad Zych, the boat’s skipper, was rescued by a lifeboat not long after the vessel began to sink.
Downloads drop
THE illegal downloading of music from the internet has dropped by 50% since the Irish Recorded Music Association began taking high-profile legal action against perpetrators last year.
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GAA burglary
THE cloakrooms of the Dublin ladies senior, junior and minor Gaelic football teams were raided by thieves during team practice at Fingallians GAA club on Friday. Clothes, cash and mobile phones were taken.
Man charged over death of woman
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A MAN aged 26 was last night charged in connection with the death of Amy Farrell, 21, who was found stabbed to death in Cavan town on Friday. Brendan McGahern, 26, of Corlismore, Co Cavan is accused of intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to Farrell. He was denied bail at a special sitting of Cavan district court and remanded to appear before Harristown district court on Friday.
Trawler detained
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THE Naval Service detained an Irish-registered fishing vessel east of Skerries in north Co Dublin yesterday for alleged failure to fit a vessel monitoring system. The ship was escorted to Skerries harbour.
Body found
A MAN’S body was recovered just before noon yesterday from the River Foyle in Derry city.
Robbers fire shot
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A SHOT was fired, hitting a television, when two masked men robbed a bookmaker’s in Strabane, Co Tyrone. They escaped with cash.