COASTGUARDS last night called off a search for a passenger from the Belfast to Liverpool ferry reported to have fallen overboard nine miles south of the Isle of Man. Several other vessels had joined the hunt.
Car chase charge
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TWO men are to appear before Omagh magistrates charged with attempted murder in connection with a car chase in Dromore, Co Tyrone. Police opened fire when a driver ignored signals to stop.
Friends killed
TWO friends who shared the same birthday were killed yesterday morning when the car in which they were backseat passengers hit a wall. Thomas O’Grady, 21, an air corps cadet, and Robert Lineen, 20, a farmer, were from Lismore, Co Waterford, where the accident occurred. Two other men in the car were hurt and a fifth was unharmed.
Fianna Fail boost
SUPPORT for Fianna Fail is up three percentage points to 37%, according to an opinion poll published today. Support for Fine Gael is down four percentage points to 23%. The majority of respondents said an alternative rainbow government would be better or no different than the existing one.