Other NI News In Brief

Road Deaths Mourned

There has been further tragedy on the roads with news that a second person has died following a three-vehicle crash on the main road between Armagh and Newry. The 39-year-old was a passenger in one of the cars involved in the crash which happened on the Armagh Road at around 4pm on Sunday. A man aged 20 who died on Sunday following the collision has been named. He was Matthew Watson from the Richhill area of Armagh.

Shooting Victim Named

The woman fatally injured in a seaside shooting incident on Friday has been named as Marion Millican, 51, who was killed as she ate her lunch. A man in his 40s has been arrested in connection with the shooting. The PSNI are investigating after the woman was wounded at laundry premises near the promenade in Portstewart.

Strabane Shooting In Focus

PSNI detectives are appealing for information following a so-called punishment style shooting incident in the Springhill Park area of Strabane on Sunday. It happened at 8.15pm when police received a report that a male, believed to be 20-years-old, was shot in the legs in a grass area at a park in the Springhill Park area. He was taken to hospital where his condition is described as stable at this stage. Detectives are investigating and would appeal to anyone with information to contact them at Strand Road on 0845 600 8000.

Teen Held In Robbery Probe

A teenager has been arrested after an armed robbery at a convenience store in Castlereagh. The PSNI said two males entered a shop in the Newtown Park area just before 10pm on Saturday. One had a firearm in his possession and the other a crowbar. The men took money before running off. The 19-year-old was later arrested in the Glendale area and a pellet gun, money, a balaclava and gloves were found in Glendale Avenue.

NIO Checks Nelson Findings

Legal checks are being carried out on the findings of a public inquiry into the murder of solicitor Rosemary Nelson, the Government has confirmed. The NIO Secretary of State, Owen Paterson was commenting about the probe into the death of Mrs Nelson, a 40-year-old mother-of-three, who died after a bomb planted by the loyalist Red Hand Defenders exploded under her car as she left her home in Lurgan on March 15, 1999. The inquiry team had already said it hoped to have its long-awaited report into the allegations of security force collusion in the killing completed by the end of April. Now Owen Paterson has said Government lawyers are beginning their review of the inquiry's report to ensure its contents do not endanger any individual or compromise national security.

Trains Arrive

The NI Transport Minister, Conor Murphy, today welcomed the arrival of the first of 20 brand new 'Class 4000' trains at Pollock Dock, Belfast Harbour. The new train was delivered by ship from the Spanish train builders, CAF to Belfast docks where Translink took delivery and transported it to their York Road engineering depot. "The start of delivery of these 20 trains represents an £114mcommitment by my Department to improve and modernise rail services. On top of the £81m investment in 23 trains in 2005 - this means that all the older trains currently in service will be replaced," he said, noting the Department will also fund associated projects such as a new Train Maintenance Facility at Adelaide, Belfast and platform extensions as well as the start of the Londonderry to Coleraine track relay. See: Translink Signs £15m Train-care Project

'Springsteen' Rocks Belfast

Bruce Springsteen was in Belfast last weekend - but in the guise of 'The Human Touch - Northern Ireland's only tribute to 'the boss' himself. The band's debut at the Spring & Airbrake in Belfast's Ormeau Avenue saw Kildress man 'Mickey D' takes on the role of the boss himself with both similar looks and true-to-life replication of sound and movement. Born in The USA, Dancing In The Dark, Hungry Heart, Born To Run and many more hits lit up the Spring & Airbrake with a near capacity crowd.

(BMcC/GK)