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24/01/2013
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Fire Death Couple: Man Arrested
A man has been arrested in Australia over the murder of a County Armagh couple who were set on fire.
Thomas O'Hare, 33, and Lisa McClatchey, 21, were beaten with hammers, doused in petrol and then set alight at their home on Foley Road in Tassagh, near Keady, in 2006.
They died in hospital.
A 30-year-old man is due in court in Sydney on Friday as the state begins extradition proceedings.
He was arrested following a request from the PSNI.
Dundonald Regains Power Following Cut
Customers in Northern Ireland have begun to regain electricity in their homes following a power cut on Thursday morning.
Homes in the Dundonald area were affected when the electricity went off at 08:20.
It is thought the problem was caused by an underground cable fault.
The Ulster Hospital in Dundonald was affected, but back-up generators meant there was no disruption to patients or staff.
Cannabis Seized In Lisburn
A 49-year-old man has been arrested following the discovery of cannabis in a car in Lisburn.
The vehicle was stopped close to the Hillsborough roundabout at about 19:00 on Wednesday evening.
Culture Minister Promotes Irish Fluency
Culture Minister Cáral Ní Chuilín has been meeting Irish language enthusiasts in County Down on her quest to promote fluency in Northern Ireland.
The Minister launched the Líofa initiative in September 2011 with the aim of encouraging people to become fluent in Irish by 2015.
"Our initial target was to get 1,000 people to take up the Líofa challenge however since then we have far exceed this, and several new targets, we have now set our sights on a new goal of 5000 people by 2015," she said.
(IT)
A man has been arrested in Australia over the murder of a County Armagh couple who were set on fire.
Thomas O'Hare, 33, and Lisa McClatchey, 21, were beaten with hammers, doused in petrol and then set alight at their home on Foley Road in Tassagh, near Keady, in 2006.
They died in hospital.
A 30-year-old man is due in court in Sydney on Friday as the state begins extradition proceedings.
He was arrested following a request from the PSNI.
Dundonald Regains Power Following Cut
Customers in Northern Ireland have begun to regain electricity in their homes following a power cut on Thursday morning.
Homes in the Dundonald area were affected when the electricity went off at 08:20.
It is thought the problem was caused by an underground cable fault.
The Ulster Hospital in Dundonald was affected, but back-up generators meant there was no disruption to patients or staff.
Cannabis Seized In Lisburn
A 49-year-old man has been arrested following the discovery of cannabis in a car in Lisburn.
The vehicle was stopped close to the Hillsborough roundabout at about 19:00 on Wednesday evening.
Culture Minister Promotes Irish Fluency
Culture Minister Cáral Ní Chuilín has been meeting Irish language enthusiasts in County Down on her quest to promote fluency in Northern Ireland.
The Minister launched the Líofa initiative in September 2011 with the aim of encouraging people to become fluent in Irish by 2015.
"Our initial target was to get 1,000 people to take up the Líofa challenge however since then we have far exceed this, and several new targets, we have now set our sights on a new goal of 5000 people by 2015," she said.
(IT)
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