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Monday 25 May, 2020
The attempted theft took place in the early hours of Monday morning in Ballynahinch.
Those involved in the attempted theft were reported to have fled the scene, empty handed.
Significant damage was caused to the petrol station.
Elsewhere, Lansdowne beat UCD as the 2019/20 Energia All-Ireland League got underway this weekend.
Plus, narrow wins for UCC and UL Bohemians.
Officers believe the driver may not be aware that they were involved in a collision.
The Mourne men and ladies had plenty to smile about over the past 12 months.
A top-of-the-table clash between Lansdowne and Clontarf is the pick of this week’s action.
The PSNI says the plants seized were worth in excess of £180,000/€212,115.
David Mills, 47, was attacked at about 12:45am in the Dromore St area of Ballynahinch and died yesterday morning.
A 30-year-old man has been arrested and is being questioned by police.
Emma Spence, who survived the weekend farming accident, said, “They were not perfect but they were genuine. They were best friends.”
There has been an outpouring of grief across the world following the farming accident in Co Down.
The males – aged between 17 and 21 – were arrested after two other young men were slashed on the back and head.
The Police Ombudsman has released his report on the shooting of the 23-year-old man outside a police station in Co Down in 2006.
A 17-YEAR-OLD has died following a two-car collision on the Newcastle Road in Seaford, near Ballynahinch, in Co Down last night. The victim has been named as Odhran McGreevy from the Loughinisland area of the county. Two others have been taken to hospital.
WHILE BOOKSHOPS AROUND the country have had to shut their doors in recent months as a result of the Covid-19 restrictions, many operators have turned their focus to online sales.
A huge demand for reading materials from stuck-at-home bookworms and stressed parents has given shops a lifeline.
Some independent bookstores in Ireland have been online for years, but others have had to develop websites in recent months as they closed up their stores.
TheJournal.ie spoke to some bookshop owners about how they have been managing and all noted that they were blown away by the demand for online orders during the shutdown.
So, today we want to know: Have you been reading more books that usual lately?
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Our reader this week details how she’s working from home through the lockdown.
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