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Thursday 1 October 2020
Armagh haulier Ronan Hughes pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey today to 39 counts of manslaughter.
The bodies of eight women and 31 men, all Vietnamese nationals.were found on 23 October 2019.
Ronan Hughes has been accused of being the “ringleader” in an organised crime group that trafficked the Vietnamese migrants.
Mr Justice Paul Burns said there was a “serious risk” the defendant might abscond.
Ronan Hughes faces 39 charges of manslaughter in the UK.
Ronan Hughes is wanted by UK authorities to face 39 counts of manslaughter and one count of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration.
Iulian Enache (31) pleaded guilty to blackmailing Ronan Hughes in a Romanian court last week.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
A 31-year-old man was in court in Romania today.
Ronan Hughes was tricked into sending explicit photos of himself which the scammers threatened to send to his Facebook friends.
The PSNI has issued a warning to young people about the death of the 17-year-old.
TODAY IS THE first day of the government’s new Stay and Spend Scheme, aimed at encouraging people to spend in hospitality sectors in the coming months.
These sectors have been hit severely by Covid-19, and the scheme will see taxpayers able to avail of up to €125 back in tax credits from spending at pubs, restaurants, hotels, B&Bs and related businesses until the scheme ends on 30 April 2021.
However, to avail of the scheme you must have an income tax or USC liability against which the tax credit can be set. This means that the likes of some pensioners and the unemployed are not eligible.
And the scheme will only apply to businesses that have registered for the scheme (a full list is here).
So, today we’re asking you: Will you make use of the Stay and Spend Scheme?
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Professor Kathleen Lynch argues that a class divide is feeding injustice into our education system.
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