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9 July 1996 - Michael McGoldrick (31), a Catholic civilian, found in his cab in a remote lane at Aghagallon, near Lurgan, a day after having picked up a fare in the town. He had been shot five times in the head. Both the UVF and the UDA released statements emphatically denying involvement in McGoldrick's killing.
The Lurgan Mail was founded in 1889 by Lewis Robert Richardson. The Lurgan Mail is a tabloid weekly newspaper based in Lurgan, County Armagh in Northern Ireland.It is published on Wednesday evenings, though each edition always bears the Thursday date [2] and reports not only news in Lurgan, but also in nearby towns such as Waringstown and others in Craigavon Borough area.
Grimason started his career working in local newspapers including the Lurgan Mail, the Ulster Star in Lisburn and Banbridge Chronicle. [4] In 1992, he covered the Teebane bombing, being the first reporter on the scene. [5] He covered the Northern Ireland peace process. [6]
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Owen Martin O'Hagan (23 June 1950 – 28 September 2001) [1] was an Irish investigative journalist from Lurgan, Northern Ireland.After leaving the Official Irish Republican Army (Official IRA) and serving time in prison, he began a 20-year journalism career, during which he reported on The Troubles in Northern Ireland before being murdered, allegedly by dissident Ulster Loyalist paramilitaries ...
The Mid-Ulster Brigade carried out two of the most notorious attacks in the history of the Troubles. The first took place on 17 May 1974. Organised and led by Billy Hanna, with Robin Jackson of the Lurgan unit playing a key role, the Mid-Ulster Brigade, along with a team from Belfast, planted three car bombs in Dublin.
Casey worked as a community project manager in Lurgan [2] before being elected to Craigavon Borough Council as a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) councillor in 1989. [3] In 1994, he left the SDLP, after accepting an MBE , claiming that some in the party had ostracised him for accepting a British honour. [ 4 ]
A doctor from County Wicklow and a Garda Superintendent were put on trial for their alleged role in her death. Both were acquitted. [4] 1929: The Missing Postman of Stradbally: 1: Stradbally, County Waterford: Larry Griffin, a 55-year-old postman, disappeared without trace after delivering the mail on Christmas Day.