A priest at the funeral of Stephen Brannigan, who was found murdered in a house in County Down, has condemned the "culture of aggression and violence" he said is "creeping like a cancer" through ...

A 30-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder following the death of a man and the serious assault of a priest in Downpatrick. The body of Stephen Brannigan, who was aged 56, was ...

The man who was murdered in Downpatrick, County Down, on Sunday has been remembered as a much loved father and a loving grandfather. Stephen Brannigan was in his 50s, police say. Officers went to a ...

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) suspects the murder of a man in his 50s and the attempted murder of a priest in Downpatrick on Sunday may be connected. A 30-year-old man remained in ...

‘Dark cloud over Downpatrick’ after the killing of Stephen BranniganFr John Murray, who was due to retire this week, sustained a ‘very serious head injury’ in what is believed to be a linked attack St ...

Pilgrims gathered at the reported grave of St Patrick in Co Down to begin the day with a prayer for Christian unity. The ...

A man is due to appear in Newtownards Magistrates' Court on Wednesday charged with murder and attempted murder. Detectives investigating the murder of Stephen Brannigan and the serious assault of a ...