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 ...

‘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 priest has been left in a "serious condition" after a man who walked into church before mass attacked him with a bottle. Fr John Murray was horrifically struck on the head at his St Patrick’s Church ...

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 ...

A 30-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with murder and attempted murder following the death of Stephen Brannigan and the serious assault of Father John Murray in Downpatrick on Sunday. Father John Murray ...