McCauley was charged with murdering Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Sergeant Sean Quinn and constables Allan McCloy and Paul Hamilton in a landmine attack at Kinnego Embankment near Lurgan on October 27 1982. A prosecution lawyer said the case against McCauley related to forensic evidence found on cigarette butts.

A 62-year-old man has today been extradited from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland where he is sought to stand trial for the murder of three RUC Officers in 1982.

A 62-year-old man has been extradited from the Republic to Northern Ireland where he will stand trial for the murder of three RUC Officers in 1982.

Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.

Martin John McCauley was charged with the murder of Sergeant Sean Quinn and constables Allan McCloy and Paul Hamilton in 1982

Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are under the top-level red weather warnings for wind from early on Friday.

ESB Networks in Ireland and NIE Networks say they expect significant further outages as Storm Eowyn continues to batter parts of the island.

A red wind warning has been issued for the whole of the Republic of Ireland, with Met Éireann warning of a possible "danger to life". The alert comes into effect at varying times from 02:00 on Friday and will end at varying times. Met Éireann has warned that "severe, damaging and destructive winds" are expected, with gusts of up to 130km/h.

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A MAN has been extradited from Northern Ireland to the Republic over a fatal crash in Co Donegal almost eight years ago. The 31-year-old is wanted to stand trial for the offence of dangerous

The top-level red warning for wind is in place in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland from early on Friday morning. Schools and colleges across Ireland are set to close and public ...

ESB Networks in Ireland and NIE Networks say they expect significant further outages as Storm Eowyn continues to batter parts of the island.