Shortly before 3.45pm on Monday, the public gallery of a Belfast courtroom erupted. Family and friends of Natalie McNally (32) jumped to their feet and cheered the moment a jury foreman delivered its verdict; Stephen McCullagh, McNally’s partner and father of her unborn child, was guilty of her murder. Muffled sobs echoed round Court 13 … Read more
Their relationship lasted 133 days. It began on a dating app in the summer of 2022 and ended the week before that Christmas when Natalie McNally (32) was murdered in her Co Armagh home by Stephen McCullagh (36). She was 15 weeks pregnant with his child, a baby boy who was to be named Dean, … Read more
Armagh’s dramatic win over Dublin in the National Football League at Croke Park on Saturday had plenty of talking points, but one moment that confused many supporters came right at the start of the second half. When the teams emerged after the break, Dublin were awarded a straightforward free in front of the Armagh goal … Read more
A joint funeral will take place this weekend for James Grimes, 85, and his son Emmett, 54, whose bodies were found at their home in Co Tyrone earlier this week. James and Emmett Grimes both passed away on Tuesday(Image: Safely Home Facebook page) A joint funeral is set to take place this weekend for a … Read more
A teenage harpist from Co Armagh brought the celebrity judges of Britain’s Got Talent to their feet during Saturday night’s edition of ITV’s flagship show. Seventeen-year-old Niamh Noade said she was “blown away” by the response to her version of Alex Warren’s song Ordinary. The Lislea performer appeared to visibly win over Simon Cowell, after … Read more
CCTV footage of a figure throwing items over a hedge beside the house of a man accused of murdering his pregnant partner has been shown in a Belfast court. On the fourth day of the trial of Stephen McCullagh, who denies murdering Natalie McNally in Co Armagh a week before Christmas in 2022, a jury … Read more
YouTube livestream was recorded four days previously and ‘peddled as alibi’, murder trial hears The Journal Livestream used ‘as alibi’ 4 days old, murder trial told RTE.ie Murder trial shown CCTV of figure throwing items over hedge at defendant’s home BBC YouTuber accused of murdering pregnant girlfriend ‘recorded livestream alibi four days earlier’ Sky News Man’s gaming ‘livestream’ at … Read more
Natalie McNally suffered a “prolonged assault” with “multiple blows” to her head, strangulation and stab wounds to her neck, the trial of a man accused of her murder has heard. Stephen McCullagh showed no emotion in the dock as the injuries sustained by the deceased were outlined by the pathologist who carried out the autopsy … Read more
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Man ‘put on act to cover his tracks after murdering’ pregnant girlfriend in 2022, trial hears The Journal Murder accused ‘put on act’ to cover tracks, court told RTE.ie Murder of Natalie McNally was “planned, calculated and premeditated” trial hears The Irish Independent Murder of Natalie McNally in Armagh was ‘planned, calculated, premeditated’, trial hears The Irish Times Natalie … Read more