Cookstown tragedy
PSNI have identified 619 people from the queue or car park at the Greenvale Hotel

PSNI have identified 619 people from the queue or car park at the Greenvale Hotel

They’re still looking for people to come forward. The PSNI have said that they’ve now identified 619 people who were in the queue or the car park of the Greenvale Hotel on the night that three teenagers died. 267 of these have been interviewed by appropriately trained detectives but police are still seeking people who have […]

7 years ago

Three towns, three funerals; a week that will never be forgotten in County Tyrone

Three towns, three funerals; a week that will never be forgotten in County Tyrone

No child should go out to a disco and not come home. That is the idea that everyone returns to when asked about the deaths of three teenagers — three children — at the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown, County Tyrone. The phrase has become an almost automatic response among the locals of Dungannon, the home […]

7 years ago

Man arrested following Cookstown tragedy further arrested for drug possession

Man arrested following Cookstown tragedy further arrested for drug possession

The man in question has been further arrested on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply. He has since been de-arrested. UPDATE The 52-year-old man in question has since been de-arrested, following examination of a package found in his home. -end of update- On Tuesday evening, it was reported that […]

7 years ago

Two men arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following Cookstown tragedy

Two men arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following Cookstown tragedy

Three teenagers died in the tragedy that occurred on Sunday. Two men have been arrested following the tragedy in Cookstown that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old girl, a 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy on Sunday night. The incident occurred at the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown on Saint Patrick’s Day, and two men will […]

7 years ago

Police say up to 400 people were trying to get into Tyrone disco

Police say up to 400 people were trying to get into Tyrone disco

Witnesses are urged to come forward. CCTV footage has led to police estimating that 400 people were in the queue or the car park at the time of the reported crushing incident at the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown which left three teenagers dead. Police have also urged young people who were queuing or in the […]

7 years ago

Books of condolence to open for victims who died in Cookstown disco

Books of condolence to open for victims who died in Cookstown disco

Three people lost their lives in the incident. Books of condolence will open on Tuesday in memory of three teenagers who died outside of a disco on St Patrick’s Day. Lauren Bullock, 17, Connor Currie, 16, and Morgan Barnard, 17, from Dungannon in Tyrone, died outside the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown following reports of a crush […]

7 years ago

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