The family of an Irish soldier jailed for rape say the Londonderry councillor Brian Tierney was "misled" into providing a reference for him. Kielan Mooney, 30, of Bloomfield Park, Derry ...

Brian Tierney, a former mayor of Derry and Strabane, gave a court reference for an Irish soldier who was jailed for rape A Londonderry councillor has been suspended from the Social Democratic and ...

Brian Tierney, a former mayor of Derry City and Strabane, says he was misled before giving a character reference for an Irish soldier who was jailed for rape A Londonderry councillor has said he ...

A former mayor at the centre of a controversy over a court reference for a convicted rapist made an emotional apology at a council meeting amid calls for him to resign.

Brian Tierney, a one-time mayor of Derry & Strabane, resigned from the SDLP on Monday “after reflecting on the situation”. He described the reference for former neighbour Kielan Mooney as a ...

The family of an Irish soldier who was jailed for raping a fellow member of the Irish Defence Forces has released a statement saying an SDLP councillor who provided a court reference was “misled”.

Brian Tierney, a former mayor of Derry and Strabane, gave a court reference for an Irish soldier who was jailed for rape [BBC] The family of an Irish soldier jailed for rape say the Londonderry ...

The family of an Irish soldier jailed for rape say the Londonderry councillor Brian Tierney was "misled" into providing a reference for him. Kielan Mooney, 30, of Bloomfield Park, Derry, was jailed ...