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 ...

In a statement, relatives of Irish soldier Kielan Mooney said they “fully apologise” to Brian Tierney and his family. Mooney (30), of Bloomfield Park in Derry, was jailed for eight-and-a-half ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

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”.