Councillor Brian Tierney has apologised to fellow elected members for the “huge, huge mistake” of providing a reference for a former soldier who was later convicted of rape.

The family of an Irish soldier jailed for rape has said that the former mayor of Londonderry was “misled” into providing a ...

Former Derry and Strabane mayor Brian Tierney speaks after receiving apology from family of soldier convicted of rape ...

A former mayor at the centre of a controversy over a court reference for a convicted rapist made an emotional apology at a ...

A former mayor at the centre of a controversy over a court reference for a convicted rapist made an emotional apology at a ...

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The family of a soldier from Derry jailed for rape has issued an apology to a former Mayor who provided him with a character ...

The family of an Irish soldier jailed for rape say the Londonderry councillor Brian Tierney was "misled" into providing a ...

The family of Kielan Mooney have said Brian Tierney was not told about ‘a pending criminal charge’ or ‘the seriousness of ...

The family of a convicted rapist from Derry say a former SDLP councillor was “misled” into providing him with a character ...

Family of Irish soldier Kielan Mooney, who was convicted of rape, say SDLP councillor Brian Tierney was 'misled' into providing character reference ...