DUP MP to raise IRA role in Bloody Sunday
A UNIONIST MP has vowed to raise at Westminster the need to fully examine the circumstances of the Bloody Sunday massacre.East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell will highlight the backdrop of IRA terror...
View ArticleSDLP councillor stands firm after gun attack
SDLP councillor Claire Hanna has vowed not to be “bullied” from her south Belfast home after a gun attack she is directly linking to the current tensions over flags.Councillor Hanna said the attack was...
View ArticlePolice renew appeal over tragic teenager
DETECTIVES have renewed their appeal for information over the murder of Jason McGovern.One week on from the killing of 19-year-old Mr McGovern, officers from the PSNI’s serious crime branch have asked...
View ArticleEx-internee ‘wins £10m’
AN Ulsterman has been reported to have won £10.2 million in the Euromillions lottery on New Year’s Day.The lucky winner, according to local press, is former republican internee Joe Clarke.The...
View ArticleProtests a disaster for unionism
THE recent loyalist flag protests have been a disaster for unionism.Even the street blockages that have remained non-violent have disrupted and antagonised many in the population who would otherwise be...
View Article‘Faceless fascists’ post bullet to Patsy McGlone MLA
A bullet has been posted to Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone.It is the latest death threat to a politician since protests began over the decision to limit the flying of the Union Flag at Belfast City...
View ArticleUVF members orchestrating riots, police confirm
Senior members of the paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) are orchestrating loyalist street violence that has seen police come under attack in Belfast on four successive nights, Northern...
View ArticleTrio to face retrial over McIlveen killing
Three men whose convictions for murdering a schoolboy were quashed are to face a retrial, the Court of Appeal has ordered.Senior judges ruled it was in the interests of justice to bring fresh...
View ArticleShould Northern Ireland have a new flag?
Northern Ireland is enduring the sixth week of protests over the flying of the Union Flag at City Hall.Suggestions have been made from some quarters that a new flag should be designed for Northern...
View ArticleFrazer urged to keep flag protest out of Dublin
Wille Frazer has been urged not to take three bus loads of loyalists to Dublin this weekend as part of the continuing flag protests.The Protestant victims’ campaigner has said he will travel to the...
View ArticleFlag protests continue on countdown to ‘Operation Standstill’
Despite a fourth night of violence in East Belfast, further protests are due to take place on Monday evening.A protest is scheduled for City Hall at 6pm.Other places listed include Templemore Avenue,...
View ArticleHatchet used to attack officers in latest violence
A FIFTH consecutive night of violence on Monday after flag protests, left three police officers injured, while eight people were arrested.In a statement released on Tuesday morning, the PSNI said a...
View ArticleLegal battle set to begin over Causeway golf plan
THE decision to allow a giant golf complex to be built close to Ulster’s only World Heritage Site comes under the spotlight on Wednesday.The High Court in Belfast will host a three-day hearing into...
View ArticleBumper Christmas for Titanic Belfast
TITANIC Belfast received a seasonal boost of visitors over the festive period, topping an already successful debut year.Demand was so high over the festive period that there were more than 33,000...
View ArticleCraigavon council to review flag policy
Craigavon Council have voted to review their policy on the flying of the Union flag.At present, the Council flies the Union Flag on designated days. On Monday night Unionist councillors backed the...
View ArticleThe good doctor who tried reform
JOHN Kyle, the one-time interim leader of the Progressive Unionist Party, is an admirable man.A dedicated Christian and a general practitioner who could have flown to the comfortable suburbs, he...
View ArticleTurning waste into wanted
Co. Tyrone man Nishi Ward set up his business Waste Systems Ltd in 2009, following his successful participation in Invest NI’s Propel programme and is now reaping the rewards as the company celebrates...
View ArticleGetting vital support has been a boost
Collette McCrarren came up with the idea for her business after struggling to find appropriate underwear herself. ‘BodiBase’ is an underwear solution for women which she setup in 2011 with the help and...
View ArticlePipe nightmare becomes business dream
IT’S no holiday when burst pipes flood your holiday home, caravan or motor home, which is exactly what happened to static caravan owner and entrepreneur Jason Paul. After a disastrous flooding incident...
View ArticleBrothers in court over murder and arson attack
TWO brothers have appeared in court charged with a double murder and arson in Northern Ireland six years ago.The pair, aged 37 and 40, came before a magistrate in Armagh on Tuesday after consenting to...
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