People’s Forum accuses PSNI of political policing
The Ulster People’s Forum have released a statement accusing the PSNI of ‘political policing’ regarding protests which continue to be held across Northern Ireland.The Forum, which includes prominent...
View ArticleMervyn King speaks at Belfast dinner
Governor of the Bank of England is keynote speaker at CBI Northern Ireland Mid-Winter Dinner Sir Mervyn King was keynote speaker at the CBI Mid-Winter Dinner, held last night (Tuesday) at Titanic...
View ArticleEvery fixture tells a story
“EVERY great architect is a great poet,” stated Frank Lloyd Wright, one of world’s most acclaimed modern architects. OF course he wasn’t referring to architects as authors of rhyming lines, but to the...
View ArticleHMV outlook brighter as firm buys its debt
HOPES over the future of collapsed music chain HMV were raised yesterday after its debt was bought by the restructuring business behind HMV Canada.Hilco UK has taken on the debt from lenders Lloyds and...
View ArticleTrade bodies give blessing to campaign
THE Backin’ Belfast campaign drew the blessing of industry representatives yesterday after a high level meeting at Stormont to garner support for the initiative.Colin Neill of Pubs of Ulster, Glyn...
View ArticleSuicide rate among highest in Europe
The rate of suicide among young people in Ireland is one of the highest in Europe, figures show.An estimated 165 teens and young men took their own lives in the Republic of Ireland in 2011, while...
View ArticleAvalanche victim was ‘outgoing, loving person’
The family of Coleraine woman Una Finnegan, who was killed in an avalanche in Scotland on Saturday, have paid tribute to her.On Tuesday night her family released a short statement saying the...
View ArticleQuestion raised over Ombudsman’s role
A UNIONIST member of the Policing Board has questions the role of the Police Ombudsman in its investigations of Troubles related cases, many of which involve former RUC officers.UUP MLA Ross Hussey was...
View ArticleArguments for and against border poll
SINN Fein’s campaign for a border poll and the revelation that the DUP are considering the vote on Irish unity, has sparked major debate among politicians, commentators and the general public.Here we...
View ArticleVideo: DUP welcome Cameron’s EU referendum pledge
David Cameron today promised an in/out referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union by the end of 2017 if the Conservatives win the next general election.In a major speech in London, Mr...
View ArticleDissidents remain serious threat - Villiers
IRA dissidents remain a serious threat with lethal intentions, Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers said today.Dissident republicans have reportedly met former leading members of the Provisional...
View ArticlePaisley seeks amendment to maintain Protestant monarch
IAN Paisley MP yesterday tabled an amendment to a Bill in Parliament in an attempt to maintain that any future monarch be a Protestant and a member of the Church of England.The Succession of the Crown...
View ArticleOmbudsman to restart Troubles-linked investigations
The Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman is to re-start investigations into 150 unsolved murders linked to the Troubles.Dr Michael Maguire said new structures had been put in place to help deal with...
View ArticleOmbudsman probes a sop to Sinn Fein - Jim Allister
TUV leader Jim Allister says the resumption of Police Ombudsman investigations into Troubles cases involving RUC officers, “will be seen by many as yet another sop to Sinn Fein/IRA”.The North Antrim...
View ArticleMaze conflict centre ‘financially sustainable’
The conflict resolution centre at the Maze in Northern Ireland should be financially sustainable once it is fully operational, the government department responsible for the project has...
View ArticleThe tree for two lost brothers
ALMOST exactly four years ago, on January 24, 2009, three climbers died in an avalanche on a mountain near Glencoe. Two were brothers from Northern Ireland - Eamonn Murphy aged 61 from Carrickfergus...
View ArticleProtests latest: Met police called in as arrests rise
Thousands more people could face police action for criminal behaviour linked to the Union flag protests in Northern Ireland, a senior detective has warned.Police have pledged to hunt down those...
View ArticleBank branch closures ‘a bitter blow’ to local towns
NINE local branches of Bank of Ireland in Counties Down, Antrim and Londonderry are due to close, it has been confirmed.Kilkeel, Rathfriland, Ballyclare, Ballymoney, Carrickfergus, Larne, and Kilrea...
View ArticleFlyebe announces job losses
Regional airline Flybe has said it expects to make 15 of its 150 staff redundant at its base at George Best Belfast City Airport.The redundancies come as the Exeter-based carrier announced plans to cut...
View ArticleDiary of a weight watcher
DR Eddie Rooney, chief executive of the Public Health Agency, is on a mission to lose weight, and is keeping a diary of his attempt.Here is his second instalment:“I need to get more exercise as part of...
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