Security alert at Newtownabbey church ends
A suspicious object found near a church in Newtownabbey has been declared a hoax.The security alert at St Mary’s Star of the Sea Church on the Doagh Road is now over and all roads have been...
View ArticlePipebomb found in Carryduff
A viable pipe bomb has been found outside flats in Carryduff in Co Down.The suspicious object was found at the door of the property at Doon Park in the Killynure area shortly before 9.30pm on...
View ArticleAssault and arson at Londonderry home
POLICE are investigating an assault and later arson attack at the same house in Londonderry.A man in his 20s was taken to hospital after paramedics were alerted to an assault at a house in the Creggan...
View ArticleHomeless charity issues warning
A homelessness charity has warned more people could end up on the streets as a result of new laws for landlords.Focus Ireland said Government regulations that prohibit the renting of sub-standard...
View ArticlePICTURE GALLERY: March to save children’s heart surgery
PARENTS and supporters of children with serious heart conditions have vowed carry on fighting the proposed transfer of vital services from Belfast to Great Britain.Several MLAs, along with health...
View ArticleMcKellen ancestor like Paisley
Film and theatre legend Sir Ian McKellen has compared his great-great grandfather to Ian Paisley.The multi award-winning star of blockbusters such as Lord of the Rings and X-Men revealed his family...
View ArticleElderly woman shaken after distraction burglary
An elderly woman has been left badly shaken after being targeted in a distraction burglary.The incident occurred at the woman’s home in the Shankill Road area of Belfast on Saturday morning, when three...
View ArticleDespicable me and Mr Peep-Toe
I HESITATED; I’d never done it before, how would it feel and would I be sorry? What if he came after me? I could take this action and then find myself facing a nightmarish onslaught of abuse. He might...
View Article‘Pleb’ row was badly handled
THE so-called plebgate affair is back in the news as the latest Channel Four documentary about the episode is due to be screened tonight.Andrew Mitchell, who was accused of uttering the word ‘pleb’, is...
View ArticleExecutive hit by CRAP syndrome
WHAT does the John Lewis decision tell us about government in Northern Ireland? Well, it tells us that a major retailer won’t hang around for ever (or, in this case, almost a decade) while a minister...
View ArticleDUP joins revolt over gay marriage
DEMOCRATIC Unionists will be voting as one to oppose the introduction of gay marriage when the Bill comes before the House of Commons tomorrow.Conservative members of the Cabinet, as well as junior...
View ArticleFire service seeking more women
THE Fire Service in Northern Ireland is appealing for more women as part of a fresh recruitment drive.Only 21 women work in a group of almost 1,000 part-time firefighters.Recruits from ethnic minority...
View ArticleTitanic helps draw record visitors
Tourists keen to explore the Titanic’s heritage helped trade at Belfast Harbour to a record high, it was revealed.The number of cruise ship holidaymakers rose by 40% last year - 75,000 passengers...
View ArticleFlags: Bryson-Frazer dispute ‘not personal’
FLAG protest leader Jamie Bryson has said a reported dispute with victims campaigner Willie Frazer is over tactics and “nothing personal”.And reports that Mr Frazer was snubbed by Mr Bryson of the...
View ArticleSuspect held over 1976 sectarian murder
A 55-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested over a suspected sectarian murder in Belfast almost 37 years ago.Paul McNally and another local man were shot as they left Sean Graham’s bookmakers at the junction...
View ArticleArrest over flag protest comments on social media
A man has been arrested in connection with comments made on a social media site about the ongoing flag protests across Northern Ireland.The 28-year-old was detained in north Belfast.It is understood...
View ArticleCameron in freefall?
DAVID Cameron is an impressive performer in the House of Commons. He regularly slaps down Labour leader Ed Miliband during their rowdy Tweedledum-and-Tweedledee clashes once a week.Tories cheer him to...
View ArticleStrabane firm behind pork in Halal row
The company which supplied halal food found to contain traces of pork DNA was named today.McColgan Quality Foods Limited in Strabane, Co Tyrone insisted swift action has been taken to identify and...
View ArticleFermanagh facelift ahead of G8 summit
Parts of Co Fermanagh are set for a facelift ahead of this summer’s G8 summit, it was revealed on Monday.Environment Minister Alex Attwood has released £380,000 to tackle dereliction in and around...
View ArticleSite calls for boycott of Orange-owned businesses
AN online campaign has been set up to boycott businesses owned by members of the Orange Order across Northern Ireland.The Facebook site - Boycott all Orange-owned businesses - is calling on members to...
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