Ex terrorists should not be teachers
THE Catholic Council for Maintained Schools seems not to be concerned that a former IRA spy is now the vice principal in a school.Rosa McLaughlin once targeted an RUC officer and gathered information...
View ArticleSeagulls watch the slipways slide into history
WE’VE all experienced more than a few of life’s defining moments. These can be happy times, such as opening the front door of your first new house; or the introductory chords of the Wedding March on a...
View ArticleMen arrested over ‘dissident activity’
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of dissident republican activity in Co Londonderry.Detectives investigating serious crime detained two suspects aged 43 and 44 on Thursday.They have been taken...
View ArticleOfficials ‘blocked’ from flags meeting
Senior civil servants have been blocked from briefing a Stormont scrutiny committee about the impact of the flags dispute on the local economy, it has been claimed.Bill Montgomery, head of...
View ArticleWhy life remains ‘a gift’ for Marjorie
IN coming months, 65-year-old Marjorie Dale will receive a British Empire Medal for her charity work.IN coming months, 65-year-old Marjorie Dale will receive a British Empire Medal for her charity...
View ArticleBloody Sunday families offered £50,000 compensation
The families of 13 people killed by soldiers in Northern Ireland on Bloody Sunday have been offered £50,000 each in compensation.Paratroopers opened fire on innocent civil rights marchers in...
View ArticleExploiting shale oil could push global prices down
Exploiting shale oil reserves could boost UK GDP by up to £50 billion by 2035, according to an analysis from PwC.The business advisers say successful exploitation of shale oil could extract up to 14...
View ArticleDissident fears after prison scanner ruled out
Prison officers are braced for any potential backlash from dissident republicans after electronic scanners were ruled out as a replacement for strip searches, MLAs heard today.Hi-tech millimetre wave...
View ArticleLithuanian murder suspect could be in NI
A Lithuanian wanted for questioning about a murder in his home country could be on the run in Northern Ireland, it was revealed today.The PSNI said Giedrius Dubosas, 36, might be living somewhere in...
View ArticleTensions mount as IRA bomber released over shooting
A former IRA bomber whose arrest over a so-called punishment shooting in Northern Ireland triggered a political row has been released unconditionally, it was disclosed.Sean Kelly, 39, was once jailed...
View Article‘Grave consequences’ after former IRA bomber’s arrest
The arrest of a notorious former IRA bomber over a shooting in Belfast could have “grave consequences” for the political process, the First Minister warned.Sean Kelly, 39, was once jailed for life for...
View ArticlePipe bomb found in north Belfast
A viable pipe bomb was found during a security alert in north Belfast on Thursday.The Forthriver Road between the Ballygomartin Road and Forthriver Way was closed for several hours during a security...
View ArticleWrightbus lands £30m deal with Firstgroup
A MULTI-million pound order from leading UK bus and train operator FirstGroup for 179 buses has been hailed as a major coup by the Wright Group.The order, understood to be worth around $30, is for the...
View ArticleMore banks offer rate swap payouts
ANOTHER six high street banks will begin the process of compensating small businesses that were mis-sold complex financial products, the City watchdog has confirmed.The Financial Services Authority...
View ArticleLegacy of Pope Benedict will impact on successor
IN all the years of Roman Catholic Church history, three Popes have resigned their positions - Saint Clement I, Celestine V, and Gregory XII. The last of these did so in 1415 some 600 years ago. Pope...
View ArticleMcCallister’s resignation letter in full
FORMER Ulster Unionist member John McCallister sent an open letter to leader Mike Nesbitt on Thursday declaring his resignation from the party.“I first voted for the Ulster Unionist Party in 1992...
View ArticleEquality call over £50k Bloody Sunday offer
A DUP MP and a group who represent several of the families involved in the La Mon House hotel bomb have hit out at what they have described as the inequality of treatment of victims after it emerged...
View ArticleBurgers off menu at many schools
BEEF burgers have been removed from the menus of hundreds of schools due to fears over horse meat contamination.Three of Northern Ireland’s education boards initially cancelled orders with local...
View ArticleFarmers in talks with industry chiefs
A MAJOR meeting organised by the Ulster Farmers’ Union will be held today to address the horse meat scandal.The union will host talks with the Livestock and Meat Commission, Consumer Council, NI...
View ArticleDUP and UUP agree single candidate for Mid-Ulster by election
The DUP and UUP have agreed to run a single candidate at the forthcoming by-election in Mid-Ulster.The context was sparked by the resignation of senior Sinn Fein politician Martin McGuinness from...
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