Policies don’t swing voters – Nesbitt
MIKE Nesbitt has said Northern Ireland voters decide their vote based on “orange and green” issues and that national policy debates about topics such as taxation, abortion or gay marriage have little...
View ArticleMcCrea backs Lutton Mid Ulster campaign
THE last unionist MP to hold Mid Ulster until its boundaries were redrawn 16 years ago was present yesterday as unionist unity candidate Nigel Lutton got his campaign under way.William McCrea...
View ArticleHorse tests to be expanded
TESTS for horse meat in processed meat products are being expanded, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said last night.The survey has been widened to ensure that a wider range of products are sampled and...
View ArticleHorsemeat: Iceland chief sorry over Irish remark
THE boss of frozen foods supermarket chain Iceland has apologised for comments he made about “the Irish” in a current affairs programme on the horse meat scandal.Chief executive Malcolm Walker said he...
View ArticleHorsemeat: No penalties for defying FSA tests
IT has emerged that no punishment would be meted out if businesses did not feel like responding to a call from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to have their products tested.The FSA had demanded that...
View ArticleHorsemeat: Expert raps rules that prevent import ban
A FORMER government veterinary inspector says imports of European meat should be banned unless their source can be accurately traced.Henry Reilly, now a UKIP councillor in Newry and Mourne, also...
View ArticleCall for action over NI Magdalene victims
NORTHERN Ireland Magdalene victims feel in danger of being left behind, Amnesty International has said.In the Republic a report was prepared by Senator Martin McAleese about the extent of abuse carried...
View ArticleChild poverty in NI levels among worst in UK
Child poverty levels in Northern Ireland are among the UK’s worst, with around a third of children in Londonderry, Belfast and Strabane living in extreme need, new research has indicated.The areas...
View ArticlePeace process a ‘gravy train’ for politicians and community activists
AS the winter gloom continues we start to look forward to Easter, and with it the fifteenth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The expectation was that after the Good Friday Agreement Northern...
View ArticlePSNI defend G8 security operation
POLICE in Fermanagh have said the disruption being caused by security operations ahead of the G8 summit is necessary and that it will not affect community policing. The police were commenting after a...
View ArticleProtests not helping image of unionism
AFTER almost three months, the time is right to examine whether the Union Flag protests are achieving anything at all. The protests, which were disowned by the mainstream unionist parties some weeks...
View Article‘Flag trouble can’t be compared to London riots’
NORTHERN Ireland’s second most senior police officer has said comparisons between the London riots of 2011 and the recent violence surrounding the flag protests, are not valid.In a letter published in...
View ArticleAppeal for unheard Troubles victims to come forward
Unheard victims of the Northern Ireland conflict are to be encouraged to come forward after a new support service was established in Co Armagh.Unionists have not adequately availed of lobby groups like...
View ArticleNI ‘lagging behind in cancer survival’
Experts will gather on Wednesday to discuss the future of cancer treatment in Northern Ireland.The conference in Newtownabbey, known as Cancer Collaboration in Action, will be hosted by the Public...
View ArticleFarmer fined for river pollution
A Co Down farmer pleaded guilty to causing water pollution and was fined £750 plus £25 court costs at Lisburn Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.Mr William Wilson of Edentrillick Road, Hillsborough, was...
View ArticleTalks urged over Orange parade in Carnlough
A POLICE commander has called for community talks ahead of a Orange parade on the north Coast.The Twelfth demonstration which is held in Carnlough every six years, is expected to attract up to 400...
View ArticleOlympian Alan Campbell awarded at Orange Community Awards
AN Olympic medallist – and Orangeman – has been recognised for his sporting achievement at this year’s Orange Community Awards.Coleraine rower Alan Campbell received the esteemed Grand Master’s Award...
View ArticleTwo taken to hospital after north Belfast shooting
TWO people were taken to hospital after a shooting in north Belfast on Tuesday night.Police say that two men aged 22 and 24 were taken to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds after the attack which...
View ArticleFirst Trust to close six branches
First Trust Bank has confirmed that it will close six branches in Northern Ireland by June.Staff at the branches are to be offered other positions or voluntary severance. There will be no forced...
View ArticleSlight rise in unemployment figures
UNEMPLOYMENT in Northern Ireland has risen slightly over the last quarter, latest figures have revealed.From October to December last year, the number of people unemployed rose by 0.2 per...
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