IN PICTURES: Sectarian clashes at parade
THE number of police officers injured on Sunday night during hours of rioting linked to sectarian clashes in north Belfast, has risen to almost 50.Water cannon were deployed after the officers were...
View ArticleReal IRA figure gunned down
A LEADING dissident republican terror figure has been killed and an associate injured in a gangland-style gun attack in north Dublin.The victim, named locally as Alan Ryan, has several previous...
View ArticleOfficers taken to hospital after riot
Nine police officers have been injured during a second night of serious disorder in north Belfast.Three were taken to hospital during trouble that saw rioters armed with petrol bombs attack police...
View ArticleMother’s heartache over rugby death
A SCHOOLBOY who died on a rugby pitch should have been taken off at half-time, his mother said.Benjamin Robinson, 14, was involved in too many heavy tackles and by the end of the game in Carrickfergus...
View ArticleSpecial school pupils devastated by blaze
A MOTHER has said the suspected arson attack on Arvalee Special School in Omagh has left her two children devastated.The blaze, which broke out in the early hours of Saturday morning, destroyed...
View ArticleDARD moving to Londonderry
EIGHT hundred Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) staff are to move to a former military barracks at Ballykelly in Co Londonderry.The headquarters will shift from Dundonald House at...
View ArticleEx-MLA slams Alliance gay vote
A FORMER Alliance Party deputy leader has said that if he was still a member of the party he would feel that he would have to leave over its endorsement of gay marriage.Seamus Close, who was an MLA for...
View ArticleLobbyists call for Stormont transparency
LOBBYISTS have called on Stormont committees to be more transparent.Lobbying is a profession which itself is often accused of a lack of openness – but now lobbyists themselves have claimed that the...
View ArticleProstitution is ‘Ulster’s most successful enterprise’
PROSTITUTION is Northern Ireland’s most successful enterprise, making some £30m per year profit, an MLA has said.The DUP’s David McIlveen made the disclosure at the recent launch of a new human...
View ArticlePolice probe second dog burning
POLICE are investigating after a dead German Shepherd dog was found burned in the Springtown area of Londonderry.Officers discovered the remains of the animal in an industrial estate around 5.40pm on...
View ArticlePaterson no longer NI secretary
Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson is to leave his post as part of Prime Minister David Cameron’s reshuffle, Government sources indicated.Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, is to take up...
View ArticleMurder suspect dies in custody
A MAN arrested in connection with the murder of a man in Belfast last week, has died in police custody.On Tuesday a police spokesperson the 34-year-old suspect who was arrested on Saturday, over the...
View ArticleRioters launch third night of violence
Rioters launched a third night of attacks on police in north Belfast last night.“A number of missilies including firelworks have been thrown at police,” a spokesman said.Motorists were advised to avoid...
View ArticleJudge tells home buyer to pay remaining £2m
A BUSINESSMAN must pay a balance of more than £2 million to complete on a record house purchase he claims to have pulled out of, the High Court ruled yesterday.A judge ordered specific performance...
View ArticleFamily devastated over Cody’s death
THE owners of pet dog Cody have spoken of their devastation after the animal – set on fire in an attack which caused outrage across the country – lost her fight for life.The collie dog was put down on...
View ArticleMother tells of finding son dead under vehicle
THE distraught mother of a man who was killed while working under a van has recalled the devastating moment she discovered his body.Richard Orr died on Saturday night as he carried out repairs to the...
View ArticleMan charged after guns find
A 52-year-old man has been charged with having guns with intent to endanger life, after police investigating dissident republicans searched a car in Co Down.The vehicle was stopped by officers near...
View ArticleDUP man ‘honoured’ to head up Maze body
A PROMINENT business figure who is a member of the DUP has been appointed to lead the body which will take forward controversial plans to redevelop the Maze prison site.Terence Brannigan, chairman of...
View ArticlePSNI baffled by motive for autistic teen beating
DETECTIVES are little closer to cracking a case in which an autistic student was found beaten and unconscious on a patch of disused land.“Gentle giant” Scott Vineer, 17, was discovered lying in the...
View ArticlePriest extends ‘open invitation’ to Royal Black
PRIESTS and parishioners of a Catholic Church at the centre of a parading row in Belfast have invited the leadership of one of the Loyal Orders to talks.With tens of thousands of Orangemen due on the...
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