Three men charged over gun murder
THREE men are expected to appear in court today to face charges in connection with the murder of a man near Comber last week.Philip Strickland, who was 36, was found in a car on Quarry Road, off the...
View ArticleGroup in ‘audacious’ bank protest
A NUMBER of young people were last night continuing their occupation of a disused bank building in Belfast city centre as part of the ‘Occupy Belfast’ movement.Police say that officers were called to...
View ArticleSpate of carjackings continues in Belfast
TWO more women drivers have been targeted by hijackers in Belfast, police have confirmed.On Monday teatime, a man ordered a woman passenger from a car on the Lisburn Road. She refused and as the man...
View ArticleLORD EMPEY: Universities’ link with economic policy is crucial
I AM the only Northern Ireland politician to have run both the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) (for three years) and the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) (for...
View ArticleBlind student’s insightful words
AT 50 years of age, Jackie Cairns who was born in England, but now lives in Maghera, is no ordinary mature student. She has been blind from birth and is in the midst of completing the first year of her...
View ArticleConstruction in the spotlight
THE ongoing plight of the construction sector in Northern Ireland will be at the centre of the political agenda today as MLAs and senior representatives from the industry sit down with key members of...
View ArticleFour a day ‘bankrupt’
MORE than four people have been declared bankrupt every day in Northern Ireland since April as the economy continues to slump and the fall-out from the property crash claims more victims, figures from...
View ArticleGERRY LYNCH: Iron Lady film is ‘deeply flawed’
In the latest of our reviews of The Iron Lady from various commentators, Gerry Lynch gives us his reaction to the film about Margaret ThatcherGrowing up in nationalist Belfast in the 1980s, Margaret...
View ArticleMASSEREENE LATEST: Shivers guilty - Duffy cleared
A dissident republican has been found guilty of murdering two British soldiers outside an army base in Northern Ireland.Brian Shivers was found guilty at Antrim Crown Court of the killings of sappers...
View ArticleIAN PAISLEY: Great Scot! Burns Night is on the way
SO the Scots are to have their long promised say on independence. It seems before they are there is much to be decided, not least of which is the actual wording of the question they will be asked.A...
View ArticleThe Rev DAVID SILVERSIDES continues the debate on the question: Is the King...
IN responding to Dr Stafford Carson (January 5), we notice that at least the tone is more positive regarding the remarkable degree of agreement between the large number of manuscripts available in...
View ArticleFamily’s fears after second racist attack
FIRST Minister Peter Robinson has joined in the condemnation of a racist attack in east Belfast at the weekend that left an eight-year-old girl injured.A brick was thrown through the window of the...
View ArticleMasked gang target woman in hijack bid
A WOMAN has escaped injury in the latest attempt to hijack a car in the Belfast area.Four masked men are reported to have been involved in the incident which took place in the early hours of yesterday...
View ArticleTaxpayers could pick up the bill for salmon crisis
TAXPAYERS in Northern Ireland could be left to foot the bill for millions of pounds in EU fines unless urgent action is taken to protect dwindling salmon stocks.The warning comes despite the recent...
View ArticleChurch doesn’t back gay ‘cure’
PRESBYTERIAN Moderator Dr Ivan Patterson has said his church does not support a therapy that claims to convert people away from their homosexual tendencies.The minister was forced to defend his...
View ArticleAttack on Orange hall sparks Twelfth fears
AN attack on an Orange hall in Co Tyrone at the weekend could be an attempt to stir up sectarian tensions ahead of this year’s Twelfth celebrations, it has been claimed.The building, which is between...
View ArticlePolice dismiss Duffy’s ‘planted DNA’ claims
POLICE have dismissed claims from Colin Duffy that officers planted his DNA in the getaway car used in the murders of two soldiers at Massereene Barracks.In a statement released at the weekend, the...
View ArticleHain reveals his tactics at the heart of peace process
THE Secretary of State who succeeded in persuading the DUP and Sinn Fein to share power has revealed the mix of flattery and strong-arm tactics he used to bring Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams together.In...
View ArticleAgreement with Adams over release of bomber
PETER Hain privately agreed with Gerry Adams that the Shankill bomber Sean Kelly should not have been re-imprisoned in June 2005 — despite police and prison service advice that he should be jailed, he...
View ArticleSinn Fein leader requested a private meeting on the eve of IRA ceasefire
PETER Hain said that on July 27, 2005, the day before the IRA declared that it was ending violence for good and agreeing to decommission, Gerry Adams had phoned him to request a private meeting.The...
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