In an attempt to capitalise (a bit belatedly in my opinion) on the wristband craze that seems to be all the rage amoung "young people these days," the PSNI have launched their own multicoloured "Respect Difference" wristbands. The police hope the scheme… more »

Ulster is in dire need of someone to save us ... from Harry Potter apparently. A DUP Councillor for Ballymena, Roy Gillespie, has determined that Harry Potter is a dangerous 'cult' - a touch melodramatic from a man whose party leader is head of a church… more »

Following on from my earlier post, 'Shankill Bomber Re-Jailing "Reprehensible"' on Tuesday, I'd like to draw attention to some of the writings of Newton Emerson, which were drawn to my attention by a post at Slugger O'Toole. In his piece in the Irish… more »

... does it take to hold a country to ransom? About 1,500 if the Irish Republic's justice minister is anything to go by. Michael McDowell claims there are 1,500 members 'actively involved' in the Provisional IRA and that dissident republican terror… more »

The IRA admitted to killing someone today. They killed a 14 year old schoolgirl, blamed the army and then proceeded to retaliate against their own heinous crime by killing a soldier. They apologised today, 30 years later - so I guess that's all OK then.… more »