Yes, that's one expensive wombat... OK it's not a real Wombat. Invest Northern Ireland have awarded Wombat, a high-tech company operating in the Financial Software market, $700k (US) to help them expand their Belfast workforce to 45 over the next coup… more »

According to Sinn Fein Presidenté Gerry Adams, the return to jail of a multiple murderer spotted amidst a crowd of rioters "unjust" and "reprehensible". Sean Kelly was arrested after he was photographed taking part in riots in the Ardoyne area… more »

Another offensive last night by some brave sons of Ulster as they targeted a number of houses in north Belfast. Bravely hiding under the cloak of nightfall, these courageous heroes set fire to an oil tank outside a house. The flames quickly spread for… more »

This weekend saw a tragic statement from a pathetic French president, seeking to hold on to what litttle popularity he has left at home and distract attention away from his own country's shameful selfishness by launching a nationalistic attack at his Eu… more »

Life getting you down? Dead end job? Housing executive house crumbling? Kids asking difficult questions - perhaps like "Who's my dad?" Maybe you're just depressed because your fantasy of a United Ireland isn't shared by as many people as you thought. The… more »

The Anti-Racism Network has claimed the Northern Ireland Housing Executive is 'criminalising' the travelling community after a group of travellers were barred from Larne. An Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) was served which bars a number of travellers… more »

A rather fitting thought for the day given my earlier post on "1 in 10 Ulster Residents Disabled". This comes courtesy of Value Cabs' complimentary calendar. "When there's a single thief, it's robbery. When there are a thousand thieves, it's taxation… more »

The Northwest edition of the Belfast Telegraph ran a story on Tuesday about a memorial for those who died in a First World War battle, Messines Ridge. I hadn't heard of the battle before, but 17,000 Allied troops died at the battle in Belgium on 7th June… more »

According to figures from a new Audit Office report, 1 in 10 people in Northern Ireland are claiming the Derry Disability Living Allowance. At the same time, apparently £40 million is being wasted through "financial error," or blunders to you and… more »

Thanks to David Andrew over at A Tangled Web for pointing out the publication of the 2004 Northern Ireland Life & Times Survey today. The results, true to form, show only a 22% in Northern Ireland for "Irish Unificiation" (aka the annexing of the rem… more »