As reported on Newsline today, a report by the Office of the Oversight Commissioner on police reform has concluded that the Patten changes are working. There are twice as many Catholic recruits in the police service as there were in 1999 (now 18%)… more »

The BBC reports today that 17 Irish nationalist/republican Newry & Mourne councillors have been found guilty of discrimination by a court after a case raised by William Frazer, a campaigner for victims of paramilitary violence. The councillors could… more »

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's government have been involved in a series of talks with Sinn Fein recently and apparently expects an IRA response to Gerry Adams's pre-election statement in the next few weeks. Bertie Ahern today said "there must be no… more »

The 2 men that were arrested for the McCartney murder last week, later charged with murder and attempted murder, have been remanded in custody until 1st July according to Irish state broadcaster RTE. According to the Press Association report (carried at… more »

I had my first visit to Windsor Park in years yesterday to witness the Germans scrape a lucky 4-1 win against the mighty Norn Irn. It was a good night out, even if my memory of it is a little hazy thanks to a few pre-match drinks in Ryans (great wee pub!… more »

For those of you who aren't aware (where have you been?) Germany are taking on the mighty Northern Ireland in a friendly, tomorrow night at Windsor Park as part of the Irish FA's 125th Anniversary celebrations. The kick-off is at 7:30 PM. I'm not sure… more »

There has been speculation recently that some of the eurozone countries, those who have replaced their national currencies with the European currency or '€uro', may contemplate reverting back to their former national currencies. An Italian minister… more »

The Netherlands have added their voice to the small but growing list of countries who don't want to be dictated to from Brussels (or Strasbourg) as 62% of their voters rejected the EU Constitution yesterday. To me this is much more significant than the F… more »

There's so much I've wanted to post about over the weekend: The French saying 'non' to the EU Constitution The Gardai shooting 2 Post Office robbers (blogged belatedly this morning) The next Celtic League (and what year it will be in) ID Cards cost… more »

Two men have been arrested this morning in relation to the McCartney murder in January. One arrest took place in Belfast, the other in Birmingham. The two men arrested have been taken to Antrim police station for questioning. Some commentators seem to… more »