Archives for: August 2005, 05
USA Dash Northern Ireland's Dreams in Milk Cup Final
The final of the elite section of the milk cup is live on BBC 2 Northern Ireland. The programme has just started and they've already mentioned the 5,000 capacity crowd gathered to watch the match at Coleraine Showgrounds.
Tommy Stewart played a throug… more »
Ulster Culture Week (Day 6) - Green Glens of Antrim
Sorry I didn't get a chance to post yesterday, some of the students in work were having their leaving do (hopefully me and a couple of the other students will get a separate one in a couple of weeks time but we'll see). Anyway, I wasn't in the house long… more »
Apprentice Boys Banned From Ardoyne Shops
by beano on 05 Aug 2005 at 17:35. Categories: News, Northern Ireland, Orange Order / Other Marches, Ulster-Scots
The Apprentice Boys have had an upcoming parade banned from passing the Ardoyne shops, scene of the mindless violence and wanton disregard for human life of republican "protestors" on 12th July. This ban continues the trend from last year when the same b… more »
Who Really Runs Northern Ireland? (updated)
It strikes me that all the arguments over whether the UK or the Irish Republic run Northern Ireland is a bit pointless. Everyone knows that in many parts of Northern Ireland, it's the paramilitaries that run the show, as amply demonstrated by the so-call… more »