Recently appointed Deputy President of South Africa, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (and I thought Orlaith was a dodgy name!) has called for South Africa's "land redistribution" scheme to be speeded up, citing Robert Mugabe's antics in Zimbabwe as an example.… more »

The mayor of Fucking, a town in Austria, has had to issue a plea to British tourists to stop stealing the town's roadsigns. While welcoming the tourists that the name of the town attracts, replacing the signs is becoming expensive. A very funny item a… more »

I got a job application form today with one of those monitoring forms attached. "If the vacancy you are applying for is in Northern Ireland, please provide details of your religion:" It gave three choices Roman Catholic Protestant Other (pl… more »

Even in England it seems the venerable Mr Adair can't keep his nose clean. The BBC reports that he's due up in court along with a friend in Bolton today over an incident on Monday. It's not clear what the charge is from the BBC report but the way I read… more »

That Irish bloke from the X-Factor, or Louis Walsh as he is occasionally known, has branded Big Brother winner Anthony talentless amidst rumours of the geordie attempting to land a part in a musical and/or releasing a single off the back of his new found… more »

Ulster seems to be brimming with scumbags devoid of any morals whatsoever. Its depressing to think that few people will be overly surprised by the callous attacks in Lurgan last night where police were pelted with 30 petrol bombs while the Army tried to… more »

A 16 year old has been charged and is due in court today in connection with the rape of an English schoolgirl in west Belfast a couple of weeks back. I'm honestly (very pleasantly) surprised by this as I was beginning to lose faith in the PSNI altoge… more »

OK I know I'm cheating because I haven't gone to bed yet but I spotted this thanks to Andrew at A Tangled Web (article from the Andersonstown News* via Nuzhound) and thought it worth a mention for the sheer stupidity. "My grandfather was in the Orange… more »

"Same old beggars, always cheating" as some wise and fine upstanding young men were heard to proclaim on more than one occasion tonight. Northern Ireland's Under 21s were unlucky not to beat the Republic after going 1-0 up through an Alan Sheenan own… more »

Quoted in the Independent today, Michael Buerk suggests that men are being marginalised in the British media, citing the BBC specifically, and claims that the result is that men are becoming more effeminate. I'm just surprised this is news, although perh… more »