Archives for: February 2008
Loyalists Supply Republican Guns
I'm loathed to reference a story from the Irish News when it's not clear for how long it will remain freely available online [edit: it's gone], but this one's quite revealing. I earlier mentioned that the cowards of the Real IRA shot two off-duty police… more »
RIRA Aim For Army on NI Streets
The republican splinter-group the Real IRA has an objective to get soldiers re-deployed on the streets of Northern Ireland.
With more attacks on the RUC/PSNI we believe we can reach the stage where British soldiers are brought back onto the streets to… more »
No More Death, No More FARC
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez recently called for governments to recognise Colombian terrorists (and friends of the IRA) FARC to be recognised as "an army". Sound familiar?
Today Colombians will take to the streets to march in protest against FARC… more »
Streamlining the Health Service
Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has announced that the 4 regional health-boards will be merged into a single Northern Ireland health board as part of plans to save "more than £53 million by April 2011" and reduce the number of staff by about 1,700,… more »
Irish Blog Awards
While I recently mentioned that Everything Ulster had hit the big time, it came as something of a surprise to find that the site has been nominated for Best Political Blog in the 2008 Irish Blog Awards.
Being up against the likes of Slugger O'Toole, t… more »
Crusaders Foiled Again in CIS Cup Final
Apparently there was some kind of sporting event in Dublin today, but that was overshadowed by the events at Windsor Park where Crusaders were robbed of the CIS Cup by a mediocre Linfield team.
Linfield were a man up for the duration of the game (I di… more »
Yesterday's Men and How Times Change
by beano on 01 Feb 2008 at 15:08. Categories: Northern Ireland, Irish Republic, Business & Economy, Politics, Devolved Government
A heart-warming act of friendship in Ballymena today as Northern Ireland's First Minister Ian Paisley and the prime minister of the Republic Bertie Ahern got all cozy and loved-up during a visit by the latter to the former's constituency.
Paisley desc… more »
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