What does London's successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics mean to Northern Ireland? Within hours, stories were appearing on the BBC and Belfast Telegraph websites proclaiming this a great step forward towards Northern Ireland's new multi-sport stadium.… more »

London have won the bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games. Only moments ago I posted that they were down to the last 2 with Paris and as soon as I can find a link to support my story I'll post it - for now you'll just have to take my word for it. Update:… more »

Favourites Paris only have the challenge of London left now as New York, Moscow and Madrid have been ruled out of hosting the 2012 games. London were originally thought to be 3rd in the running behind Paris and Madrid, but in recent weeks have come to be… more »

Alasdair McDonnell is meeting with the police today regarding his favourite issue - flags. McDonnell, still trying to tie the flags to loyalist paramilitarism, said "The police have been left in no doubt that loyalist bunting and flags are extremely unpo… more »

Funnily enough, I'd been thinking either last night or this morning about this. If the men and women in power in Scotland deride sectarianism so much - why put up with the mass influx of bigots that occurrs every time Rangers and Celtic play? If the club… more »

It really is time the IFA sorted this out. At the minute, IFA clubs aren't allowed to play their competitive matches on a Sunday. It's the kind of thing you'd expect in 1950 but is more than a little outdated in 2005. The vote was recently put to dele… 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 »

Tickets for the upcoming friendly with Germany went on general sale today at a price of £20 each. I've grabbed myself and my 'troops' 4 tickets in the West Stand for this 125th Anniversary match. Tickets are available from the IFA at Windsor Avenue… more »