Categories: United Kingdom, England, Northern Ireland, Local Wackos, Loyalists, LVF, UDA, UVF, Republicans, Dissident Republicans, Sinn Fein, IRA, Scotland, Wales
50,000 Empty Houses
by beano 
on 23 Jan 2008 at 10:37. Categories: Northern Ireland, Business & Economy, Devolved Government Just stumbled across this: apparently house prices in Northern Ireland have fallen by 10% recently and there are thought to be nearly 50,000 Ulster dwellings lying empty.
Plans are now being made to charge rates on empty dwellings (long overdue if you… more »
Defining Pettyness
by beano on 21 Jan 2008 at 13:00. Categories: Sinn Fein, Local Wackos, Orange Order / Other Marches, Republicans, Local Government Limavady Borough Council: redefining "offensive"
Nationalist councillors (who hold a majority) on Limavady Borough Council have ordered the removal of several items from council premises in order to create a "neutral working environment".
Unfortu… more »
Orange Order Invited to St Patrick's Day Parade
by beano on 18 Jan 2008 at 10:08. Categories: Northern Ireland, Orange Order / Other Marches, Republicans Apparently discussions are ongoing about the possibility of an Orange Lodge taking part in the Saint Patrick's Day parade in Downpatrick this year. The Orange Order seem to be treading with caution, but hopefully the Order and the organisers can make thi… more »
Her Majesty FTW!
Apparently the Queen is quite partial to a bit of Wii Sports. Gamespot picked up on the story from the People, who reckon she's commandeered Prince William's Christmas present and is quite handy at the bowling. more »
Fixtures Announced
The most eagerly anticipated football fixtures this year have been announced today. While some will be looking forward to details of another tournament taking place in the summer, the main focus is on the World Cup 2010 qualifiers kicking off in Septemb… more »
Lawrie Heading South?
According to the BBC, former Northern Ireland boss Lawrie "is our leader" Sanchez is being interviewed for the Republic job. The question is, following a poor run at Fulham, did he just get lucky with Northern Ireland or is he simply more suited to inter… more »
Official: EU Makes It to the Big Time
You know your successful when you start getting hate mail. :>> It's a shame it's so piss-poor, but baby steps and all that.
While I've had messages sent from this site before, this is the first one filled with quite such obvious (and entertaining) rag… more »
Fundamental Failure to Understand Unionists
by beano on 10 Jan 2008 at 11:49. Categories: Local Wackos, Republicans, Law & Order, Devolved Government Actually, Brian Feeney's fundamental failure might be understanding anything, but I was feeling charitable when I wrote that title. The Irish News is generally the best of a bad bunch when it comes to local news papers, which makes the fact that they giv… more »
Who Will Police the Police-Police?
Slugger today highlighted a story from Friday when it was reported that a Resident Magistrate delivered a damning verdict on an investigation by the Police Ombudsman's office bringing into question the integrity of the body in charge of investigating com… more »
Catherine Tate Falls Foul of Ulster Sensitivities
Do we have a right to be offended by Ulster stereotypes?
According to broadcasting news site Digital Spy, Ofcom is set to investigate complaints made about the Catherine Tate Show's portrayal of a Northern Irish family as terrorists.
The site says… more »
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