What a week. Northern Ireland get a hammering at home to underdogs Iceland, beat Spain, ranked 7th in the world, and then there's talk of the manager quitting. Thankfully, on Saturday Lawrie Sanchez announced, to the surprise of some and delight of m… more »

Speculation is mounting that Lawrie Sanchez may quit as Northern Ireland manager inside the next week. Frankly, I wouldn't blame him. The shit he has taken in the last week from unprofessional journalists has been sensationalist and undeserved. One o… more »

It's hard to think of much to add to the discussions already taking place regarding Northern Ireland's historic victory over Spain last night at Windsor Park (highlights linked last night). The atmosphere at the ground was unbelievable and the tension… more »

Northern Ireland 3 - Spain 2 David Healy is a living legend. First Northern Ireland hat-trick at Windsor Park in 35 years. George Best got the last one, apparently. Much to happy and drunk to post any more. Just enjoy the highlights. more »

After today's abysmal performance against Iceland I was regretting making my brother wait in the freezing cold from the wee small hours for tickets due to go on sale at IFA HQ this morning for the Spain match on Wednesday night. As it stands, I forked ov… more »

It seems a fitting title in light of the recent hunger striker memorials; tonight I watched a documentary presented by overweight comedian Ricky Grover on BBC Three (part of their Body Image Season) entitled F*** off, I'm fat. Subtle, eh? The documentary… more »

An MLA has claimed that "hunger strike commemorations are only being used as another weapon in what republicans would describe as 'the struggle'". Commenting on the use of a parish centre near Dunloy, Co. Antrim, for a hunger strikers commemoration DUP a… more »

Despite being proclaimed as a truly democratic and open medium, this week sees another instance of web censorship hit much closer to home. Yesterday the New York Times had a leading article entitled Details Emerge In British Terror Case which was unavail… more »

Conviction: Theft and possession of firearms Sentence: 12 years Joined Hunger Strike: 22nd June Suicided: 20th August Michael (or Micky) Devine was born in Springtown, a former US army camp In Londonderry, in 1954 where the family lived until they… more »

Thanks to Belfast Gonzo for pointing out the bigoted decision of the IRFU not to play the national anthem or fly the Union Flag when they face Italy in Belfast next year. Instead, Ireland will be represented by the IRFU flag and the 'neutral' song Irelan… more »