Category: England
Farce After Farce
You'll likely already know that the three men charged with spying over the Stormontgate affair were released today. I'm sure you'll be unsurprised to hear that I treat Sinn Fein's "evidence of political policing" claims with a degree of scepticism, much… more »
ARA Raid Homes in Manchester
On a day when both Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams met Tony Blair, the ARA has swooped on 250 properties in Manchester as well as seizing a number of luxury cars in raids thought to be linked to senior IRA man, Thomas 'Slab' Murphy and (legitimate?) business… more »
British Champions 1 - England 0
Fans celebrate after the match. OK it's a crap picture but my phone has no flash.
Fans are still singing and cars hooting their horns up Tate's Avenue and along the Lisburn Road as I type. Chants of "Healy, Healy, Healy" being followed up by rousind… more »
Adair Up In Court
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 »
England Launch New Kit Celebrating Success
The English FA have launched a new football kit to celebrate England's recent successes in major tournaments. Replicas of the kit are available to order online but with upcoming away matches against Wales (3rd September) and Northern Ireland (7th Septemb… more »
Spare A Thought...
Many of you will have heard of the poor English girl who was raped by the same scumbag twice at the weekend. Once he had raped her the second time he then used her mobile phone to phone her mother and brag about his 'conquest'.
She was walking with so… more »
Suicide Bombing OK Says London Mayor
Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has said that suicide bombing is a legitimate tactic for terrorists to use! Unbelievable! 2 weeks ago these monsters killed around 100 people in London, yesterday more tried to do the same and less than 24 hours after that… more »
Tanked Again
No, I'm not drunk (more's the pity) I'm referring to the Northern Ireland under 19 side who were beaten 1-0 tonight by Serbia & Montenegro in Newry. I didn't make it to the game (although I intend to be in Ballymena this Saturday and hope NI get thei… more »
European Under 19 Championships Kick-Off
The UEFA European Under 19 Championships got underway in Northern Ireland last night, with England, France, Northern Ireland and Germany all in action.
Northern Ireland were beaten 1-0 by Greece at Windsor Park, although Thomas Stewart went close to e… more »
Bombs in London! (updated)
Just a day after London won the 2012 Olympic bid, there have been several explosions in the city. There was an explosion at Aldgate Station and several reports of explosions on buses.
My first hunch was republicans. Second, anti-globalisation protesto… more »
