... on sloppy journalism. The "journalism" in the Belfast Telegraph is shocking, especially when it comes to anything that's emanated from the Northern Ireland Office on the Maze stadium plans. They've consistently toed the government line and refused… more »

Now that's a disturbing thought, apologies to anyone who's eating as they read this. Anyway, Bob Wilson of the local Tories has criticised the response of unionist politicians and the media to Caitriona Ruane's non-announcement on the abolition of gramm… more »

My favourite politician is making headlines again although, as Big Ulsterman points out, she hasn't really done anything except release a rather vague (and badly constructed) statement confirming her intention to end academic selection. Long-time read… more »

Seems I'm not the only one to be depressed by the recent spoutings from the DUP's Lisburn crew. Things are pretty dire when the Corporate Services Committee of the local council demand that schools in the area teach Christianity creationism as a scientif… more »

In her continuing quest to destroy the educations of hundreds of thousands of children, Caitriona Ruane is to change the law so that Northern Ireland's schools can no longer give preference to Northern Ireland-resident children when it comes to allocatin… more »

As the Northern Ireland football team look to their match away to Spain tonight knowing they must win to have even a chance of qualifying, the Irish Football Association picked up an award in Dublin last night marking the success of it's Football For All… more »

Last night in the markets area in Belfast a group of "about 20" protestors (I presume that's including the kids) disrupted a DPP meeting in south Belfast designed to give people there a voice and a chance to raise issues with and ask qustions of the poli… more »

It's been over a year since my original look at the Northern Ireland Delivery Rip-Off so, given the popularity of that post, I thought it was past time I looked at the whole matter again. The scenario is simple - I want a small computer peripheral or com… more »

In a proposal that could ultimately lead to the demise of one of the world's oldest Football Associations, FIFA's legal committee have suggested that there should be 2 notionally all-Ireland teams: one for Gaelic/Catholic nationalist and republicans and… more »

A woman who uses a mobility scooter to get around informed a meeting last night that two secondary school pupils had lit a banger and thrown it at the basket of her scooter as she was driving it through the park, with the aim of having it explode in the… more »